Delhi:Last night in Mumbai, the Indian National Cine Academy Awards 2026 took place. The awards honored the best work in both regional and mainstream cinema, recognizing talent from the Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu film industries. The winners list for this year showed how Indian cinema is getting stronger, even when people don't speak the same language. There were awards for acting, directing, and making movies in all categories.
Check out the full list of winners here in 12 Indian film industries and 12 languages.
List of all the winners of the Indian National Cine Academy Awards:Hindi
Best Actor: (Dhurandhar)Yami Gautam Dhar (Haq) won Best Actress.Aditya Dhar (Dhurandhar) won Best Director.Best Film: Maddock Films, Dinesh Vijan (Chhaava)Assamese
Ravi Sarma (Rudra) won Best Actor.Nandinee Kashyap (Rudra) won Best Actress.Best Director: Raktim Kamal Baruah (Gulai Soor)Best Film: Zeng Entertainment, ASFFDC (Gulai Soor)Bengali
Best Actor: Prosenjit Chatterjee (Devi Chowdhurani)Best Actress: Koushani Mukherjee (Killbill Society)Best Director: Annapurna Basu (Sharthopor)Best Film: Hoichoi Studios, SVF Entertainment (The Eken: Benaras e Bibhishika)Bhojpuri
Best Actor: (Mere Husband Ki Shaadi Hai)Best Actress: Amrapali Dubey (Mere Husband Ki Shaadi Hai)Best Director: Vishal Verma for Hamar Naam Ba KanhaiyaBest Film: Giriraj Production (Hamar Naam Ba Kanhaiya)ગુજરાતી
Best Actor: Shruhad Goswami in "Laalo - Shree Krishna Sada Sahaayate"Janki Bodiwala (Vash Level 2) won Best Actress.Ankit Bhupatbhai Sakhiya (Laalo - Shree Krishna Sada Sahaayate) won Best Director.Best Film: Soul Sultra, Neem Tree Entertainment, RD Brothers (Laalo - Shree Krishna Sada Sahaayate), Jay Vyas Production, and Manifest FilmsKannada
Rishab Shetty (Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1) won Best Actor.Best Actress Rukmini Vasanth (Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1)Best Director: Rishab Shetty (Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1)Best Film: Hombale Films (Kantara: A Legend – Chapter 1)Malayalam
Nivin Pauly (Sarvam Maya) won Best Actor.Best Actress: Kalyani Priyadarshan for "Lokah Chapter One: Chandra"Dominic Arun (Lokah Chapter One: Chandra) won Best Director.Wayfarer Films (Lokah Chapter One: Chandra) won Best Film.Marathi
Dilip Prabhavalkar (Dashavatar) won Best Actor.Amruta Subhash (Jarann) is the Best Actress.Best Director: Subodh Khanolkar for DashavatarDhun Productions (Sthal) won Best Film.Odia
Babushaan Mohanty (Bou Buttu Bhuta) is the best actor.Archita Sahu (Bou Buttu Bhuta) won Best Actress.Sabyasachi Mohapatra and Kumar C. Dev Mohapatra (Ananta) won Best Director.Best Film: Babushaan Films (Bou Buttu Bhuta)Punjabi
Best Movie: Babushaan Films (Bou Buttu Bhuta)Best Actress: Sargun Mehta (Sarbala Ji)Best Director: Sharan Art (Guru Nanak Jahaz)Best Movie: Guru Nanak Jahaz by Vehli Janta Films and True Roots ProductionsTamil
Best Actor: (Kaantha)Simran (Tourist Family) is the best actress.Best Director: Mari Selvaraj (Bison Kaalamaadan)Best Film: Million Dollar Studios, MRP Entertainment (Tourist Family)Mari Selvaraj (Bison Kaalamaadan) won Best Director.
Naga Chaitanya (Thandel) won Best Actor.Rashmika Mandanna (The Girlfriend) won Best Actress.Anil Ravipudi (Sankranthiki Vastunnam) won Best Director.People Media Factory (Mirai Superyodha) won Best Film.INCA's goal is to bring all artists, technicians, producers, and other film industries together under one academy-based body to reward great films. This is based on the idea of encouraging cooperation between film industries in different Indian languages.
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