The prestigious National Film Awards were incepted in the year 1954. Later from 1973, the award ceremonies were administrated by the Indian government’s Directorate of Film Festivals. The awards ceremonies were introduced to honor films that were made across India which featured Indian art and culture. The ‘Best Art Direction’ award is one of the sub-categories of Silver Lotus Award and was first introduced in 1980. The inaugural award was presented to the movie ‘22 June 1897’. It is a 1979 Marathi film, directed by Jayoo Patwardhan and Nachiket Patwardhan; co-written by Shankar Nag and Nachiket Patwardhan. The movie is based on the true life story of the assassination of British Government officers Rand ICS and Lt. Ayerst. It is also included in the book ‘One Hundred Indian Feature Films: An Annotated Filmography’
The Winners For Silver Lotus Best Art Direction Award Are:
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Year
|
Winner
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Film
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Language
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2009
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Gautam Sen
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Firaaq
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Hindi
|
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2008
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Sabu Cyril
|
Om Shanti Om
|
Hindi
|
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2007
|
Thotta Tharani
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Sivaji: The Boss
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Tamil
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2006
|
C. B. More
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Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story
|
Hindi
|
|
2005
|
Samir Chanda
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Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
|
English / Hindi
|
|
2004
|
Indranil Ghosh
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Chokher Bali
|
Bengali
|
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2004
|
Sharmishta Roy
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Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
|
Hindi / Urdu
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|
2003
|
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
|
Devdas
|
Hindi
|
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2002
|
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
|
Lagaan
|
Hindi / English
|
|
2001
|
P. Krishnamoorthy
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Bharati
|
Tamil
|
|
2000
|
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
|
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
|
Hindi
|
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1999
|
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
|
Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar
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English
|
|
1998
|
Ramesh Desai
|
Thaayi Saheba
|
Kannada
|
|
1997
|
Thotta Tharani
|
Indian
|
Tamil
|
|
1996
|
Sabu Cyril
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Kalapani
|
Malayalam
|
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1995
|
Sabu Cyril
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Thenmavin Kombath
|
Malayalam
|
|
1994
|
Suresh Sawant
|
Muhafiz
|
Hindi / Urdu
|
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1993
|
Sameer Chanda
|
Rudaali
|
Hindi
|
|
1992
|
Sameer Chanda
|
Rukmavati Ki Haveli
|
Hindi
|
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1991
|
Nitish Roy
|
Lekin
|
Hindi
|
|
1990
|
P. Krishna Moorthy
|
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
|
Malayalam
|
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1989
|
T. Vaikundam
|
Daasi
|
Telugu
|
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1988
|
Thotta Tharani
|
Nayagan
|
Tamil
|
|
1987
|
P. Krishna Moorthy
|
Madhavacharya
|
Kannada
|
|
1986
|
Sham Bhutker
|
Rao Saheb
|
Hindi
|
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1985
|
Nachiket Patwardhan, Jayoo Patwardhan
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Utsav
|
Hindi
|
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1984
|
Nitish Roy
|
Mandi
|
Hindi
|
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1983
|
Nitish Roy
|
Kharij
|
Hindi
|
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1982
|
Manzoor
|
Umrao Jaan
|
Urdu
|
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1981
|
Meera Lakhia
|
Bhavni Bhavai
|
Gujarati
|
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1980
|
Jayoo Patwardhan
|
22 June 1897
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Marathi
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