National Film Award for Best Cinematography

The National Film Award (Silver Lotus Award) for Best Cinematography are given annually. The only female who has won this award is Anjuli Shukla, who won the award for her debut film, Kutty Srank (2010). The most time winners are Santosh Sivan & K.K. Mahajan - 4 awards each for best cinematography category.

Year Cinematographer
(Winner)		 Film Language
2011 Madhu Ambat Adaminte Makan Abu Malayalam
2010 Anjuli Shukla Kutty Srank Malayalam
2009 Abhik Mukhopadhyay Antaheen Bengali
2008 Shanker Raman[1] Frozen Hindi
2007 Goutam Ghose Yatra Hindi
2006 Madhu Ambat Sringaram Tamil
2005 Mahesh Aney Swades Hindi
2004 Abhik Mukhopadhyay Bhalo Theko Bengali
2003 Abhik Mukhopadhyay Patalghar Bengali
2002 Ramachandra Halkare Dweepa Kannada
2001 Ashok Mehta Moksha Hindi
2000 Anil Mehta Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Hindi
1999 Santosh Sivan Dil Se Hindi
1998 Santosh Sivan Iruvar Tamil
1997 Mrinal Kanthidas Rag Birag Assamese
1996 Santosh Sivan Kalapani Malayalam
1995 K.V. Anand Thenmavin Kombath Malayalam
1994 Venu Manichitrathazhu Malayalam
1993 Venu Miss. Beatty's Children English
1992 Apurba Kishore Bir Adi Mimansa Oriya
1991 Santosh Sivan Perumthachan Malayalam
1990 Virendra Saini Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro Hindi
1989 Apurba Kishore Bir Daasi Telugu
1988 P.C. Sriram Nayagan Tamil
1987 Venu Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal Malayalam
1986 Subrata Mitra New Delhi Times Hindi
1985 Jehangir Choudhary Holi Hindi
1984 Madhu Ambatt
B.Bindhani & Rajshekhar		 Adi Shankaracharya (Colour)
Neeraba Jhada (Black & White)		 Sanskrit
Oriya
1983 Balu Mahendra Moondram Pirai (Colour) Tamil
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1982 Ashok Mehta
Shripathi R. Bhat		 36 Chowringhee Lane (Colour)
Mooru Darigulu (Black & White)		 English
Kannada
1981 Ashok Kumar Agarwal
Sivan		 Nenjathai Killathe (Colour)
Yagam (Black & White)		 Tamil
Malayalam
1980 Rajan Kinagi
Kamal Nayak		 Shodh (Colour)
Neem Annapurna (Black & White)		 Hindi
Bengali
1979 Govind Nihalani
Shaji N. Karun		 Junoon (Colour)
Thamp (Black & White)		 Hindi
Malayalam
1978 Soumendu Roy
Balu Mahendra		 Shatranj Ke Khiladi (Colour)
Kokila (Black & White)		 Hindi/Urdu
Kannada
1977 S. Ramachandra
P.S. Nivas		 Rishya Shringa (Colour)
Mohiniattam (Black & White)		 Kannada
Malayalam
1976 Ishan Arya
B.S. Loknath		 Muthyala Muggu (Colour)
Apoorva Raagangal (Black & White)		 Telugu
Tamil
1975 Soumendu Roy
K.K. Mahajan		 Sonar Kella (Colour)
Chorus (Black & White)		 Bengali
Bengali
1974 Soumendu Roy
Apurba Kishore Bir		 Ashani Sanket (Colour)
27 Down (Black & White)		 Bengali
Hindi
1973 K.K. Mahajan
M.C. Ravi Varma		 Maya Darpan (Colour)
Swayamvaram (Black & White)		 Hindi
Malayalam
1972 S. Ramachandran
Nando Bhattacharya		 Reshma Aur Shera (Colour)
Anubhav (Black & White)		 Hindi
Bengali
1971 Radhu Karmakar
K.K. Mahajan		 Mera Naam Joker (Colour)
Uski Roti (Black & White)		 Hindi
Hindi
1970 Marcus Bartley
K.K. Mahajan		 Shanti Nilayam (Colour)
Sara Akash (Black & White)		 Tamil
Hindi
1969 K.S. Prasad
Nariman F. Irani		 Thillana Mohanambal (Colour)
Saraswati Chandra (Black & White)		 Tamil
Hindi
1968 M.N. Malhotra
S. Ramachandran		 Hamraaz (Colour)
Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (Black & White)		 Hindi
Hindi

References

  1. ^ "55th NATIONAL FILM AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2007". http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2009/sep/r2009090707.pdf. 
Lifetime Achievement Award: Dadasaheb Phalke Award

Feature Films: Best Film | Second Best Film | Third Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress

Best Art Direction | Best Make-up | Best Child Artist | Best Cinematography | Best Costume Design | Best Screenplay

Best Music Direction | Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer | Best Lyrics | Best Choreography

Best Audiography | Best Film Editing | Best Special Effects | Best Children's Film | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration | Best Film on Family Welfare | Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director

Special Jury Award / Special Mention

Non-Feature Films: Best Film | Best Director | Best First Film | Best Short Fiction Film
Best Films in Regional Languages
Others