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{{Short description|Indian film award}}
{{About|the Indian award for non-feature films|the current award for feature films|National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC|the former award for animated feature films|National Film Award for Best Animated Film}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox award
| name = National Film Award for Best Animation Film
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| subheader = National award for contributions to non-feature film
| awarded_for =
| sponsor = [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]
| firstawarded = 1967
| reward = {{ubl|Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)|{{INR|2,00,000}}}}
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = ''A Coconut Tree'' (2022)
}}

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).

The award was instituted in 1967, at [[15th National Film Awards]]<ref name="15thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/15th_nff_1967.pdf|title=15th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=21 September 2011|page=2}}</ref> 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:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%"
|-
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"| Year (Period)
! style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"| Cash prize
|-
| 1967–1973
| Producer: A Medal and {{INRConvert|5|k}} Director: A Plaque and {{INRConvert|2|k}}
|-
| 1974–1976
| Producer: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|5|k}} Director: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|4|k}}
|-
| 1977–1980
| Producer: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|5|k}} Director: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|5|k}} Animator: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|4|k}}
|-
| 1981–1983
| Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|5|k}} Each
|-
| 1982–2005
| Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|10|k}} Each
|-
| 2006–2021
| Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|50|k}} Each
|-
|2022–present
|Producer, Director and Animator: Rajat Kamal and {{INRConvert|2|l}} Each
|}

