The 70th National Film Awards were announced on Friday, August 16. While Rishab Shetty was adjudged Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Kantara, Nithya Menen shared the Best Actress award for Thiruchitrambalam with actor Manasi Parekh for her Gujarati film Kutch Express. The Malayalam film Aattam, by debut director Anand Ekarshi, won the top honour of Best Feature Film.

The winners will be honoured at a ceremony by the President of India, which will be held in New Delhi in the coming days. The winners will not only be awarded a medal but will also receive a cash prize. The highest cinematic honour in the country, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, whose winner will be announced soon, will receive a prize of Rs 15 lakh. The winners of the Swarna Kamal or Golden Lotus will get a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh, while the Rajat Kamal winners will receive Rs 2 lakh across categories.

Actor Rishab Shetty will take home Rs 2 lakh along with a Rajat Kamal for his Best Actor in a Leading Role award. Actors Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh will share the cash prize of Rs 2 lakh for winning the Best Actress in a Leading Role award. Director Anand Ekarshi will be rewarded with a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh since his film Aattam has won in the Best Feature Film category. Ayan Mukerji and Sooraj Barjatya will also receive a cash prize of Rs 3 lakh each.

Here’s a list of the winners who will receive Rs 3 lakh and Swarna Kamal at the National Film Awards distribution ceremony:

1. Best Feature Film: Aattam’s producer, Joy Movie Productions LLP, and director Anand Ekarshi
2. Best Debut Film of a Director: Fouja director Pramod Kumar
3. Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Kantara’s producer Hombale Films LLP and director Rishab Shetty
4. Best Direction: Sooraj Barjatya for Uunchai
5. Best Non-Feature Film: Ayena’s producer Teh Films and director Siddhant Sarin
6. Best Debut Film of a Director: Dinesh Shenoy for Madhyantara
7. Best Film in AVGC: Producers Dharma Productions, Prime Focus, Starlight Pictures, and director Ayan Mukerji

Here’s a list of the winners who will receive Rs 2 lakh and Rajat Kamal at the National Film Awards distribution ceremony:

1. Best Actor in a Leading Role: Rishab Shetty
2. Best Actress in a Leading Role: Nithya Menen, Manasi Parekh (shared)
3. Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Pavan Raj Malhotra
4. Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Neena Gupta
5. Best Child Artist: Sreepath
6. Best Male Playback Singer: Arijit Singh
7. Best Female Playback Singer: Bombay Jayashri
8. Best Cinematography: Ravi Varman
9. Best Music Direction: Pritam, AR Rahman

Actor Manoj Bajpayee and Music Director Sanjoy Salil Chowdhury will not receive any cash prize as they were given a Special Mention. They will be honoured with certificates.

While the National Film Awards include the component of a cash prize, it is interesting to note that at the Oscars, there are no monetary awards. The nominees, along with the ceremony’s host, receive goodie bags. These consist of luxurious items, vacations, cosmetics, and much more, costing several thousand dollars. At the Oscars this year, the goodie bag was reportedly worth over $170,000. Reuters reported that the bag included a $50,000 trip to a luxury chalet in the Swiss Alps.