# National Film Award for Best Costume Design

The National Film Award for Best Costume 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 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.

## Multiple Wins

* 4 wins : Neeta Lulla
* 2 wins : Bhanu Athaiya, P. Krishnamoorthy, Indrans Jayan, Dolly Ahluwalia

## Recipients

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Neeta Lulla has majority of wins in this category with four.
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) |
| 1984 (32nd) | Harudas | Ghare Baire | Bengali |
| 1984 (32nd) | Bapuldas | Ghare Baire | Bengali |
| 1985 (33rd) | Saba Zaidi | Trikal | Hindi |
| 1986 (34th) | Prabhat Jha | Parinati | Hindi |
| 1987 (35th) | Ramilla Patel | Pestonjee | Hindi |
| 1987 (35th) | Mani Rabadi | Pestonjee | Hindi |
| 1988 (36th) | Sudharshan | Daasi | Telugu |
| 1989 (37th) | P. Krishnamoorthy | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Malayalam |
| 1990 (38th) | Bhanu Athaiya | Lekin... | Hindi |
| 1991 (39th) | Neeta Lulla | Lamhe | Hindi |
| 1991 (39th) | Kachins | Lamhe | Hindi |
| 1991 (39th) | Leena Daru | Lamhe | Hindi |
| 1992 (40th) | Mala Dey | Rudaali | Hindi |
| 1992 (40th) | Simple Kapadia | Rudaali | Hindi |
| 1993 (41st) | Loveleen Bains | Muhafiz | Urdu |
| 1994 (42nd) | Supriya Dasgupta | Amodini | Bengali |
| 1995 (43rd) | Dolly Ahluwalia | Bandit Queen | Hindi |
| 1996 (44th) | M. Dandapani | Kulam | Malayalam |
| 1997 (45th) | Vaishali Kasaravalli | Thaayi Saheba | Kannada |
| 1998 (46th) | S. B. Satheeshan | Daya | Malayalam |
| 1999 (47th) | Sarika | Hey Ram | Tamil |
| 2000 (48th) | P. Krishnamoorthy | Bharati | Tamil |
| 2001 (49th) | Bhanu Athaiya | Lagaan | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th) | Neeta Lulla | Devdas | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th) | Abu Jani | Devdas | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th) | Sandeep Khosla | Devdas | Hindi |
| 2002 (50th) | Reza Shariffi | Devdas | Hindi |
| 2003 (51st) | Bibi Ray | Chokher Bali | Bengali |
| 2003 (51st) | Sushanto Pal | Chokher Bali | Bengali |
| 2004 (52nd) | Ishrath Nissar | Hasina | Kannada |
| 2005 (53rd) | Anna Singh | Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story | Hindi |
| 2005 (53rd) | Sabyasachi Mukherjee | Black | Hindi |
| 2006 (54th) | Manjeet Maan | Waris Shah: Ishq Daa Waaris | Punjabi |
| 2007 (55th) | Ruma Sengupta | Krishnakanter Will | Bengali |
| 2008 (56th) | Neeta Lulla | Jodhaa Akbar | Hindi |
| 2009 (57th) | Indrans Jayan | Kutty Srank | Malayalam |
| 2010 (58th) | Indrans Jayan | Namma Gramam | Tamil |
| 2011 (59th) | Neeta Lulla | Balgandharva | Marathi |
| 2011 (59th) | Niharika Khan | The Dirty Picture | Hindi |
| 2012 (60th) | Poornima Ramaswamy | Paradesi | Tamil |
| 2013 (61st) | Sabarni Das | Jaatishwar | Bengali |
| 2014 (62nd) | Dolly Ahluwalia | Haider | Hindi |
| 2015 (63rd) | Payal Saluja | Nanak Shah Fakir | Punjabi |
| 2016 (64th) | Sachin Lovalekar | Cycle | Marathi |
| 2017 (65th) | Gobinda Mandal | Nagarkirtan | Bengali |
| 2018 (66th) | Indrakshi Pattanaik | Mahanati | Telugu |
| 2018 (66th) | Gaurang Shah | Mahanati | Telugu |
| 2018 (66th) | Archana Rao | Mahanati | Telugu |
| 2019 (67th) | Sujith Sudhakaran | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam |
| 2019 (67th) | V. Sai | Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea | Malayalam |
| 2020 (68th) | Nachiket Barve | Tanhaji | Hindi |
| 2020 (68th) | Mahesh Sherla | Tanhaji | Hindi |
| 2021 (69th) | Veera Kapur Ee | Sardar Udham | Hindi |
| 2022 (70th) | Niki Joshi | Kutch Express | Gujarati |