Following are the winners over the years:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|bgcolor="#EBEBE0" width=30| ||Indicates a joint award for that year
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
! colspan="7" | List of award films, showing the year (award ceremony), language(s), producer(s), director(s) and animator(s)
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:16%;"| Film(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Language(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"| Producer(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:13%;"| Animator(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%;" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center"| [[15th National Film Awards|1967 {{small|(15th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Inquiry''
| Music only
| C. T. Baptista
| C. T. Baptista
|
| align="center"|<ref name="15thawardPDF"/>
|-
| align="center"| [[16th National Film Awards|1968 {{small|(16th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Nag Aur Kauwa''
| [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| [[Children's Film Society, India|Children's Film Society]]
| S. B. Nayampally
|
| align="center"|<ref name="16thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/99_16thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=16th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022|page=3}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[17th National Film Awards|1969 {{small|(17th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Umbrella''
| English
| G. K. Gokhale {{small|for}} [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
| B. R. Shendge
|
| align="center"|<ref name="17thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/98_17thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=17th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[18th National Film Awards|1970 {{small|(18th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="18thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/97_18thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=18th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[19th National Film Awards|1971 {{small|(19th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|
|-
| align="center"| [[20th National Film Awards|1972 {{small|(20th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''You Said It''
| English
| [[Prasad Studios|Prasad Productions]]
| [[Ram Mohan]]
|
| align="center"|<ref name="20thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|title=20th National Film Awards|publisher=International Film Festival of India|access-date=26 September 2011|page=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220349/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm20thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=5 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[21st National Film Awards|1973 {{small|(21st)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="21stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/95_21stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=21st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[22nd National Film Awards|1974 {{small|(22nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Synthesis''
| English
| B. R. Shendge
| A. R. Sen and B. R. Dohling
|
| align="center"|<ref name="22ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/94_22ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=22nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022|page=28}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[23rd National Film Awards|1975 {{small|(23rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Business is People''
| English
| Akbar Films
| [[Kantilal Rathod]]
|
| align="center"|
|-
| align="center"| [[24th National Film Awards|1976 {{small|(24th)}}]]
| colspan="5" |
| align="center"|
|-
| align="center"| [[25th National Film Awards|1977 {{small|(25th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Prakriti Ka Niyam''
| Hindi
| G. P. Asthana
| B. R. Shendge
| V. G. Samant
| align="center"|<ref name="25thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/92_25thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=25th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[26th National Film Awards|1978 {{small|(26th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="26thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/91_26thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[27th National Film Awards|1979 {{small|(27th)}}]]
| colspan="5" |
| align="center"|
|-
| align="center"| [[28th National Film Awards|1980 {{small|(28th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="28thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/89_28thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=28th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[29th National Film Awards|1981 {{small|(29th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Thinker?''
| English
| B. R. Shendge
| A. R. Sen
| M. Paralkar
| align="center"|<ref name="29thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/88_29thNfacatalogue.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|title=29th National Film Awards|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[30th National Film Awards|1982 {{small|(30th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Raju and Tinku''
| English
| Children's Film Society
| Ajoy Kumar Chakrabarty
| Ajoy Kumar Chakrabarty
| align="center"|<ref name="30thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/87_30thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=30th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[31st National Film Awards|1983 {{small|(31st)}}]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''Fire Games''
| English
| Ranabir Ray
| [[Ram Mohan]]
| Naik Satam and Bapu Parulekar
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/86_31stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=31st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''A Race With Death''
| English
| B. R. Shedge
| Yash Choudhary
| V. G. Samant and V. K. Wankhede
|-
| align="center"| [[32nd National Film Awards|1984 {{small|(32nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''National Highway''
| English
| [[National Institute of Design]]
| R. N. Mistry
| R. N. Mistry
| align="center"|<ref name="32ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/85_32ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=32nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[33rd National Film Awards|1985 {{small|(33rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Karuna Ki Vijay''
| Hindi
| Children's Film Society
| K. S. Bansod
| K. S. Bansod
| align="center"|<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/84_33rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[34th National Film Awards|1986 {{small|(34th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''A. B. See''
| English
| P. B. Pendharkar
| Arun Gongade
| Arun Gongade
| align="center"|<ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/83_34thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[35th National Film Awards|1987 {{small|(35th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''End Game''
| English
| B. R. Shendge
| Arun Gongade
| Arun Gongade
| align="center"|<ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/82_35thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=35th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[36th National Film Awards|1988 {{small|(36th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/81_36thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[37th National Film Awards|1989 {{small|(37th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''My Tree''
| Music only
| Vijay B. Chandra
| B. R. Shendge and R. R. Swamy
| R. R. Swamy and V. S. Shankardas
| align="center"|<ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/80_37thNfacatalogue.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|title=37th National Film Awards|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[38th National Film Awards|1990 {{small|(38th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=38th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[39th National Film Awards|1991 {{small|(39th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Ballu Shah''
| Hindi
| Children's Film Society
| Rajesh Aggarwal
| S. M. Hasan
| align="center"|<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/78_39ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[40th National Film Awards|1992 {{small|(40th)}}]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''Gaaye Ki Sachai''
| Hindi
| Climb Films and N'CYP
| [[Bhimsain]]
| Bhimsain
| align="center" rowspan="2" |<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/77_40thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''The Threads''
| English
| B. R. Shendge
| Girish Rao
| Girish Rao
|-
| align="center"| [[41st National Film Awards|1993 {{small|(41st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Chetak''
| Hindi
| N'CYP
| V. G. Samant
| V. G. Samant
| align="center"|<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/76_41stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[42nd National Film Awards|1994 {{small|(42nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Mahagiri''
| Hindi
| [[Bhimsain]]
| [[Kireet Khurana]]
| S. M. Hasan
