- The 69th National Film Awards were presented by President Draupadi Murmu in New Delhi on 17 October.
- Allu Arjun was awarded the Best Actor award for Pushpa: The Rise.
- The Best Actress award went to Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kriti Sanon for Mimi.
- 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' directed by R Madhavan was awarded the Best Feature Film of the year 2021.
- Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Waheeda Rehman.
- The National Film Awards were instituted in 1954.
- Since 1973, the Directorate of Film Festivals of India annually administers the festival along with other major film events in India.
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