| National Film Award for Best Animated Film | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 2006 |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Most recent winner | Mahayoddha Rama |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 5 |
| First winner | Kittu |
The National Film Award for Best Animated Film was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It was one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with a Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal). At the 70th National Film Awards, the category was discontinued and combined with Best Special Effects. The new award is named as Best Film in AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic) with two categories, one for the producer and director, and the other one for visual effects supervisor. [1]
The award was instituted in 2006, at 54th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages; Hindi (3 awards), Tamil and Telugu (1 each).
The award includes a cash prize of ₹100,000 (US$1,200).
| List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s), animator(s) and citation | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film(s) | Language(s) | Producer(s) | Director(s) | Animator(s) | Citation | Refs. |
| 2006 (54th) | Kittu | Telugu | Bhargava Kodavanti | B. Sathya | – | For film made with characters and concerns that reflect the Indian ethos in a format so far identified with the West. | [2] |
| 2007 (55th) | Inimey Nangathan | Tamil | S. Sridevi | S. Venky Baboo | Mayabimbham Media P Ltd | For creating endearing characters who with their breath taking quixotic antics, battle the evil force of greed, in a refreshingly new manner. For taking animation in a new direction. | [3] |
| 2008 (56th) | Roadside Romeo | Hindi | Aditya Chopra | Jugal Hansraj | Tata Elxsi/VCL | For its technical achievements to further the craft of animation for mainstream audience. | [4] |
| 2009 (57th) | No Award | [5] | |||||
| 2010 (58th) | No Award | [6] | |||||
| 2011 (59th) | No Award | [7] | |||||
| 2012 (60th) | Delhi Safari | Hindi | •Anupama Patil •Kishor Patil | Nikhil Advani | Rafique Shaikh | Animation and animal kingdom come together in showcasing the enormous significance of harmonious cohabitation of humans and nature. State-of the-Art Indian technology employed in this film should make us proud! | [8] |
| 2013 (61st) | No Award | [9] | |||||
| 2014 (62nd) | No Award | [10] | |||||
| 2015 (63rd) | No Award | [11] | |||||
| 2016 (64th) | Mahayoddha Rama | Hindi | Contiloe Pictures Pvt. Ltd. | Rohit Vaid | Deepak S.V | An epic drama brought alive with technical excellence. | [12] |
| 2017 (65th) | No Award | ||||||
| 2018 (66th) | No Award | ||||||
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