The 68th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2020 in Indian cinema. The awards ceremony is originally slated to be held on 3rd May 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The winners were declared on 22 July 2022, and the awards are yet to be presented. Feature and Non-Feature Films certified by Central Board of Film Certification between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2020, were eligible for the film award categories.
The Jury of The National Film Award 2022, included cinematographer Dharam Gulati, National Award-winning Bengali actor Sreelekha Mukherjee, and Cinematographer GS Bhaskar, A Karthikraaja, VN Aditya, Viji Thampo, Sanjeev Rattan, S. Thangadurai, Nishigandha, and the chairperson Vipul Shah.
Best Film-friendly State: Madhya Pradesh
Golden Lotus Awards:
| Award | Film | Language |
| Best Feature Film | Soorarai Pottru | Tamil |
| Best Direction | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior | Hindi |
| Best Children’s Film | Sumi | Marathi |
| Best Debut Film of a Director | Mandela | Tamil |
Silver Lotus Award:
| Award | Film | Language | Awardee |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | Three Sisters | Bengali | |
| Justice Delayed, But Delivered | Hindi | ||
| Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation | Taledanda | Kannada | |
| Best Film on Social Issues | Funeral | Marathi | |
| Best Actor | Tanhaji | Hindi | Ajay Devgn |
| Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Suriya | |
| Best Actress | Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Aparna Balamurali |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Biju Menon |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum | Tamil | Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli |
| Best Child Artist | Tak-Tak and Sumi | Marathi | Anish Mangesh Gosavi, Akanksha Pingle, Divyesh Indulkar |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Mi Vasantrao | Marathi | Rahul Deshpande |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Nanjiyamma |
| Best Cinematography | Avijatrik | Bengali | Supratim Bhol |
| Best Screenplay | Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | Sudha Kongara and Shalini Usha Nair |
| Best Dialogues | Mandela | Tamil | Madonne Ashwin |
| Best Audiography (Location Sound Recordist) | Dollu | Kannada | Jobin Jayan |
| Best Audiography (Sound Designer) | Me Vasantrao | Marathi | Anmol Bhave |
| Best Audiography (Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track) | Malik | Malayalam | Sree Sankar and Vishnu Govind |
| Best Music Direction (Songs) | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Telugu | S. Thaman |
| Best Music Direction (Background Score) | Soorarai Pottru | Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
| Best Lyrics | Saina | Hindi | Manoj Muntashir |
| Best Editing | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum | Tamil | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Best Production Design | Kappela | Malayalam | Anees Nadodi |
| Best Make-up Artist | Natyam | Telugu | TV Rambabu |
| Best Choreography | Natyam | Telugu | Sandhya Raju |
| Best Costume Design | Tanhaji | Hindi | Nachiket Barve and Mahesh Sherla |
| Best Stunt Choreographer | Ayyappanum Koshiyum | Malayalam | Rajasekhar, Mafia Sasi, Supreme Sundat |
| Special Mention | Semkhor | Dimasa | Aimee Baruah |
| Vaanku | Malayalam | Kavya Prakash | |
| June | Marathi | Siddharth Menon | |
| Godakaath | Marathi |
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| Avwanchhit | Marathi | ||
| Toolsidas Junior | Hindi | Varun Buddhadev |
Regional Awards:
| Award | Film |
| Best Feature Film in Assamese | Bridge |
| Best Feature Film in Bengali | Avijatrik |
| Best Feature Film in Hindi | Toolsidas Junior |
| Best Feature Film in Kannada | Dollu |
| Best Feature Film in Malayalam | Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam |
| Best Feature Film in Marathi | Goshta Eka Paithanichi |
| Best Feature Film in Tamil | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum |
| Best Feature Film in Telugu | Colour Photo |
| Best Feature Film in Haryanvi | Dada Lakhmi |
| Best Feature Film in Tulu | Jeetige |
| Best Feature Film in Dimasa | Semkhor |
Non-Feature Films:
| Best Film on Family Values | Kumkumarchan, Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi |
| Best Direction | Oh That’s Bhanu, RV Ramani |
| Best Music Direction | 1232 kms-Marenge Toh Wahin Jaakar, Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Best Cinematography | Sabdikunna Kalappa, Nikhil S Praveen |
| Best Audiography | Pearl of the Desert, Ajit Singh Rathore |
| Best Editing | Borderlands, Anadi Athaley |
| Best Narration Voiceover | Rhapsody of Rains-Monsoon of Kerala, Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan |
| Best On-Location Sound | Jadui Jangal, Sandeep Bhati and Pradeep Lekhwar |
| Best Book on Cinema | The Longest Kiss, Kishwar Desai |
| Best Book on Cinema (Special Mention) | MT Anunahvangalude Pusthakam, Anoop Ramakrishnan, and Kali Paine Kalira, by Surya Deo |
| Best Film Critic | No winner |
