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Indian National Award Winners (Best Director)

All films to have won the Golden Lotus for the best direction in Indian Cinema from 1967-present.

Directors with the most awards:
6: Satyajit Ray
5: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
4: Mrinal Sen (only recipient for two different languages)

Aparna Sen is the only female director to be honoured by this award.

Languages to have won the award:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Assamese, Tamil and Punjabi.


The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremonies in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.

Separate lists for each category are here:

Golden Lotus Award
Best Feature…

Block or Report
  • Chiriyakhana
  • Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
  • Bhuvan Shome
  • The Adversary
  • Vamsha Vriksha
  • Swayamvaram
  • Duvidha
  • The Golden Fortress
  • The Middleman
  • Pallavi
  • Kanchana Sita
  • The Circus Tent
  • And Quiet Rolls the Dawn
  • In Search of Famine
  • 36 Chowringhee Lane
  • Chokh
  • The Ruins
  • Face to Face
  • Trikal
  • And There Was a Village...
  • Anantaram
  • Piravi
  • Mathilukal
  • Death of a Doctor
  • The Stranger
  • The Padma Boatman
  • Ponthan Mada
  • It's a Long Way to the Sea
  • Naseem
  • Kadhal Kottai
  • Kaliyattam
  • Janani
  • The Wrestlers
  • Utsab
  • Ooruku Nooruper
  • Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
  • In the Forest... Again
  • Chased by Dreams
  • Parzania
  • Traffic Signal
  • Four Women
  • Naan Kadavul
  • Abohomaan
  • Aadukalam
  • Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan
  • Dhag
  • Shahid
  • Chotushkone
  • Bajirao Mastani
  • Ventilator
  • Bhayanakam
  • Uri: The Surgical Strike
  • 72 Hoorain
  • Ayyappanum Koshiyum
  • Godavari
  • Uunchai
  • The Kerala Story