71st National Film Awards were announced on 1 August 2025 in New Delhi by the Jury Chairpersons Ashutosh Gowariker (Feature Film) and P. Sheshadri (Non-Feature Film).
- Best Film: 12th Fail
- Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan (Jawan) and Vikrant Massey (12th Fail)
- Best Actress: Rani Mukerji (Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway)
- Best Non-Feature Film: Flowering Man (Dir: Soumyajit Ghosh Dastidar)
- Best Direction: Piyush Thakur
- Best Documentary: God Vulture and Human
- Best Popular Film for Wholesome Entertainment: Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani
- Best Film Promoting National, Social, Environmental Values: Sam Bahadur
- Best Music Direction: GV Prakash Kumar (Vaathi – Tamil)
- Best Playback Singers: Shilpa Rao (Jawan – Hindi), PVN S Rohit (Baby – Telugu)
- Best Editing: Pookalam (Malayalam)
- Best Children’s Film: Naal 2 (Marathi)
- Best Cinematography: The Kerala Story
- Best Film Critic: Utpal Dutta
