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1970-an

• 1971 Uski Roti – Mani Kaul
• 1972 Ashadh Ka Ek Din – Mani Kaul
• 1973 Maya Darpan – Kumar Shahani
• 1974 Duvidha – Mani Kaul
• 1975 Rajnigandha – Basu Chatterjee
• 1976 Aandhi – Gulzar
• 1977 Mrigayaa – Mrinal Sen
• 1978 Shatranj Ke Khilari – Satyajit Ray
• 1979 Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan – Saeed Akhtar Mirza

1980-an

• 1980 Jeena Yahan – Basu Chatterjee
• 1981 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai – Saeed Akhtar Mirza
• 1982 Aadharshila – Ashok Ahuja
• 1983 Masoom – Shekhar Kapoor
• 1984 Sookha – M.S. Sathyu
• 1985 Damul – Prakash Jha
• 1986 Aghaat – Govind Nihalani
• 1987 no award
• 1988 no award
• 1989 Om-Dar-Ba-Dar – Kamal Swaroop

1990-an

• 1990 Khayal Gatha – Kumar Shahani
• 1991 Kasba – Kumar Shahani
• 1992 Diksha – Arun Kaul
• 1993 Idiot – Mani Kaul
• 1994 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa – Kundan Shah
• 1995 Bandit Queen – Shekhar Kapur
• 1996 Bombay (The only film with Dubbed version) – Mani Ratnam
• 1997 Khamoshi: The Musical – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• 1998 Virasat – Priyadarshan
• 1999 Satya – Ram Gopal Varma

2000-an

• 2000 Sarfarosh – John Matthew Matthan
• 2001 Halo – Santosh Sivan
• 2002 Dil Chahta Hai – Farhan Akhtar
• 2003 The Legend of Bhagat Singh – Rajkumar Santoshi
• 2004 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. – Rajkumar Hirani
• 2005 Yuva – Mani Ratnam & Dev – Govind Nihalani
• 2006 Black – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
• 2007 Lage Raho Munna Bhai – Rajkumar Hirani
• 2008 Chak De! India – Shimit Amin
• 2009 Mumbai Meri Jaan – Nishikanth Kamath

2010-an