# National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)

The National Film Award – Special Mention is a certificate of merit presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several honours presented for feature films. The recipients of Special Mention are presented with a certificate of merit, without any trophies or cash prizes.
The certificate was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded for films produced in a given year across the country, in all Indian languages.

## Winners

List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), awarded as, film(s) and language(s) :
| Year | Recipient(s) | Awarded as | Film(s) | Language(s) |
| 1978 (26th) | Mrinal Sen | Director | Parasuram | Bengali |
| 1978 (26th) | Muzaffar Ali | Director | Gaman | Hindi |
| 1979 (27th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1980 (28th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1981 (29th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1982 (30th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1983 (31st) | Kumar Shahani | Director | Tarang | Hindi |
| 1984 (32nd) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1985 (33rd) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1986 (34th) | Sandip Ray | Director | Himghar | Bengali |
| 1987 (35th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 1988 (36th) | Aamir Khan | Actor | • Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak • Raakh | Hindi |
| 1989 (37th) | Mohanlal | Actor | Kireedam | Malayalam |
| 1989 (37th) | Anupam Kher | Actor | Daddy | Hindi |
| 1990 (38th) | Anoubham Kiranmala | Actress | Ishanou | Meitei |
| 1991 (39th) | Mamata Shankar | Actress | Agantuk | Bengali |
| 1991 (39th) | Ravindran | Music director | Bharatham | Malayalam |
| 1992 (40th) | Sibaprasad Sen | Director | Pasanda Pandit | Bengali |
| 1993 (41st) | • Tahir Hussain • Mahesh Bhatt | • Producer • Director | Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke | Hindi |
| 1993 (41st) | • Jugal Debata • Susant Misra | • Producer • Director | Indradhanura Chhai | Oriya |
| 1994 (42nd) | Mahesh Mahadevan | Music director | Nammavar | Tamil |
| 1994 (42nd) | Bishnu Kharghoria | Actor | Xagoroloi Bohudoor | Assamese |
| 1994 (42nd) | S. Kumar | Cinematographer | Parinayam | Malayalam |
| 1995 (43rd) | Uttara Baokar | Actress | Doghi | Marathi |
| 1995 (43rd) | Rohini | Actress | Stri | Telugu |
| 1995 (43rd) | Benaf Dadachandji | Child actor | Halo | Hindi |
| 1996 (44th) | Dolon Roy | Actress | Sanghat | Bengali |
| 1996 (44th) | Bhagirathee | Actress | Adajya | Assamese |
| 1997 (45th) | Nagarjuna | Actor | Annamayya | Telugu |
| 1997 (45th) | Jomol | Actress | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | Malayalam |
| 1998 (46th) | Dasari Narayana Rao | • Producer • Director | Kante Koothurne Kanu | Telugu |
| 1998 (46th) | Prakash Raj | Actor | Antahpuram | Telugu |
| 1998 (46th) | Manju Warrier | Actress | Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu | Malayalam |
| 1999 (47th) | Mohan Joshi | Actor | Gharabaher | Marathi |
| 1999 (47th) | Manju Borah | Director | Baibhab | Assamese |
| 1999 (47th) | Kavita Lankesh | Director | Deveeri | Kannada |
| 2000 (48th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2001 (49th) | • Dilip Doley • Narayan Seal | Director | Panoi-Jongki | • Miri • Mishing |
| 2002 (50th) | Jyothirmayi | Actress | Bhavam | Malayalam |
| 2003 (51st) | H. G. Dattatreya | Actor | Mouni | Kannada |
| 2003 (51st) | Nedumudi Venu | Actor | – | Malayalam |
| 2004 (52nd) | Gurdas Maan | Actor | Des Hoyaa Pardes | Punjabi |
| 2004 (52nd) | Pradeep Nair | Director | Oridam | Malayalam |
