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National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film)

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The National Film Award – Special Jury Award 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. The recipients of Special Jury Award are awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus), cash prize of ₹200,000 (US$2,400) and certificate of merit.

National Film Award – Special Jury Award
National award for contributions to Indian Cinema
Sponsored byDirectorate of Film Festivals
Formerly calledSpecial Commendation (1978)
Reward(s)
  • Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)
  • ₹200,000 (US$2,400)
First awarded1978
Last awarded2021
Most recent winnerShershaah (2021)
Highlights
Total awarded50
First winner
  • Acharya Kripalani

The award was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. This award considers all the aspects of film making than individual area. At the 70th National Film Awards, the award was discontinued.[1]

Winners

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List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), awarded as, film(s), language(s) and citation
Year Recipient(s) Awarded as Film(s) Language(s) Citation Refs.
1978
(26th) 		No award [2]
1979
(27th) 		 – Director Acharya Kripalani English  – [3]
1980
(28th) 		No award [4]
1981
(29th) 		Satyajit Ray Director Sadgati Hindi
For making the strongest of comments in the simplest of languages on the caste system and for probing the complex relationship between a downtrodden tanner and a callous Brahmin priest in a village.
 [5]
1982
(30th) 		No award [6]
1983
(31st) 		Mankada Ravi Varma Director Nokkukuthi Malayalam
For successfully using a unique idiom to recreate a folk legend through dance and poetry.
 [7]
1984
(32nd) 		T. S. Ranga Director Giddh Hindi  – [8]
1985
(33rd) 		Sudha Chandran Actress Mayuri Telugu
For her work in the film in which, in her first screen appearance, she convincingly recreates her own life-story with courage and determination.
 [9]
1986
(34th) 		John Abraham Director Amma Ariyan Malayalam
For his directorial excellence and originality in the treatment.
 [10]
1987
(35th) 		M. B. Sreenivasan (posthumously) Music director  –  –
For his contribution to a whole genre of film music, for promoting the welfare of technicians of all disciplines in the film industry and for pioneering choral music of a very high order and community singing on a national scale.
 [11]
1988
(36th) 		Ashok Ahuja Director Vasundhara Hindi
For the sensitive and compulsive evolution of the much needed love for the eco-system and for defining the role of humanity in saving mankind and nature from devastation.
 [12]
1989
(37th) 		Amitabh Chakraborty Director Kaal Abhirati Bengali
For having had the courage of his convictions in making this experimental film which sets out to explore new horizons in the realm of film making.
 [13]
1990
(38th) 		Pankaj Kapur Actor Ek Doctor Ki Maut Hindi
For having effectively projected the in-built trauma of an aspiring, thinking, creative mind, in the context of a demoralising, fossilised system of establishment that does not provide scope for fruitation of a path-finding spirit.
 [14]
Sunny Deol Actor Ghayal Hindi
For an effective portrayal of a youth, victimised by the inherent evil in aspects of the present police system.
Jayabharathi Actress Marupakkam Tamil
For a touching portrayal of the agony of a woman who has been emotionally neglected, unwittingly.
1991
(39th) 		Soumitra Chatterjee Actor Antardhan Bengali
For his outstanding screen performances, especially in the films of Satyajit Ray.
 [15]
1992
(40th) 		Sivaji Ganesan Actor Thevar Magan Tamil  – [16]
Ketan Mehta Director Maya Memsaab Hindi  –
1993
(41st) 		Shashi Kapoor Actor Muhafiz Urdu
For a sensitive portrayal of the feeling of the poet, who is a representative of a dying humanistic culture, in course of which the life of imagination is undermined by the pressure of materialistic values.
 [17]
Pallavi Joshi Actress Woh Chokri Hindi
For enacting competently and realistically, a whole gamut of experiences and emotions, embracing a women's life from childhood to adulthood.
1994
(42nd) 		Radhu Karmakar (posthumously) Cinematographer Param Vir Chakra Hindi
In appreciation of a lifetime achievement in creating some of the most memorable moments in Indian film history.
 [18]
Shaji N. Karun Director Swaham Malayalam
For one of the most outstanding directors of Indian cinema, for sensitively probing the vacuum created in a family, when its central pivot is lost in death.
