National Film Awards - 1991
Also Known As- 38th National Film Awards 1991Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1991 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | K.S. Sethumadhavan | Marupakkam (Tamil) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Tapan Sinha | Ek Doctor Ki Maut (Hindi) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Rajkumar Santoshi | Ghayal (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Agneepath (Hindi) |
| Best Actress | Vijayashanti | Karthavyam (Telugu) |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nedumudi Venu | His Highness Abdulla (Malayalam) |
| Best Supporting Actress | K.P.A.C. Lalitha | Amaram (Malayalam) |
| Best Music Direction | Hridayanath Mangeshkar | Lekin (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | Gulzar | Lekin (Hindi) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | M. G. Sreekumar | for song 'Nadha Roopini' from film 'His Highness Abdullah (Malayalam)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Lata Mangeshkar | for song 'Yaara Sili Sili' from film 'Lekin (Hindi)' |
| Best Art Direction | Nitish Roy | Lekin (Hindi) |
| Best Cinematography | Santosh Sivan | Perumthachan (Malayalam) |
| Best Editing | M.S. Mony | Iyer The Great (Malayalam) |
| Best Screenplay | K.S. Sethu Madhavan | Marupakkam (Tamil) |
| Best Costume Design | Bhanu Athaiya | Lekin (Hindi) |
| Best Audiography | N. Pandu Rangan | Anjali (Tamil) |
| Best Child Artist | Shyamili, Tarun, Shruthi | Anjali (Tamil) |
| Second Best Feature Film | Tapan Sinha | Ek Doctor Ki Maut (Hindi) |
| Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Anoubham Kiranmala (Actress) & Jayabharathi (Actress) & Sunny Deol (Actor) & Pankaj Kapoor (Actor) | Ishanou (Manipuri) & Marupakkam (Tamil) & Ghayal (Hindi) & Ek Doctor Ki Maut (Hindi) Resp. |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Hindi) | Sudhir Mishra | Dharavi |
| Best Regional Film (Telugu) | - | Bhadram Koduko |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | Mani Ratnam | Anjali |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Other Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Film on Other Social Issues | K. Balachander | Oru Veedu Iru Vaasal (Tamil) |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Non-Feature Film Awards | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Non-Feature Film Cinematography | Santosh Sivan & Victor Bannerjee | Mohiniyattam |
| (Malayalam) & Where No Journey Ends (English) Resp. | ||
| National Film Awards 1991 - Indira Gandhi Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| Ajayan | Perumthachan (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| No Award | - | |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Bhalji Pendharkar (Director, Producer, Writer) | Maharashtra | |
| National Film Awards 1991 - Best Book on Cinema | ||
| Winner | Book | |
| Manomohan Chandha | Hindi Cinema ki Itihaas (Hindi) | |