National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)

National Film Award – Special Mention
National award for contributions to Indian Cinema
Sponsored byNational Film Development Corporation of India
Formerly calledSpecial Commendation (1978)
First award1978
Most recent winnerM. R. Rajakrishnan

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.