1995
(43rd) 		Shyam Benegal Director The Making of the Mahatma English
For effectively recreating the formative years of Gandhi during his early years in South Africa thereby giving insight into the future "Mahatma".
 [19]
1996
(44th) 		Amol Palekar Director Daayraa Hindi
For the sensitive handling of a challenging theme laying bare the agony and courage of a neglected and marginalised section of our society.
 [20]
Kiron Kher Actress Sardari Begum Urdu
For superb depiction of a dynamic person who breaks shackles of society and achieves excellence in her chosen profession.
1997
(45th) 		Jaimala Actress Thaayi Saheba Kannada
For her restrained and compellig portrayal of a woman who silently goes through the journey of life with grace and poise.
 [21]
1998
(46th) 		 • Drishyakavya
 • Ashoke Viswanathan 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Kitchhu Sanlap Kitchhu Pralap Bengali
The film is extra-ordinary in its experimental effort and works as a satire on our value system dominated by the pseudo intellectuals.
 [22]
1999
(47th) 		Kalabhavan Mani Actor Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum Malayalam
For a sensitive and realistic portrayal of a blind man complete with his behavioural and gestural distortions as he copes with difficulties in making life meaningful.
 [23]
2000
(48th) 		Soumitra Chatterjee Actor Dekha Bengali
For his realistic portrayal of the scion of a fading aristocracy who has lost his eyesight. Soumitra with great subtlety takes us through myriad evoking situations of his life, past and present with great sensitivity.
 [24]
2001
(49th) 		Janaki Vishwanathan Director Kutty Tamil
For its realistic portrayal of the transition of a girl child from rural Tamilnadu to Chennai, in search of a livelihood. The film sensitises its viewers to the exploitation of child domestic labour, commonly prevalent within middle class families.
 [25]
2002
(50th) 		Prakash Raj Actor Dhaya Tamil
For the impressive power and versatility, which he has contributed to films in multiple languages.
 [26]
2003
(51st) 		Manoj Bajpai Actor Pinjar Hindi
For his portrayal of the dilemma of a man caught between the dictates of his community and his love for his wife.
 [27]
 • Roopkatha
 • Goutam Halder 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Bhalo Theko Bengali
For its quiet but masterful foray into the new cinematic idioms.
2004
(52nd) 		J. Phillip Actor Dancer Tamil
For his incredible acting and dance performance despite being a physically challenged person.
 [28]
2005
(53rd) 		Anupam Kher Actor Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara Hindi
For an outstanding performance in the film that brings alive the plight of an Alzheimer’s patient who is alienated from the real world.
 [29]
2006
(54th) 		Vishal Bhardwaj Director Omkara Hindi
For an outstanding film that synergises international treatment with an earthy, rooted sensibility.
 [30]
2007
(55th) 		 • Anil Kapoor
 • Feroz Abbas Khan 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Gandhi, My Father  • Hindi
 • English
For throwing light on a relatively unknown aspect of the Father of the Nation and his stormy relationship with his difficult rebellious son, in a rare and compelling manner.
 [31]
2008
(56th) 		 • NFDC
 • K. M. Madhusudhanan 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Bioscope Malayalam
For its exciting revival of a sincerely personal style to look back on a chapter of history.
 [32]
2009
(57th) 		A. Sreekar Prasad Editor  • Kaminey
 • Keralavarma Pazhassiraja
 • Kutty Srank 		 • Hindi
 • Malayalam
 • Malayalam
For his continued pursuance of excellence to the art and craft of editing, covering a range of themes and styles.
 [33]
2010
(58th) 		 • Bindiya Khanolkar
 • Sachin Khanolkar
 • Anant Mahadevan 		 • Producer
 • Producer
 • Director 		Mee Sindhutai Sapkal Marathi
For a powerful cinematic presentation of an epic journey of a living character, an abandoned woman who refused to become a victim and in the process not only transformed her own life but also the lives of many others.
 [34]
2011
(59th) 		Anjan Dutt  • Actor
 • Director
 • Singer
 • Writer 		Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona Bengali
For his versatility. He is an actor, singer, writer and director. As actor, he has portrayed with complete ease the alcoholic, debauched and ageing pop singer whose arrogance blinds him to the fine feelings of others. The stage performance at the beginning establishes his multi dimensional abilities. Finally as a director, Dutt imbues the film with a surrealistic look of a world of dreams, drugs and irresponsibility. His performance is a cry from the heart for a lost age and a reconciliation with an emergent new angst.
