National Film Awards - 1981
Also Known As- 28th National Film Awards 1981Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1981 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Mrinal Sen | Akaler Sandhane (Bengali) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Mrinal Sen | Akaler Sandhane (Bengali) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | No Award | - |
| National Film Awards 1981 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Balan K. Nair | Oppol (Malayalam) |
| Best Actress | Smita Patil | Chakra (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Satyajit Ray | Hirak Rajar Deshe (Bengali) |
| Best Lyrics | Satyajit Ray | Hirak Rajar Deshe (Bengali) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Anup Ghosal | for film 'Hirak Rajar Deshe (Bengali)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | S. Janaki | for song 'Ettumanoorambalathil' from films 'Oppol (Malayalam)' |
| Best Art Direction | Meera Lakhia | Bhavni Bhavai (Gujarati) |
| Best Cinematography | Ashok Kumar & Sivan | Nenjathai Killathe (Colour) (Tamil)& Yagam (Black & White) (Malayalam) Resp. |
| Best Editing | Gangadhar Naskar | Akaler Sandhane (Bengali) |
| Best Screenplay | Mrinal Sen | Akaler Sandhane (Bengali) |
| Best Audiography | S.P. Ramanathan | Nenjathil Killathe (Tamil) |
| Best Child Artist | Aravind | Oppol (Malayalam) |
| Second Best Feature Film | K.S. Sethumadhavan | Oppol (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 1981 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Assamese) | Dr. Bhabendranath Saikia | Anirbaan |
| National Film Awards 1981 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Utpalendu Chakraborthy | Maina Tadanta (Bengali) | |
| National Film Awards 1981 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Ketan Mehta | Bhavni Bhavai (Gujarati) | |
| National Film Awards 1981 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Naushad Ali (Composer (Music Director)) | Uttar Pradesh | |