National Film Award for Best Screenplay
| National Film Award for Best Screenplay | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals | |
| Type | National |
| Category | Indian Cinema |
| Description | |
| Description | Best screenplay for a feature film for a year |
| Medal | Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) |
| Statistics | |
| Instituted | 1967 (Screenplay Writer (Original)) 2009 (Screenplay Writer (Adapted)) 2009 (Dialogues) |
| First awarded | 1967 (Screenplay Writer (Original)) 2009 (Screenplay Writer (Adapted)) 2009 (Dialogues) |
| Last awarded | 2016 |
| Total awarded | 63 (Screenplay Writer (Original)) 11 (Screenplay Writer (Adapted)) 9 (Dialogues) |
| Cash award | ₹50,000 (US$770) |
| First awardee(s) | S. L. Puram Sadanandan |
| Recent awardee(s) | • Syam Pushkaran Screenplay Writer (Original) • Sanjay Krishnaji Patil Screenplay Writer (Adapted) • Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (Dialogues) |
This is the list of the National Film Awards (India) for Best Screenplay presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation established by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
The award was instituted in 1967, at 15th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.
Since the 57th National Film Awards in 2009, the award has been sub-categorized into Screenplay Original, Screenplay Writer (Adapted) and Dialogues.
Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:
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