Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 20 July 2026
National Film Awards 2026 Announced
Exam-focused facts from the 20 July 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- The 72nd National Film Awards were announced on July 18, 2026 in New Delhi.
- The Best Feature Film award was given to 'Article 370'.
- Kartik Aaryan (Chandu Champion) and Mammootty (Bramayugam) jointly won the Best Actor award.
- Yami Gautam won the Best Actress award for her role in 'Article 370'.
- Rajkumar Periasamy won the Best Director award for 'Amaran'.
- The Best Book on Cinema award went to 'Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya' by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty.
- Sanjeev Shrivastava was honoured as the Best Film Critic for his work on Hindi cinema.