National Film Award for Best Animation Film

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National Film Award for Best Animation Film
National award for contributions to non-feature film
Sponsored by National Film Development Corporation of India
Reward(s)
  • Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
  • ₹2,00,000
First award1967
Final award2022
Most recent winnerA Coconut Tree
Highlights
Total awarded38
First winnerInquiry

The National Film Award for Best Animation Film is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal).

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The award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards [1] and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

Awards

All the awardees are awarded with 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus Award) and cash prize. Award winners include Producer, Director and Animator of the film.

Cash prize amount varied over the period. Following table illustrates the cash prize amount over the years:

Year (Period)Cash Prize
1967–1973Producer: A Medal and ₹5,000 (US$58)
Director: A Plaque and ₹2,000 (US$23)
1974–1976Producer: Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 (US$58)
Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹4,000 (US$46)
1977–1980Producer: Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 (US$58)
Director: Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 (US$58)
Animator: Rajat Kamal and ₹4,000 (US$46)
1981–1983Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and ₹5,000 (US$58) Each
1982–2005Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and ₹10,000 (US$120) Each
2006–2021Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and ₹50,000 (US$580) Each
2022–presentProducer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and ₹2 lakh (US$2,300) Each

Following are the winners over the years:

Indicates a joint award for that year
List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and animator(s)
YearFilm(s)Language(s)Producer(s)Director(s)Animator(s)Refs.
1967
(15th) 		InquiryMusic onlyC. T. BaptistaC. T. Baptista [1]
1968
(16th) 		Nag Aur Kauwa Hindi Children's Film Society S. B. Nayampally [2]
1969
(17th) 		UmbrellaEnglishG. K. Gokhale for Films Division B. R. Shendge [3]
1970
(18th) 		No Award [4]
1971
(19th) 		No Award
1972
(20th) 		You Said ItEnglish Prasad Productions Ram Mohan [5]
1973
(21st) 		No Award [6]
1974
(22nd) 		SynthesisEnglishB. R. Shendge •A. R. Sen
 •B. R. Dohling		 [7]
1975
(23rd) 		Business is PeopleEnglishAkbar Films Kantilal Rathod
1976
(24th)
1977
(25th) 		Prakriti Ka NiyamHindiG. P. Asthana for Films DivisionB. R. ShendgeV. G. Samant [8]
1978
(26th) 		No Award [9]
1979
(27th)
1980
(28th) 		No Award [10]
1981
(29th) 		The Thinker?EnglishB. R. Shendge for Films DivisionA. R. SenM. Paralkar [11]
1982
(30th) 		Raju and TinkuEnglishChildren's Film SocietyAjoy Kumar ChakrabartyAjoy Kumar Chakrabarty [12]
1983
(31st) 		Fire GamesEnglishRanabir Ray Ram Mohan  •Naik Satam
 •Bapu Parulekar		 [13]
A Race With DeathEnglishB. R. ShedgeYash Choudhary •V. G. Samant
 •V. K. Wankhede
1984
(32nd) 		National HighwayEnglish National Institute of Design R. N. MistryR. N. Mistry [14]
1985
(33rd) 		Karuna Ki VijayHindiChildren's Film SocietyK. S. BansodK. S. Bansod [15]
1986
(34th) 		A. B. SeeEnglishP. B. Pendharkar for Films DivisionArun GongadeArun Gongade [16]
1987
(35th) 		End GameEnglishB. R. Shendge for Films DivisionArun GongadeArun Gongade [17]
1988
(36th) 		No Award [18]
1989
(37th) 		My TreeMusic onlyVijay B. Chandra •B. R. Shendge
 •R. R. Swamy		 •R. R. Swamy
 •V. S. Shankardas		 [19]
1990
(38th) 		No Award [20]
1991
(39th) 		Ballu ShahHindiChildren's Film SocietyRajesh AggarwalS. M. Hasan [21]
1992
(40th) 		Gaaye Ki SachaiHindiClimb Films and N'CYPBhimsainBhimsain [22]
The ThreadsEnglishB. R. Shendge for Films DivisionGirish RaoGirish Rao
1993
(41st) 		ChetakHindiN'CYPV. G. SamantV. G. Samant [23]
1994
(42nd) 		MahagiriHindiBhimsain Kireet Khurana S. M. Hasan [24]
1995
(43rd) 		OEnglishBhimsainKireet Khurana Kireet Khurana [25]
1996
(44th) 		The Lost HorizonMusic onlyArun GongadeArun GongadeArun Gongade [26]
1997
(45th) 		Trade: CommerceMusic onlyBhimsainKireet Khurana [27]
1998
(46th) 		Education Only Her FutureMusic onlyArun Gongade for Films DivisionArun Gongade for Films DivisionArun Gongade for Films Division [28]
1999
(47th) 		No Award [29]
2000
(48th) 		The LandscapeMusic onlyBankim for Films Division Ravi Jadhav for Films Division [30]
2001
(49th) 		The Pink CamelHindiChildren's Film SocietyPaushali GanguliPaushali Ganguli [31]
2002
(50th) 		No Award [32]
2003
(51st) 		Jeo Aur Jeene DoHindiChildren's Film SocietyB. R. SarnaikHarshad Sayeed Noori [33]
2004
(52nd) 		Raju and IEnglish and HindiAseema Charitable TrustGayatri RaoChetan Sharma [34]
2005
(53rd) 		Kachua Aur KhargoshHindi •Ramesh Sharma
 • Uma Gajapati Raju 		C. B. ArunMoving Picture Company Animation team [35]
2006
(54th) 		NokpoklibaEnglishChildren's Film SocietyMeren Imchen [36]
2007
(55th) 		No Award [37]
2008
(56th) 		Prince and The Crown of StonesEnglishChildren's Film SocietyGautam BenegalGautam Benegal [38]
2009
(57th) 		No Award [39]
2010
(58th) 		No Award [40]
2011
(59th) 		No Award [41]
2012
(60th) 		No Award [42]
2013
(61st) 		No Award [43]
2014
(62nd) 		Sound of JoyEnglishAura CinematicsSukankan RoyRishi Sahany [44]
2015
(63rd) 		Fisherwoman And TuktukMusic onlyNilima Eriyat Suresh Eriyat Studio Eeksaurus Productions [45]
2016
(64th) 		Hum Chitra Banate HaiHindi IDC, IIT Bombay Nina Sabnani  •Piyush Varma
 •Shyam Sundar Chatterjee		 [46]
2017
(65th) 		Tokri – The BasketMusic onlyNilima EriyatSuresh Eriyat Studio Eeksaurus Productions
The Fish Curry HindiMunish TewariAbhishek VermaAbhishek Verma
2018
(66th) 		No Award
2019
(67th) 		RadhaMusic onlyFairy Cows Bimal Poddar Nitin Kharkar [47]
2020
(68th) 		No Award [48]
2021
(69th) 		KandittunduMalayalam Studio Eeksaurus Productions Adithi Krishnadas [49]
2022
(70th) 		A Coconut TreeEnglishJB ProductionsJoshy BenedictJoshy Benedict [50]

