National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)
| National Film Award – Special Mention | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to Indian Cinema | |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Formerly called | Special Commendation (1978) |
| First award | 1978 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Manoj Bajpayee Sanjoy Chowdhury |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 72 |
| First winner | Mrinal Sen Muzaffar Ali |
The National Film Award – Special Mention is a certificate of merit presented by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several honours presented for feature films. The recipients of Special Mention are presented with a certificate of merit, without any trophies or cash prizes.
The certificate was instituted in 1978, at 26th National Film Awards and awarded for films produced in a given year across the country, in all Indian languages.