| National Film Award for Best Film | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements for Bangladeshi cinema |
| Sponsored by | Government of Bangladesh |
| Location | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Presented by | Ministry of Information |
| First awarded | 1975 (1st) |
| Last awarded | 2022 (47th) |
| Currently held by | Mohammad Qayyum - Kura Pokkhir Shunne Ura Md Tamzid Ul Alam- Poran |
| Highlights | |
| Most awards | Impress Telefilm Limited - Faridur Reza Sagar (9 awards) |
| First winner | Narayan Ghosh Mita, Lathial (1975) |
| Website | moi |
The Bangladesh National Award for Best Film (officially National Award Best Film Bengali: জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার শ্রেষ্ঠ চলচ্চিত্র) is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Department of Films and Publications, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information in Bangladesh. It is the highest award for films in Bangladesh. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category in a year. The award comprises a medal, a certificate, and a cash prize of ৳50,000.
Lathial, produced and directed by Narayan Ghosh Mita, won the first National Film Awards for Best Film in 1975. Chashi Nazrul Islam and Tauquir Ahmed are the most honoured directors, they both have three films—Shuvoda (1986), Padma Meghna Jamuna (1991), Hason Raja (2002); and Joyjatra (2004), Daruchini Dip (2007), Oggatonama (2016) respectively won the award. Followed by Sheikh Niamat Ali, Amjad Hossain and Morshedul Islam, Tanvir Mokammel (two each).
Since 2019, the award has given jointly to two films.