National Film Award for Best Animated Film
# National Film Award for Best Animated Film

The National Film Award for Best Animated Film is 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 is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with a Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal).

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$1,300).

## Winners

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2009 (57th) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2010 (58th) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2011 (59th) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 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! |
| 2013 (61st) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2014 (62nd) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2015 (63rd) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2016 (64th) | Mahayoddha Rama | Hindi | Contiloe Pictures Pvt. Ltd. | Rohit Vaid | Deepak S.V | An epic drama brought alive with technical excellence. |
| 2017 (65th) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 2018 (66th) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
