The country’s prestigious National Film Awards were first presented in 1954. From 1973, the award ceremonies were administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals. The government appoints a national panel every year to select the winning entry. The President of India hands out the awards to the winners for the year. The awards are presented to honor and encourage the films which are directed across the borders of India featuring Indian art and culture. The ‘Best Animated Film’ award is one of the sub-categories of Non-Feature Film Awards and was introduced in 1999. The inaugural award was bagged by Arun Gongade for the film ‘Education Only her Future’.

The Winners For National Award For Best Animated Film Are:

Year
Film
Director
Language
2006
Kittu
B. Sathya
Telugu
2005
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Steve Box Nick Park
English
2004
The Incredibles
Brad Bird
English
2003
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2002
Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki
Japanese
2001
The Landscape
Ravi Jadhav
English
2000
Chicken Run
Peter Lord Nick Park
English
1999
Education Only her Future
Arun Gongade
English