Ananda Vikatan Cinema Magazine has been rewarding excellence in Tamil Cinema since 2008. These are the winners for 2024 film as announced last night.
| Category | Winner |
| Best Film | Kottukaalli |
| Best Director | Mari Selvaraj: Vaazhai |
| Best Actor | Vijay Sethupathi: Viduthalai Part 2 & Maharaja |
| Best Actress | Sai Pallavi: Amaran |
| Best Supporting Actor | Karunaas: Pogum Idam Vegu Thooramillai |
| Best Supporting Actress | Swasika: Lubber Pandhu |
| Best Screenplay | Nithilan Saminathan: Maharaja |
| Best Dialogue/Script | Thai Kandasamy, Manimaran & Vetrimaaran: Viduthalai Part 2 |
| Best Male Comedian | Bala Saravanan: Ingu Naan Thaan Kingu & Lubber Pandhu |
| Best Cinematographer | Theni Eswar: Vaazhai |
| Best Editor | Philomin Raj: Maharaja & Black |
| Best Art Director | Jacki: Viduthalai Part 2 |
| Best Music (Songs) | Sean Roldan: Lover & Lubber Pandhu |
| Best Music (Background Score) | G.V. Prakash Kumar: Captain Miller, Thangalaan and Amaran |
| Best Playback Singer – Male | Haricharan: Hey Minnale from Amaran |
| Best Playback Singer – Female | Sinduri Vishal: Minikki Minikki from Thangalaan |
| Best Lyricist | Mohan Rajan: Ezhutha Kadhaiyo from Lover & Aasa Osave from Lubber Pandhu |
| Best Costume Designer | Poornima Ramswamy & Kavya Sriram: Captain Miller |
| Best Make-Up Artist | Vinoth Sukumaran: Thangalaan |
| Best Dance Choreographer | Sandy: Minikki Minikki from Thangalaan & Makkamishi from Brother |
| Best Stunt Director | Anbariv & Stefan Richter: Amaran |
| Best Production | SK Productions: Kottukaalli |
| Best Debut Director | Thamizharasan Pachamuthu: Lubber Pandhu |
| Best Debut Actor | Pari Elavazhagan: Jamaa |
| Best Debut Actress | Sri Gouri Priya: Lover |
| Best Story | Era Saravanan: Nandhan |
| Best Child Artist | Ponvel M: Vaazhai |
| Best Villain – Male | Chetan: Viduthalai Part 2 & Jamaa |
| Best Villain- Female | Simran: Andhagan |
| Best Animation & Visual Effects | Bejoy Arputharaj: Ayalaan |
| Best Web Series | Thalaimai Seyalagam |
| Most Popular Film | Aranamanai 4 |
| Best Wholesome Entertainer | Karthi: Meiyyazhagan |
| Best Production Crew | Jamaa |
| S.S. Vasan Lifetime Achievement | S.P. Muthuraman (Film Director) |
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