National Film Award

E392748

Indian national award film award

The National Film Award is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually by the government to recognize excellence in cinema across various categories.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
National Film Awards	31
National Film Awards ceremony	8
National Film Award canonical	6
National Film Awards (India)	5
National Film Awards for Feature Films	3
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)	2
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) award	2
Indian National Film Awards system	1
National Film Award (India)	1
National Film Awards India	1
National Film Awards for regional languages	1
National Film Awards jury	1
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal	1
Rashtriya Film Puraskar	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3848640 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Film Award
Context triple: [Aamir Khan, awardReceived, National Film Award]

A. National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances in Indian cinema across various languages.
B. National Film Award for Best Direction
The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in film direction.
C. National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English is a prestigious Indian cinema honor presented annually by the Government of India to recognize excellence in English-language feature filmmaking.
D. National Film Award for Best Actress
The National Film Award for Best Actress is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in Indian cinema, including Bengali-language films.
E. National Film Award for Best Children's Film
The National Film Award for Best Children's Film is a prestigious Indian national honor presented annually to recognize outstanding feature films made for children across the country’s various film industries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Film Award
Target entity description: The National Film Award is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually by the government to recognize excellence in cinema across various categories.

A. National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances in Indian cinema across various languages.
B. National Film Award for Best Direction
The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding achievement in film direction.
C. National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English is a prestigious Indian cinema honor presented annually by the Government of India to recognize excellence in English-language feature filmmaking.
D. National Film Award for Best Actress
The National Film Award for Best Actress is one of India’s most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize outstanding leading performances by actresses in Indian cinema, including Bengali-language films.
E. National Film Award for Best Children's Film
The National Film Award for Best Children's Film is a prestigious Indian national honor presented annually to recognize outstanding feature films made for children across the country’s various film industries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian national award ⓘ film award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Rashtriya Film Puraskar ⓘ linked to: National Film Award
awardCeremonyLocation	New Delhi ⓘ linked to: New Delhi, India
awardedFor	best films of the year in India ⓘ best performances in Indian cinema ⓘ contribution to film literature ⓘ technical excellence in filmmaking ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
firstAwarded	1954 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasCategory	Best Actor ⓘ Best Actress ⓘ Best Book on Cinema ⓘ Best Children's Film ⓘ Best Cinematography ⓘ Best Debut Film of a Director ⓘ Best Direction ⓘ Best Editing ⓘ Best Feature Film ⓘ Best Film Critic ⓘ Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation ⓘ Best Film on Social Issues ⓘ Best Lyrics ⓘ Best Music Direction ⓘ Best Non-Feature Film ⓘ Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment ⓘ Best Screenplay ⓘ Best Supporting Actor ⓘ Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
inception	1954 ⓘ
includesHonor	Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) Award ⓘ linked to: Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) Award ⓘ cash prize ⓘ certificate of merit ⓘ
jurisdiction	national ⓘ
language	multiple Indian languages ⓘ
officialWebsite	https://dff.gov.in ⓘ
organisedBy	Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ
presentedBy	Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ Government of India ⓘ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ⓘ linked to: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
purpose	to recognize excellence in Indian cinema ⓘ
scope	all Indian languages ⓘ feature films ⓘ non-feature films ⓘ writing on cinema ⓘ
selectionProcess	jury-based ⓘ
significance	one of the most prestigious film awards in India ⓘ

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