The National Awards 2026 winners were announced on late Saturday evening. The winners were selected from the films and performances in 2024. Congratulations are pouring in for all the big wins, and as they should, because the hard work involved in these projects has now been recognised with a National Award. The list of winners includes names and films like Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion, Yami Gautam in Article 370 and Mammootty for Brahmayugum. Read on to know more about it.
Yami Gautam
The actor is all set to receive her first National Award for the 2024 film Article 370. The film has won in the category of Best Feature Film, while Yami Gautam has also won the Best Actress award for it.
Best Actor
The best actor award will be shared by two actors, Mammootty for Brahmayugum and Kartik Aaryan for Chandu Champion.
Best Film For Wholesome Entertainment
In this category, Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 starring Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, and Deepika Padukone, among others, has won.
Best Film
The exceptional performance by Rajkummar Rao is still etched in our memories. His film Srikanth has won in this category.
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Best Supporting Actor
Renowned and talented actor Sanjay Mishra won in this category for his performance in Bhakshak.
Best Director
Rajkumar Periasamy won the Best Actor award for Amaran.
Congratulations are pouring in for all the National Award winners. Yami Gautam also penned an emotional note on the huge feat. The actor wrote that she will cherish the award for a lifetime. She also hailed the film Article 370 and how special it was for her, as she deeply believed in the story. Many of her colleagues from the film fraternity congratulted her.