The National Film Awards, commonly known as the National Awards, are arguably the most prestigious and prominent film awards in India. The Awards are presented annually, in a ceremony, by the President of India. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian Cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country.

Best Child Artist:

Year	Child Artist (Winner)	Film	Language
2005	Om Bhutakar	Chhota Sipahi	Hindi
2004	1. Ashwin Chitale 2. Kalidasan	Shwaas Ente Veedu Appoontem	Marathi Malayalam
2003	1. P.S. Keerthana 2. Shweta Prasad	Kannathil Muthamittal Makdee	Tamil Hindi
2002	P. Shwetha	Kutty	Tamil
2001	Udaya Raj	Nilakalam	Tamil
2000	Aswin Thamphi	Jalamarmaram	Malayalam
1999	P. Shwetha	Malli	Tamil
1998	Dhan Raj	Dhanna	Hindi
1997	1. Kumar 2. Kavya	Desadanam Little Soldiers	Malayalam Telugu
1996	Vishwas	Kraurya	Kannada
1995	Vijaya Raghavendra	Kottreshi Kanasu	Kannada
1994	Tarasankar Misra	Lavanya Preethi	Oriya
1993	Amit Phalke	Mujhse Dosti Karoge	Hindi
1992	Santhosh Reddy	Bhadram Koduko	Telugu
1991	Shyamili, Tarun, Shruthi	Anjali	Tamil
1990	Mrin Moyee Chandrakar	Kalat Nakalat	Marathi

Best Cinematography:

Year	Cinematographer (Winner)	Film	Language
2005	Mahesh Aney	Swades	Hindi
2004	Abhik Mukhopadhyay	Bhalo Theko	Bengali
2003	Abhik Mukhopadhyay	Patalghar	Bengali
2002	Ramachandra Halkare	Dweepa	Kannada
2001	Ashok Mehta	Moksha	Hindi
2000	Anil Mehta	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Hindi
1999	Santosh Sivan	Dil Se	Hindi
1998	Santosh Sivan	Iruvar	Tamil
1997	Mrinal Kanthidas	Rag Birag	Assamese
1996	Santosh Sivan	Kaala Pani	Malayalam
1995	K.V. Anand	Thenmavin Kombath	Malayalam
1994	Venu	Ponthan Mada	Malayalam
1993	Venu	Miss. Beatty`s Children	English
1992	Apurba Kishore Bir	Adi Mimansa	Oriya
1991	Santosh Sivan	Perumthachan	Malayalam
1990	Virendra Saini	Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro	Hindi

Best Screenplay:

Year	Screenplay Writer	Film	Language
2005	Manoj Tyagi & Nina Arora	Page 3	Hindi
2004	Gautam Ghose	Abar Aranye	Bengali
2003	Aparna Sen	Mr. and Mrs. Iyer	English
2002	Neelakanta	Show	Telugu
2001	Bharathiraja	Kadal Pookkal	Tamil
2000	Madampu Kunjukuttan	Karunam	Malayalam
1999	Ashok Mishra	Godmother	Hindi
1998	Rituparno Ghosh	Dahan	Bengali
1997	Agathyan	Kathalkottai	Tamil
1996	Saeed Akhtar Mirza & Ashok Mishra	Naseem	Hindi
1995	M.T. Vasudevan Nair	Parinayam	Malayalam
1994	Satyajit Ray	Uttoran	Bengali
1993	M.T.Vasudevan Nair	Sadayam	Malayalam
1992	M.T. Vasudevan Nair	Kadavu	Malayalam
1991	K.S. Sethu Madhavan	Marupakkam	Tamil
1990	M.T. Vasudevan	Oru Vadakkan Veeragaatha Nair	Malayalam

Best Art Direction:

Year	Winner	Film	Language
2005	Samir Chanda	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	English Hindi
2004	Indranil Ghosh	Chokher Bali	Bengali
2003	Nitin Chandrakant Desai	Devdas	Hindi
2002	Nitin Chandrakant Desai	Lagaan	Hindi English
2001	P. Krishnamoorthy	Bharati	Tamil
2000	Nitin Chandrakant Desai	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Hindi
1999	Nitin Chandrakant Desai	Dr. Baba Sareb Ambedkar	English
1998	Ramesh Desai	Thayi Saheba	Kannada
1997	Thotta Tharani	Indian	Tamil

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