References

  1. 1 2 "15th National Film Awards" (PDF). International Film Festival of India. p. 2. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "16th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 3. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "17th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "18th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "20th National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. p. 4. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  6. ↑ "21st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "22nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 28. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "25th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ↑ "26th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  10. ↑ "28th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "29th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "30th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  15. ↑ "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  16. ↑ "34th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  17. ↑ "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  18. ↑ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  22. ↑ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  23. ↑ "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "42nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  25. ↑ "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  26. ↑ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  27. ↑ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  28. ↑ "46th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  29. ↑ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  30. ↑ "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  31. ↑ "49th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  32. ↑ "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  33. ↑ "51th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  34. ↑ "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  35. ↑ "53rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  36. ↑ "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  37. ↑ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  38. ↑ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  39. ↑ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  40. ↑ "58th National Film Awards, 2010" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  41. ↑ "59th National Film Awards, 2010" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  42. ↑ "60th National Film Awards, 2010" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  43. ↑ "61st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  44. ↑ "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  45. ↑ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  46. ↑ "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  47. ↑ "67th National Film Awards announced; Sikkim wins award for Most Film Friendly State". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  48. ↑ "68th National Film Awards announced". Press Information Bureau . 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  49. ↑ "69th National Film Awards for the year 2021 announced". Press Information Bureau . 24 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  50. ↑ "70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced". Press Information Bureau . 16 August 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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