# National Film Award for Best Editing

The National Film Award for Best Editing 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 feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1976, at the 24th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. The editor with the most awards in this category is A. Sreekar Prasad with nine wins.

## Multiple winners

9 wins : A. Sreekar Prasad
4 wins : Renu Saluja
3 wins : Gangadhar Naskar
2 wins : M. S. Mani, Suresh Pai, Kishore Te

## Recipients

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
List of award recipients, showing the year (award ceremony), film(s) and language(s) :
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film(s) | Language(s) |
| 1976 (24th) | K. Babu Rao | Siri Siri Muvva | Telugu |
| 1977 (25th) | Waman Bhonsle | Inkaar | Hindi |
| 1977 (25th) | Gurudutt Shirali | Inkaar | Hindi |
| 1978 (26th) | Gangadhar Naskar | Parasuram | Bengali |
| 1979 (27th) | Gangadhar Naskar | Ek Din Pratidin | Bengali |
| 1980 (28th) | Gangadhar Naskar | Akaler Shandhaney | Bengali |
| 1981 (29th) | Bhanudas Divakar | Arohan | Hindi |
| 1982 (30th) | Keshav Hirani | Arth | Hindi |
| 1983 (31st) | Mrinmoy Chakraborty | Khandhar | Hindi |
| 1984 (32nd) | Anil Malnad | Sitaara | Telugu |
| 1985 (33rd) | Babu Sheikh | Hum Naujawan | Hindi |
| 1986 (34th) | Sanjiv Shah | Mirch Masala | Hindi |
| 1987 (35th) | P. Mohanraj | Vedham Pudhithu | Tamil |
| 1988 (36th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | Raakh | Hindi |
| 1989 (37th) | Renu Saluja | Parinda | Hindi |
| 1990 (38th) | M. S. Mani | Iyer the Great | Malayalam |
| 1991 (39th) | Renu Saluja | Dharavi | Hindi |
| 1992 (40th) | M. S. Mani | Sargam | Malayalam |
| 1993 (41st) | Renu Saluja | Sardar | Hindi |
| 1994 (42nd) | B. Lenin | Kadhalan | Tamil |
| 1994 (42nd) | V. T. Vijayan | Kadhalan | Tamil |
| 1995 (43rd) | Suresh Urs | Bombay | Tamil |
| 1996 (44th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | Rag Birag | Assamese |
| 1997 (45th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | The Terrorist | Tamil |
| 1998 (46th) | Renu Saluja | Godmother | Hindi |
| 1999 (47th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | Vanaprastham | Malayalam |
| 2000 (48th) | Suresh Pai | Snip! | English |
| 2000 (48th) | Apurva Asrani | Snip! | English |
| 2001 (49th) | Beena Paul | Mitr, My Friend | English |
| 2002 (50th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil |
| 2003 (51st) | Aarif Sheikh | Samay: When Time Strikes | Hindi |
| 2004 (52nd) | Suresh Pai | Page 3 | Hindi |
| 2005 (53rd) | P. S. Bharati | Rang De Basanti | Hindi |
| 2006 (54th) | Raja Mohammad | Paruthiveeran | Tamil |
| 2007 (55th) | B. Ajith Kumar | Naalu Pennungal | Malayalam |
| 2008 (56th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | Firaaq | Hindi |
| 2009 (57th) | Arghyakamal Mitra | Abohomaan | Bengali |
| 2010 (58th) | Kishore Te. | Aadukalam | Tamil |
| 2011 (59th) | Praveen K. L. | Aaranya Kaandam | Tamil |
| 2011 (59th) | N. B. Srikanth | Aaranya Kaandam | Tamil |
| 2012 (60th) | Namrata Rao | Kahaani | Hindi |
| 2013 (61st) | V. J. Sabu Joseph | Vallinam | Tamil |
| 2014 (62nd) | Vivek Harshan | Jigarthanda | Tamil |
| 2015 (63rd) | Kishore Te | Visaranai | Tamil |
| 2016 (64th) | Rameshwar S. Bhagat | Ventilator | Marathi |
| 2017 (65th) | Rima Das | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| 2018 (66th) | Nagendra K. Ujjani | Nathicharami | Kannada |
| 2019 (67th) | Naveen Nooli | Jersey | Telugu |
| 2020 (68th) | A. Sreekar Prasad | Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum | Tamil |
| 2021 (69th) | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Gangubai Kathiawadi | Hindi |
| 2022 (70th) | Mahesh Bhuvanend | Aattam | Malayalam |