| National Film Award for Best Direction | |
|---|---|
| National award for contributions to non-feature films | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic direction achievement |
| Sponsored by | National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Reward(s) |
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| First awarded | 2000 |
| Last awarded | 2022 |
| Most recent winner | Miriam Chandy Menacherry |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 18 |
| First winner | Arun Vasant Khopkar |
The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus).
The award was instituted in 2000, at 48th National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.