| align="center"|<ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/75_42ndNfacatalogue.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[43rd National Film Awards|1995 {{small|(43rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''O''
| English
| [[Bhimsain]]
| Kireet Khurana
| [[Kireet Khurana]]
| align="center"|<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[44th National Film Awards|1996 {{small|(44th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Lost Horizon''
| Music only
| Arun Gongade
| Arun Gongade
| Arun Gongade
| align="center"|<ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/73_44thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[45th National Film Awards|1997 {{small|(45th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Trade: Commerce''
| Music only
| [[Bhimsain]]
| [[Kireet Khurana]]
|
| align="center"|<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/72_45thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[46th National Film Awards|1998 {{small|(46th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Education Only Her Future''
| Music only
| Arun Gongade
| Arun Gongade
| Arun Gongade
| align="center"|<ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/71_46thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=46th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[47th National Film Awards|1999 {{small|(47th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/70_47thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[48th National Film Awards|2000 {{small|(48th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Landscape''
| Music only
| Bankim {{small|for}} Films Division
| [[Ravi Jadhav]] {{small|for}} Films Division
|
| align="center"|<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/69_48thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[49th National Film Awards|2001 {{small|(49th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Pink Camel''
| Hindi
| Children's Film Society
| Paushali Ganguli
| Paushali Ganguli
| align="center"|<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/68_49thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[50th National Film Awards|2002 {{small|(50th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/67_50thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[51st National Film Awards|2003 {{small|(51st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Jeo Aur Jeene Do''
| Hindi
| Children's Film Society
| B. R. Sarnaik
| Harshad Sayeed Noori
| align="center"|<ref name="51thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/66_51stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=51th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[52nd National Film Awards|2004 {{small|(52nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Raju and I''
| English and Hindi
| Aseema Charitable Trust
| Gayatri Rao
| Chetan Sharma
| align="center"|<ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/50_52thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[53rd National Film Awards|2005 {{small|(53rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Kachua Aur Khargosh''
| Hindi
| Ramesh Sharma and [[Uma Gajapathi Raju|Uma Gajapati Raju]]
| C. B. Arun
| Moving Picture Company
| align="center"|<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/49_53Nfacatalogue-%20.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[54th National Film Awards|2006 {{small|(54th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Nokpokliba''
| English
| Children's Film Society
| Meren Imchen
|
| align="center"|<ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/48_54sthNfaArchives.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[55th National Film Awards|2007 {{small|(55th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
|<ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web |title=55th National Film Awards |url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/47_55Nfacatalogue-%20.pdf |access-date=28 March 2022 |publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[56th National Film Awards|2008 {{small|(56th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Prince and The Crown of Stones''
| English
| Children's Film Society
| Gautam Benegal
| Gautam Benegal
| align="center"|<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/46_56thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[57th National Film Awards|2009 {{small|(57th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/45_57thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|title=57th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[58th National Film Awards|2010 {{small|(58th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="58thawarddff">{{cite web|title=58th National Film Awards, 2010|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/44_58thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[59th National Film Awards|2011 {{small|(59th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="59thawarddff">{{cite web|title=59th National Film Awards, 2010|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/43_59thNfacatalogue%20-%20.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[60th National Film Awards|2012 {{small|(60th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="60thawarddff">{{cite web|title=60th National Film Awards, 2010|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/42_60thNfacatalogue-%20.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[61st National Film Awards|2013 {{small|(61st)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"|<ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[62nd National Film Awards|2014 {{small|(62nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Sound of Joy''
| English
| Aura Cinematics
| Sukankan Roy
| Rishi Sahany
| align="center"|<ref name="62ndaward">{{cite press_release|title=62nd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[63rd National Film Awards|2015 {{small|(63rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Fisherwoman And Tuktuk''
| Music only
| Nilima Eriyat
| [[Suresh Eriyat]]
| [[Suresh Eriyat|Studio Eeksaurus Productions]]
| align="center"|<ref name="63rdaward">{{cite press_release|title=63rd National Film Awards|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/39_63rdNfaArchives.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[64th National Film Awards|2016 {{small|(64th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Hum Chitra Banate Hai''
| Hindi
| [[Industrial Design Centre|IDC]], [[IIT Bombay]]
| [[Nina Sabnani]]
| Piyush Varma and Shyam Sundar Chatterjee
| align="center" |<ref name="64thaward">{{cite press_release|title=64th National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
| align="center" rowspan="2" | [[65th National Film Awards|2017 {{small|(65th)}}]]
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''Tokri – The Basket''
| Music only
| Nilima Eriyat
| Suresh Eriyat
| [[Suresh Eriyat|Studio Eeksaurus Productions]]
| align="center" rowspan="2" |
|- style="background-color:#EBEBE0"
! scope="row" style="background-color:#E0E0D1" | ''The Fish Curry''
| Hindi
| Munish Tewari
| Abhishek Verma
| Abhishek Verma
|-
| align="center"| [[66th National Film Awards|2018 {{small|(66th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
|
|-
| align="center"| [[67th National Film Awards|2019 {{small|(67th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Radha''
| Music only
| Fairy Cows
| [[Bimla Poddar|Bimal Poddar]]
| Nitin Kharkar
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|title=67th National Film Awards announced; Sikkim wins award for Most Film Friendly State|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1706663|access-date=2021-04-01|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[68th National Film Awards|2020 {{small|(68th)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2022 |title=68th National Film Awards announced |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1843932 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[69th National Film Awards|2021 {{small|(69th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Kandittundu''
| Malayalam
| [[Suresh Eriyat|Studio Eeksaurus Productions]]
| Adithi Krishnadas
|
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=69th National Film Awards for the year 2021 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1951758 |access-date=9 October 2024 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[70th National Film Awards|2022 {{small|(70th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''A Coconut Tree''
| English
| JB Productions
| Joshy Benedict
| Joshy Benedict
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2024 |title=70th National Film Awards for the year 2022 announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2045960 |access-date=8 October 2024 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]]}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[71st National Film Awards|2023 {{small|(71st)}}]]
| colspan="5" bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" | No Award
| align="center" |
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in/NFA_archive.asp National Film Awards Archives]
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]

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National Film Award for Best Animation Film - Revision history

Smartkabadi at 14:14, 12 March 2026