# National Film Award for Best Child Artist

The National Film Award for Best Child Artist 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 Silver Lotus (Rajat Kamal).
The award was instituted in 1968, at 16th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. The actors whose performances have won awards have worked in eleven major languages. Hindi (24 awards), Tamil (14 awards), Malayalam (14 awards), Marathi (9 awards), Kannada (7 awards), Bengali (6 awards), Telugu (3 awards), Meitei (1 award), Konkani (1 award), Assamese (1 award), Odia (1 award).

## Winners

* Indicates a joint award for that year
Award includes 'Silver Lotus' (Rajat Kamal) 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) | Role(s) | Film(s) | Language |
| 1968 (16th) | Baby Rani | Geetha | Kuzhanthaikkaga | Tamil |
| 1969 (17th) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 1970 (18th) | Rishi Kapoor | Young Raju | Mera Naam Joker | Hindi |
| 1971 (19th) | Sachin Pilgaonkar | | Ajab Tujhe Sarkar | Marathi |
| 1972 (20th) | Neera Malia | | Ranur Pratham Bhag | Bengali |
| 1973 (21st) | G. S. Nataraj | Kitty | Kaadu | Kannada |
| 1974 (22nd) | Kushal Chakraborty | Mukul Dhar | Sonar Kella | Bengali |
| 1975 (23rd) | No Award | No Award | No Award | No Award |
| 1976 (24th) | Raju Shrestha | Deepak Kumar Agnihotri (Deepu) | Chitchor | Hindi |
| 1977 (25th) | Ajith Kumar | Naani | Ghatashraddha | Kannada |
| 1978 (26th) | Kanchan De Biswas | | Ganadevata | Bengali |
| 1979 (27th) | Geeta Khanna | Bhavana | Aangan Ki Kali | Hindi |
| 1980 (28th) | Aravind | Appu | Oppol | Malayalam |
| 1981 (29th) | Leikhendra Singh | Thoithoi | Imagi Ningthem | Meitei |
| 1982 (30th) | Vimal | Rajesh (Unni) | Aaroodam | Malayalam |
| 1983 (31st) | Suresh | Kayama (Younger Ramachandran) | Malamukalile Daivam | Malayalam |
| 1984 (32nd) | Aravind | Vinod | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam |
| 1984 (32nd) | Suresh | Vijay | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam |
| 1984 (32nd) | Mukesh | | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam |
| 1984 (32nd) | Sonia | Lakshmi | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam |
| 1985 (33rd) | Puneeth Rajkumar | Ramu | Bettada Hoovu | Kannada |
| 1986 (34th) | Aniket Sengupta | Kanu | Phera | Bengali |
| 1987 (35th) | Manjunath | Swamy | Swamy | Hindi |
| 1988 (36th) | Shafiq Syed | Krishna (Chipau) | Salaam Bombay! | Hindi |
| 1989 (37th) | Mrinmayee Chandorkar | Chhakuli | Kalat Nakalat | Marathi |
| 1990 (38th) | Shamili | Anjali | Anjali | Tamil |
| 1990 (38th) | Tarun | Arjun | Anjali | Tamil |
| 1990 (38th) | Shruthi | Anu | Anjali | Tamil |
| 1991 (39th) | Santhosh Reddy | | Bhadram Koduko | Telugu |
| 1992 (40th) | Amit Phalke | | Mujhse Dosti Karoge | Hindi |
| 1993 (41st) | Tarasankar Misra | | Lavanya Preethi | Oriya |
| 1994 (42nd) | Vijay Raghavendra | Kotresha | Kotreshi Kanasu | Kannada |
| 1995 (43rd) | Vishwas | Murthy | Kraurya | Kannada |
| 1996 (44th) | Annapareddy Kavya | Bunny | Little Soldiers | Telugu |
| 1996 (44th) | Kumar | Parameswaran (Pachu) | Desadanam | Malayalam |
| 1997 (45th) | Dhanraj | | Dhanna | Hindi |
| 1998 (46th) | P. Shwetha | Malli | Malli | Tamil |
| 1999 (47th) | Aswin Thampy | | Jalamarmaram | Malayalam |
| 2000 (48th) | Udayaraj | Balasubramaniam (Pulli) | Nila Kaalam | Tamil |
| 2001 (49th) | P. Shwetha | Kannamma (Kutty) | Kutty | Tamil |
