National Film Award - Special Jury Award (Feature Film)
| National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals | |
| Type | National |
| Category | Indian Cinema |
| Description | |
| Medal | Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) (Special Jury Award) |
| Statistics | |
| Instituted | 1978 |
| First awarded | 1979 (Special Jury Award) 1978 (Special Mention) |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Total awarded | 52 (Special Jury Award) 65 (Special Mention) |
| Cash award |
₹200,000 (US$3,100) (Special Jury Award) |
| Previous name(s) | Special Commendation (1978) |
| First awardee(s) |
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| Recent awardee(s) |
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The National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India.
It is one of several awards presented for feature films. The recipients of Special Jury Award are awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus), cash prize of ₹200,000 (US$3,100) and certificate of merit; whereas recipients of Special Mention are awarded with certificate of merit.
The award was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus), cash prize of ₹200,000 (US$3,100) and certificate of merit for the recipients of Special Jury Award; whereas recipients of Special Mention are awarded with certificate of merit. This award considers all the aspects of film making than individual area. Following are the award winners over the years:
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