71st National Film Awards

71st National Film Awards
Awarded forBest of Indian cinema in 2023
Awarded byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Presented byPresident of India
Announced on1 August 2025
Presented on23 September 2025
SiteNew Delhi
Official websitenfaindia.org/en
Highlights
Best Feature Film12th Fail
Best Non-Feature FilmFlowering Man
Best Film CriticUtpal Datta
Dadasaheb Phalke AwardMohanlal
Most awardsAnimal, Parking and Sam Bahadur (3)

The 71st National Film Awards, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India, were announced on 1 August 2025 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference to honour the best of Indian cinema in 2023. There were 332 entries in the feature film category, 115 in non-feature films, 27 books, and 16 critics’ submissions. The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient were felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu on 23 September 2025 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.