70th National Film Awards
| 70th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 2022 |
| Awarded by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Presented by | President of India |
| Announced on | 16 August 2024 |
| Presented on | 8 October 2024 |
| Site | New Delhi |
| Official website | nfdcindia |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Aattam |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Ayena |
| Best Book | Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography |
| Best Film Critic | Deepak Dua |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Mithun Chakraborty |
| Most awards | Ponniyin Selvan: I (4) |
The 70th National Film Awards were announced on 16 August 2024 to honour the best films of 2022 in Indian cinema, presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India. The awards ceremony was originally slated to be held on 3 May 2023 but was postponed to October 2024 due to delays after the COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were announced on 16 August 2024, by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a press conference. The winners along with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient were felicitated by the President, Droupadi Murmu on 8 October 2024 at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.