| 2005 (53rd) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2006 (54th) | Thilakan | Actor | Eakantham | Malayalam |
| 2006 (54th) | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Actor | Dosar | Bengali |
| 2007 (55th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2008 (56th) | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2009 (57th) | Padmapriya Janakiraman | Actress | • Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja • Kutty Srank | Malayalam |
| 2010 (58th) | K. Shivaram Karanth (posthumously) | Writer | Bettada Jeeva | Kannada |
| 2011 (59th) | Mallika | Actress | Byari | Beary |
| 2011 (59th) | Sherrey | Director | Adimadhyantham | Malayalam |
| 2012 (60th) | Lal | Actor | Ozhimuri | Malayalam |
| 2012 (60th) | H. G. Dattatreya | Actor | Bharath Stores | Kannada |
| 2012 (60th) | Bishnu Kharghoria | Actor | Baandhon | Assamese |
| 2012 (60th) | Parineeti Chopra | Actress | Ishaqzaade | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Tannishtha Chatterjee | Actress | Dekh Indian Circus | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Hansraj Jagtap | Child actor | Dhag | Marathi |
| 2012 (60th) | Thilakan (posthumously) | Actor | Ustad Hotel | Malayalam |
| 2013 (61st) | Gauri Gadgil | Child actor | Yellow | Marathi |
| 2013 (61st) | Sanjana Rai | Child actor | Yellow | Marathi |
| 2013 (61st) | Anjali Patil | Actress | Na Bangaaru Talli | Telugu |
| 2014 (62nd) | Musthafa | Actor | Ain | Malayalam |
| 2014 (62nd) | Palomi Ghosh | Actress | Nachom-ia Kumpasar | Konkani |
| 2014 (62nd) | Parth Bhalerao | Child actor | • Killa • Bhoothnath Returns | • Marathi • Hindi |
| 2015 (63rd) | Rinku Rajguru | Actress | Sairat | Marathi |
| 2015 (63rd) | Jayasurya | Actor | • Su.. Su... Sudhi Vathmeekam • Lukka Chuppi | Malayalam |
| 2015 (63rd) | Ritika Singh | Actress | Irudhi Suttru | Tamil |
| 2016 (64th) | • Eleeanora Images Private Ltd. • Nila Madhab Panda | • Producer • Director | Kadvi Hawa | Hindi |
| 2016 (64th) | • Red Carpet Moving Pictures • Shubhashish Bhutiani | • Producer • Director | Mukti Bhawan | Hindi |
| 2016 (64th) | Adil Hussain | Actor | • Mukti Bhawan • Maj Rati Keteki | • Hindi • Assamese |
| 2016 (64th) | Sonam Kapoor | Actress | Neerja | Hindi |
| 2017 (65th) | Pankaj Tripathi | Actor | Newton | Hindi |
| 2017 (65th) | Parvathy | Actress | Take Off | Malayalam |
| 2017 (65th) | Prakruti Mishra | Actress | Hello Arsi | Odia |
| 2017 (65th) | Yasharaj Karhade | Child artist | Mhorkya | Marathi |
| 2018 (66th) | Sruthi Hariharan | Actress | Nathicharami | Kannada |
| 2018 (66th) | Chandrachoor Rai | Actor | Kadakh | Hindi |
| 2018 (66th) | Joju George | Actor | Joseph | Malayalam |
| 2018 (66th) | Savithri Sreedharan | Actress | Sudani from Nigeria | Malayalam |
| 2019 (67th) | Sajin Babu | Director | Biriyaani | Malayalam |
| 2019 (67th) | Benjamin Daimary | Actor | Jonaki Porua | Assamese |
| 2019 (67th) | Lata Kare | Actress | Lata Bhagwan Kare | Marathi |
| 2019 (67th) | Abhijeet Mohan Warang | Director | Picasso | Marathi |
| 2020 (68th) | Aimee Baruah | Actress | Semkhor | Dimasa |
| 2020 (68th) | Kavya Prakash | Director | Vaanku | Malayalam |
| 2020 (68th) | Siddharth Menon | Actor | June | Marathi |
| 2020 (68th) | Kishor Kadam | Actor | • Godakaath • Avwanchhit | Marathi |
| 2020 (68th) | Varun Buddhadev | Child Actor | Toolsidas Junior | Hindi |
| 2021 (69th) | Nallandi | Actor | Kadaisi Vivasayi | Tamil |
| 2021 (69th) | Aranya & Bithan | Actors | Jhilli | Bengali |
| 2021 (69th) | Indrans | Actor | Home | Malayalam |
| 2021 (69th) | Jahanara Begum | Actress | Anur | Assamese |
| 2022 (70th) | Manoj Bajpayee | Actor | Gulmohar | Hindi |
| 2022 (70th) | Sanjoy Chowdhury | Music composer | Kadhikan | Malayalam |