71st National Film Awards
| 71st National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2023 |
| Awarded by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| Announced on | 1 August 2025 |
| Presented on | 23 September 2025 |
| Site | New Delhi |
| Official website | nfaindia |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | 12th Fail |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Flowering Man |
| Best Film Critic | Utpal Datta |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Mohanlal |
| Most awards | Animal, 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.