| 2002 (50th) | Shweta Prasad | • Chunni • Munni | Makdee | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th) | P. S. Keerthana | Amudha | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil |
| 2003 (51st) | Ashwin Chitale | Parashuram Vichare | Shwaas | Marathi |
| 2003 (51st) | Kalidas Jayaram | Vasudev | Ente Veedu Appoontem | Malayalam |
| 2004 (52nd) | Om Bhutkar | | Chhota Sipahi | Hindi |
| 2005 (53rd) | Sai Kumar | | Bommalata | Telugu |
| 2006 (54th) | Divya Chaphadkar | | Antarnad | Konkani |
| 2007 (55th) | Sharad Goekar | | Tingya | Marathi |
| 2008 (56th) | Shams Patel | Municipality | Thanks Maa | Hindi |
| 2009 (57th) | Kishore | Anbukkarasu | Pasanga | Tamil |
| 2009 (57th) | Sree Raam | Jeeva Nithyanandham | Pasanga | Tamil |
| 2010 (58th) | Harsh Mayar | Chotu (Kalam) | I Am Kalam | Hindi |
| 2010 (58th) | Shantanu Ranganekar | | Champions | Marathi |
| 2010 (58th) | Machindra Gadkar | | Champions | Marathi |
| 2010 (58th) | Vivek Chabukswar | | Baboo Band Baaja | Marathi |
| 2011 (59th) | Partho Gupte | Stanley Fernandes | Stanley Ka Dabba | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Irrfan Khan | Fatka | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Sanath Menon | Arjun / Encyclopedia | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Rohan Grover | Rishabh / Ronny / Ramashanker Iyer / Akram | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Naman Jain | Balwan / Jhangiya | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Aarav Khanna | Aflatoon | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Vishesh Tiwari | Lakshman / Second Hand | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Chinmai Chandranshuh | Lucky / Panauti | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Vedant Desai | Silencer | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Divij Handa | Shaolin | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2011 (59th) | Shriya Sharma | Toothpaste | Chillar Party | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Virendra Pratap | Ghumroo | Dekh Indian Circus | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Minon | Anilkumar Bokaro | 101 Chodyangal | Malayalam |
| 2013 (61st) | Somnath Awghade | Jambuvant Kachru Mane (Jabya) | Fandry | Marathi |
| 2013 (61st) | Sadhana | Chellamma | Thanga Meenkal | Tamil |
| 2014 (62nd) | J. Vignesh | Periya Kaaka Muttai | Kaaka Muttai | Tamil |
| 2014 (62nd) | Ramesh | Chinna Kaaka Muttai | Kaaka Muttai | Tamil |
| 2015 (63rd) | Gourav Menon | Ben | Ben | Malayalam |
| 2016 (64th) | Adish Praveen | Joseph / Ousepachan | Kunju Daivam | Malayalam |
| 2016 (64th) | Noor Islam | Chhotu | Sahaj Paather Gappo | Bengali |
| 2016 (64th) | Samiul Alam | Gopal | Sahaj Paather Gappo | Bengali |
| 2016 (64th) | Manohara K. | Jollu | Railway Children | Kannada |
| 2017 (65th) | Bhanita Das | Dhunu | Village Rockstars | Assamese |
| 2018 (66th) | P. V. Rohith | Sameera | Ondalla Eradalla | Kannada |
| 2018 (66th) | Sameep Singh | Young Harjeet Singh | Harjeeta | Punjabi |
| 2018 (66th) | Talha Ahmed Reshi | Hamid | Hamid | Urdu |
| 2018 (66th) | Shrinivas Pokale | Chaitanya Bhosale (Chaitya) | Naal | Marathi |
| 2019 (67th) | Naga Vishal | Kutty | Karuppudurai | Tamil |
| 2020 (68th) | Akanksha Pingle | | Sumi | Marathi |
| 2020 (68th) | Divyesh Indulkar | | Sumi | Marathi |
| 2020 (68th) | Anish Mangesh Gosavi | | Tak-Tak | Marathi |
| 2021 (69th) | Bhavin Rabari | Samay | Last Film Show | Gujarati |
| 2022 (70th) | Sreepath Yan | Piyush Unni | Malikappuram | Malayalam |