# National Film Award for Best Sound Design

The National Film Award for Best Sound Design 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 24th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages; Hindi (30 awards), Malayalam (15 awards), Bengali (10 awards), Tamil (9 awards), Marathi (5 awards), Telugu, Ladakhi (two each), and Assamese, Sanskrit (one Each).
Since the 57th National Film Awards the award has been sub-categorised into Location sound recordist, Sound designer and Re-recordist of the final mixed track. At the 70th National Film Awards, the award was renamed to Best Sound Design. Two sub-categories Location Sound Recordist and Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track were discontinued, with only sound designer being eligible to the award. The decision to discontinue the two other sub-categories received some criticism.

## Winners

Awards legends :
| * | Location Sound Recordist (2009–2021) |
| * | Sound Designer (2009–2021) |
| * | Re-recordist of the Final Mixed Track (2009–2021) |
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), language(s) and citation :
| Year | Recipient(s) | Film(s) | Language(s) |
| 1976 (24th) | S. P. Ramanathan | Bhakta Kannappa | Telugu |
| 1977 (25th) | S. P. Ramanathan | Godhuli | Hindi |
| 1978 (26th) | Hitendra Ghosh | Junoon | Hindi |
| 1979 (27th) | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 1980 (28th) | S. P. Ramanathan | Nenjathai Killathe | Tamil |
| 1981 (29th) | P. Devdas | Elippathayam | Malayalam |
| 1982 (30th) | Essabhai M. Suratwala | Namkeen | Hindi |
| 1983 (31st) | S. P. Ramanathan | Adi Shankaracharya | Sanskrit |
| 1984 (32nd) | P. Devdas | Mukhamukham | Malayalam |
| 1985 (33rd) | Hitendra Ghosh | Ek Pal | Hindi |
| 1986 (34th) | Durga Mitra | Path Bhola | Bengali |
| 1986 (34th) | Jyoti Prasad Chatterjee | Path Bhola | Bengali |
| 1987 (35th) | P. Devadas | Anantaram | Malayalam |
| 1987 (35th) | T. Krishnanunni | Anantaram | Malayalam |
| 1987 (35th) | N. Harikumar | Anantaram | Malayalam |
| 1988 (36th) | T. Krishnan Unni | Piravi | Malayalam |
| 1989 (37th) | N. Harikumar | Mathilukal | Malayalam |
| 1990 (38th) | N. Pandurangan | Anjali | Tamil |
| 1991 (39th) | Ajay Munjan | Rukmavati Ki Haveli | Hindi |
| 1991 (39th) | M. M. Padmanabhan | Rukmavati Ki Haveli | Hindi |
| 1992 (40th) | N. Pandurangan | Thevar Magan | Tamil |
| 1993 (41st) | H. Sridhar | Mahanadi | Tamil |
| 1993 (41st) | K. M. Surya Narayan (M/s Media Artiste Pvt. Ltd) | Mahanadi | Tamil |
| 1994 (42nd) | A. S. Laxmi Narayanan | Kadhalan | Tamil |
| 1994 (42nd) | V. S. Murthy | Kadhalan | Tamil |
| 1995 (43rd) | Deepan Chatterji | Kalapani | Malayalam |
| 1995 (43rd) | Deepan Chatterji | Halo | Hindi |
| 1996 (44th) | Krishnan Unni | Desadanam | Malayalam |
| 1997 (45th) | Sampath | Ennu Swantham Janakikutty | Malayalam |
| 1998 (46th) | H. Sridhar | Dil Se.. | Hindi |
| 1999 (47th) | Anup Mukhopadhyay | Uttara | Bengali |
| 2000 (48th) | Anup Dev | Moksha | Hindi |
| 2001 (49th) | H. Sridhar | Lagaan | Hindi |
| 2001 (49th) | Nakul Kamte | Lagaan | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th) | A. S. Laxmi Narayanan | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil |
| 2002 (50th) | H. Sridhar | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil |
| 2003 (51st) | Anup Mukhopadhyay | Bhalo Theko | Bengali |
| 2003 (51st) | Deepon Chatterjee | Bhalo Theko | Bengali |
