The 65th National Film Awards were announced on 13th April 2018 at PIB Conference Room, Shastri Bhawan in New Delhi.
- The Award ceremony is to be conducted on 3rd May 2018 and the awards will be presented by the President of India Mr. Ram Nath Kovind.
- The awards were announced by the chairpersons of the three juries (Feature, Non-feature and Writing).
- The jury was headed by director Shekhar Kapur.
- The Jury Chairpersons of the 65th National Film Awards have submitted its report to the Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani on 12th April 2018.
List of winners-
- Best Actor – Riddhi Sen (for Nagar Kirtan)
- Best Actress – Sridevi (for Mom)
- Best Director – Jayaraj (for Bhayanakam)
- Best Film – Village Rockstars (Assamese movie)
- Best Children’s Film – Mhorkya
- Best Child Artist – Anita Das (for Village Rockstar)
- Best Music Direction – AR Rahman for (Katru Veliyidayi)
- Special mention – Pankaj Tripathi (for his performance in the movie Newton)
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award – Late Vinod Khanna (for his immense contribution to Indian cinema)
Best Regional films-
- Hindi – Newton
- Marathi – Kachcha Limboo
- Tulu – Paddayi
- Malayalam – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum
- Lakshadweep – Sinjar
- Assamese – Ishu
- Ladakh – Walking with the Wind
- Telugu – Ghazi
- Kannada – Hebbettu Ramakka
- Bengali – Mayurakshi
