| 38th National Film Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best of Indian cinema in 1990 |
| Awarded by | Directorate of Film Festivals |
| Presented by | R. Venkataraman (President of India) |
| Announced on | 7 April 1991 |
| Site | Siri Fort Auditorium, New Delhi |
| Official website | dff.nic.in |
| Highlights | |
| Best Feature Film | Marupakkam |
| Best Non-Feature Film | Graven Image |
| Best Book | Hindi Cinema Ka Itihaas |
| Best Film Critic | Shoma A. Chatterjee |
| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Akkineni Nageswara Rao |
| Most awards | Lekin... (5) |
The 38th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1990.[1] Ceremony took place in 1991.
With 38th National Film Awards, couple of new awards were instituted for Non-Feature films section. These awards includes Best Investigative Film, Best Audiography, Best Cinematography and Best Editing.