| 2004 (52nd) | Anup Mukhopadhyay | Iti Srikanta | Bengali |
| 2004 (52nd) | Alok De | Iti Srikanta | Bengali |
| 2005 (53rd) | Nakul Kamte | Rang De Basanti | Hindi |
| 2006 (54th) | Shajith Koyeri | Omkara | Hindi |
| 2006 (54th) | Subhash Sahoo | Omkara | Hindi |
| 2006 (54th) | K. J. Singh | Omkara | Hindi |
| 2007 (55th) | Kunal Sharma | 1971 | Hindi |
| 2008 (56th) | Pramod J. Thomas | Gandha | Marathi |
| 2008 (56th) | Anmol Bhave | Gandha | Marathi |
| 2009 (57th) | Subash Sahoo | Kaminey | Hindi |
| 2009 (57th) | Resul Pookutty, Amrit Pritam Dutta | Keralavarma Pazhassiraja | Malayalam |
| 2009 (57th) | Anup Dev | 3 Idiots | Hindi |
| 2010 (58th) | Kaamod Kharade | Ishqiya | Hindi |
| 2010 (58th) | Subhadeep Sengupta | Chitrasutram | Malayalam |
| 2010 (58th) | Debajit Changmai | Ishqiya | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Baylon Fonseca | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Baylon Fonseca | Game | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Hitendra Ghosh | Game | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Radhakrishnan S. | Annayum Rasoolum | Malayalam |
| 2012 (60th) | Anirban Sengupta | Shabdo | Bengali |
| 2012 (60th) | Dipankar Chaki | Shabdo | Bengali |
| 2012 (60th) | Alok De | • Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 • Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Sinoy Joseph | • Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 • Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Sreejesh Nair | • Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 • Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | Hindi |
| 2013 (61st) | Nihar Ranjan Samal | Madras Cafe | Hindi |
| 2013 (61st) | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Madras Cafe | Hindi |
| 2013 (61st) | D. Yuvaraj | Swapaanam | Malayalam |
| 2014 (62nd) | Mahaveer Sabbanwal | Khwada | Marathi |
| 2014 (62nd) | Anish John | Asha Jaoar Majhe | Bengali |
| 2014 (62nd) | Anirban Sengupta | Nirbashito | Bengali |
| 2014 (62nd) | Dipankar Chaki | Nirbashito | Bengali |
| 2015 (63rd) | Sanjay Kurian | Talvar | Hindi |
| 2015 (63rd) | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Bajirao Mastani | Hindi |
| 2015 (63rd) | Justin Jose | Bajirao Mastani | Hindi |
| 2016 (64th) | Jayadevan Chakkadath | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Malayalam |
| 2016 (64th) | Alok De | Ventilator | Marathi |
| 2017 (65th) | Mallika Das | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| 2017 (65th) | Sanal George | Walking with the Wind | Ladakhi |
| 2017 (65th) | Justin Jose | Walking with the Wind | Ladakhi |
| 2018 (66th) | Gaurav Verma | Tendlya | Marathi |
| 2018 (66th) | Bishwadeep Chatterjee | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Hindi |
| 2018 (66th) | M. R. Rajakrishnan | Rangasthalam | Telugu |
| 2019 (67th) | Debajit Gayan | Iewduh | Khasi |
| 2019 (67th) | Mandar Kamalapurkar | Trijya | Marathi |
| 2019 (67th) | Resul Pookutty | Oththa Seruppu Size 7 | Tamil |
| 2019 (67th) | Bibin Devassy | Oththa Seruppu Size 7 | Tamil |
| 2020 (68th) | Anmol Bhave | Me Vasantrao | Marathi |
| 2020 (68th) | Vishnu Govind | Malik | Malayalam |
| 2021 (69th) | Arun Asok, Sonu KP | Chavittu | Malayalam |
| 2021 (69th) | Aneesh Basu | Jhilli | Bengali |
| 2021 (69th) | Sinoy Joseph | Sardar Udham | Hindi |
| 2022 (70th) | Anand Krishnamoorthi | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil |