The 65th National Film Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2017 in the Indian cinema. The awards announced on 13 April 2018 The awards ceremony will be held on 3 May 2018
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film | Village Rockstars | Assamese | Producer: Rima Das | ₹ 250,000/- Each |
| Director: Rima Das | ||||
| Best Debut Film of A Director | Sinjar | Jasari | Producer: Shibu G. Suseelan | ₹ 125,000/- Each |
| Director: Pampally | ||||
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | Producer: Shobu Yarlagadda, Arka Media Works (P) LTD. | ₹ 200,000/- Each |
| Director: S. S. Rajamouli | ||||
| Best Children's Film | Mhorkya | Marathi | Producer: Kalyan Rajmogli Padal | ₹ 150,000/- Each |
| Director: Amar Bharat Deokar | ||||
| Best Direction | Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Jayaraj | ₹ 250,000/- |
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| Best Feature Film on National Integration | Dhappa | Marathi | Producer: Sumatilal Popatlal Shah | ₹ 150,000/- Each |
| Director: Nipun Dharmadhikari | ||||
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Aalorukkam | Malayalam | Producer: Jolly Lonappan | ₹ 150,000/- Each |
| Director: V. C. Abhilash | ||||
| Best Film on Environment/Conservation/Preservation | Irada | Hindi | Producer: Irada Entertrainment | ₹ 150,000/- Each |
| Aparnaa Singh | ||||
| Best Actor | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Riddhi Sen | |
| Best Actress | Mom | Hindi | Sridevi | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Malayalam | Fahadh Faasil | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Irada | Hindi | Divya Dutta | |
| Best Child Artist | Village Rockstars | Assamese | Bhanita Das | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Viswasapoorvam Mansoor | Malayalam | K.J. Yesudas | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil | Shashaa Tirupati | |
| Best Cinematography | Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Nikhil S. Praveen | |
| Best Screenplay | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Malayalam | Sajeev Pazhoor | |
| • Screenplay Writer (Original) | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Bhayanakam | Malayalam | Jayaraj | |
| • Screenplay Writer (Adapted) | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Hello Arsi | Sambit Mohanty | ||
| • Dialogues | ||||
| Best Audiography | ||||
| • Sound Designer | ||||
| Best Audiography | ||||
| • Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track | ||||
| Best Editing | Assamese | Reema Das | ||
| Best Production Design | Take Off | Malayalam | Santhosh Raman | |
| Best Costume Design | ||||
| Best Make-up Artist | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Ram Rajjak | |
| Best Music Direction | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | |
| • Songs | ||||
| Best Music Direction | Mom | Hindi | A. R. Rahman | |
| • Background Score | ||||
| Best Lyrics | March 22 (song: Mutthu Ratna) | Kannada | J. M. Prahlad | |
| Best Special Effects | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | R. C. Kamalakannan | |
| Best Choreography | Toilet Ek Prem Katha | Hindi | Ganesh Acharya | |
| Best Stunt Choreographer | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | Telugu | Peter Hein | |
| King Solomon | ||||
| Lee Whittaker | ||||
| Kecha Khamphakdee | ||||
| Special Jury Award | Nagarkirtan | Bengali | Producer: Sani Ghose Ray | |
| Director : Sani Ghose Ray | ||||
| Special Mention | Newton | Hindi | Tripathii Pankaj | Certificate only |
| Take Off | Malayalam | Parvathy (Actress) | ||
| Hello Arsi | Odia | Prakruti Mishra | ||
| Mhorkya | Yasharaj Karhade | |||
| Regional Awards[edit] | ||||
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Ishu | Producer: Udara Films | ₹ | |
| Director : Utpal Borpujari | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Mayurakshi | Producer: Firdausul Hasan, Prabal Halder | ₹ | |
| Director : Atanu Ghosh | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Gujarati | Dhh | Producer: | ₹ | |
| Director: Manish Saini | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Newton (film) | Producer:Drishyam Films | ₹ | |
| Director : Amit V Masurkar | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Hebbettu Ramakka | Producer: S..A. Puttaraju | ₹ | |
| Director : N.R. Nanjunde Gowda | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Producer: Urvasi Theatres | ₹ | |
| Director: Dileesh Pothan | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Kaccha Limboo | Producer:Mandar Devastali | ₹ | |
| Director:Sagar Ballary | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Tolet | Producer: Prema Chezhian | ₹ | |
| Director: Chezhiyan | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | The Ghazi Attack | Producer:Anvesh Reddy | ₹ | |
| Venkatramana Reddy Prasad V Potluri NM Pasha Jagan Mohan Vancha | ||||
| Director: Sankalp Reddy | ||||
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize | |
| Best Feature Film in Jasari | Sinjar | Producer: Shibu G Suseelan | ||
| Director: Pampally | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Ladakhi | Walking With The Wind | Producer: Mahesh Mohan | ₹ | |
| Director: Praveen Morchhale | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Odia | Hello Arsi | Producer: Ajaya Routray | ||
| Director: Sambit Mohanty | ||||
| Best Feature Film in Tulu | Paddayi | Producer: Nithyananda Pai | ||
| Director: Abhaya Simha | ||||
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| Best Non-Feature Film | ' | Producer: | ₹ 100,000/- Each | |
| Director: | ||||
| Best Director in Non-Feature Film | ' | Producer: | ₹ 150,000/- to the Director | |
| Director: | ||||
| Name of Award | Name of Film | Language | Awardee(s) | Cash Prize |
| Best First Non-Feature Film | Producer: | ₹ 50,000/- Each | ||
| Director: | ||||
| Best Biographical Film / Best Historical Reconstruction / Compilation Film | Naachi se Baanchi | Producer: Films Division | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) | |
| Director: Biju Toppo | ||||
| Sword of Liberty | ||||
| Producer: R C Suresh | ||||
| Director: Shiny Jacob Benjamin | ||||
| Best Arts / Cultural Film | Girija | Producer: Madhu Chandra, Sudha Datta | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: Debapriya Adhikary, Samanwaya Sarkar | ||||
| Best Environment Film including Best Agricultural Film | The Pangti Story | Producer: RAJIV MEHROTRA | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: SESINO YHOSHU | ||||
| Best Promotional Film | Poetry on Fabric : Chendari Nama | Producer: Sanjay Gupta for Pro Art India | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: Rajendra Janglay | ||||
| Best Film on Social Issues | I am Bonnie | Producer: Films Division | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) | |
| Director: Satarupa Santra | ||||
| Veil Done | ||||
| Producer: JUHI BHATT | ||||
| Director: RAJIV MEHROTRA | ||||
| Best Educational / Motivational / Instructional Film | The Little Girl We Were and the Women We Are | Producer: RAHI Foundation | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: Vaishali Sood | ||||
| Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | Name, Place, Animal, Thing | Producer: Nithin R | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) | |
| Director: Nithin R | ||||
| Slave Genesis | ||||
| Producer: Aneez K M | ||||
| Director: Aneez K M | ||||
| Best Exploration / Adventure Film | Ladakh Chale Richawala | Producer: Films Division | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: Indrani Chakrabarti | ||||
| Best Investigative Film | 1984, When the sun didn’t rise | Producer: Teenaa Kaur | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: Teenaa Kaur | ||||
| Best Animation Film | The Fish Curry | Producer: MUNISH TEWARI | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) | |
| Director: ABHISHEK VERMA | ||||
| The Basket | Animator: ABHISHEK VERMA | |||
| Producer: Nilima Eriyat | ||||
| Director: Suresh Eriyat | ||||
| Animator: Studio EEKSAURUS | ||||
| Best Short Fiction Film | Mayat | Producer: Dr Suyash Shinde | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: Dr Suyash Shinde | ||||
| Best Film on Family Welfare | Happy Birthday | Producer: FTII | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Director: MEDHPRANAV BABASAHEB POWAR | ||||
| Best Cinematography | Eye Test | Cameraman: Appu Prabhakar | ₹ 50,000/- Each | |
| Dawn | Cameraman: Arnold Fernandes | |||
| Best Audiography | Pavasacha Nibandha | Avinash Sonawane | ₹ 50,000/- | |
| Best Editing | Mrityubhoj The Death Feast | Sanjiv Monga & Tenzin Kunchok | ₹ 50,000/- | |
| Best Music Direction | Shored of Liberty | Ramesh Narayanan | ₹ 50,000/- | |
| Best Narration / Voice over | The Lion of Laddak | Narrator: Francois Castellino | ₹ 50,000/- | |
| Special Jury Award | A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings | Producer: Films Division | ₹ 50,000/- Each (Cash Component to be shared) | |
| Director: Prateek Vats | ||||
| Monday | ||||
| Producer: FTTI | ||||
| Director: Arun K | ||||
| Special Mention | Rebirth | Jayaraj | Certificate | |
| Cake Story | Rukshana Tabassum | Certificate | ||
| Afternoon | Swapnil Vasant Kapure | Certificate | ||
| Best On Location - Sound Recordist | The Unreserved | Samarth Mahajan | ₹ 50,000/- |