 [35]
2012
(60th) 		Rituparno Ghosh  • Actor
 • Director
 • Writer 		Chitrangada Bengali
For his excellent grasp of the medium of cinema and his multi-faceted versatility.
 [36]
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Actor  • Dekh Indian Circus
 • Gangs of Wasseypur
 • Kahaani
 • Talaash 		Hindi
An actor with an enviable range of histrionics who created a niche for himself in a variety of films.
2013
(61st) 		 • Viva in En
 • Mahesh Limaye 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Yellow Marathi
An unbelievably inspiring film about a specially gifted girl who overcomes all the odds to make an international mark.
 [37]
 • Future East Film Pvt Ltd
 • Ashim Ahluwalia 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Miss Lovely Hindi
Set in the criminal depths of Mumbai’s c-grade film industry, bathed in sleaze and sex, the plot explores intense and mutually destructive relationships. A densely layered narrative, period costumes and production design conveys a pulp style, all its own.
2014
(62nd) 		Bhaurao Karhade Director Khwada Marathi
For a hard-hitting but restrained narration of the harsh realities of a nomadic shepherd community who are in search of stability.
[38]
2015
(63rd) 		Kalki Koechlin Actress Margarita with a Straw Hindi
For the realistic performance as a young woman afflicted with cerebral palsy.
 [39]
2016
(64th) 		Mohanlal Actor  • Janatha Garage
 • Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol
 • Pulimurugan 		 • Telugu
 • Malayalam
 • Malayalam
For his mastery in dealing with characters of various shades with unparallel acting brilliance.
 [40]
2017
(65th) 		 • Sani Ghose Ray
 • Kaushik Ganguly 		 • Producer
 • Director 		Nagarkirtan Bengali  –
2018
(66th) 		 • Shraddha Dangar
 • Shachi Joshi
 • Denisha Ghumra
 • Niilam Paanchal
 • Tarjani Bhadla
 • Brinda Nayak
 • Tejal Panchasara
 • Kaushambi Bhatt
 • Ekta Bachwani
 • Kamini Panchal
 • Jagruti Thakore
 • Riddhi Yadav
 • Prapti Mehta 		Actresses Hellaro Gujarati
For the ability of a group of rural women characters, acting as a unit, to bring about social transformation while taking the audience through an emotional catharsis.
Indradip Dasgupta Director Kedara Bengali
For using a range of Cinematic Techniques and Methodology to explore one single main character in a limited space.
2019
(67th) 		R. Parthiban  • Actor
 • Director
 • Producer
 • Writer 		Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Tamil
For telling the story innovatively about the confessions of a poor man's crime. It elaborates through his enactment and a well designed sound and voices which we do not see on the screen.
 [41]
2020 (68th) Ojaswee Sharma Director Admitted  • Hindi
 • English 		[42]
2021
(69th) 		 • Vishnuvardhan
 • Karan Johar
 • Dharma Productions 		 • Director
 • Producer 		Shershaah Hindi
The story of a young soldier on the border who sacrifices his life for the integrity of the nation.
 [43]

See also

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References

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  3. ^ National Film Awards (1979)
  4. ^ "28th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  5. ^ "29th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  6. ^ "30th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
  7. ^ "31st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  8. ^ "32nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ^ "33rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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  11. ^ "35th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  12. ^ "36th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  13. ^ "37th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  14. ^ "38th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  15. ^ "39th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  16. ^ "40th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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  32. ^ "56th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  33. ^ "57th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  34. ^ "58th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
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  38. ^ "62nd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  39. ^ "63rd National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  40. ^ "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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