1980 - Jayoo Patwardhan - 22 June 1897 -Marathi

1981-Meera Lakhia Bhavni -Bhavai -Gujarati

1982- Manzoor Umrao- Jaan -Urdu

1983- Nitish Roy -Kharij - Hindi

1984- Nitish Roy- Mandi - Hindi

1985- Nachiket Patwardhan and Jayoo Patwardhan -Utsav -Hindi

1986 -Sham Bhutker Rao - Saheb- Hindi

1987- P. Krishna Moorthy - Madhavacharya- Kannada

1988- Thotta Tharani - Nayagan- Tamil

1989 - T. Vaikundam- Daasi - Telugu

1990- P. Krishna Moorthy - Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha - Malayalam

1991- Nitish Roy- Lekin - Hindi

1992 - Sameer Chanda - Rukmavati Ki Haveli - Hindi

1993- Sameer Chanda - Rudaali - Hindi

1994- Suresh Sawant - Muhafiz - Hindi / Urdu

1995 - Sabu Cyril - Thenmavin Kombath- Malayalam

1996- Sabu Cyril - Kalapani - Malayalam

1997- Thotta Tharani- ndian - Tamil

1998- Ramesh Desai - Thaayi Saheba - Kannada

1999- Nitin Chandrakant Desai - Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar - English

2000 - Nitin Chandrakant Desai- Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - Hindi

2001- P. Krishnamoorthy - Bharati - Tamil

2002- Nitin Chandrakant Desai - Lagaan - Hindi /English

2003- Nitin Chandrakant Desai - Devdas- Hindi

2004- 1. Indranil Ghosh 2. Sharmishta- Roy Chokher- Bali Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities - Bengali/Hindi / Urdu

2005- Samir Chanda - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero- English /Hindi

2006- C. B. More - Taj Mahal—An Eternal Love Story - Hindi

2007- Thotta Tharani - Sivaji: The Boss - Tamil

2008- Sabu Cyril - Om Shanti Om- Hindi

2009 -Gautam Sen - Firaaq - Hindi

2010- Sabu Cyril  - Enthiran - Tamil