The National Film Award for Best Animated Film was one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India.
It was one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with a Golden Lotus (Swarna Kamal).
At the 70th National Film Awards, the category was discontinued and combined with Best Special Effects.
The new award is named as National Film Award for Best Film in AVGC ( Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comic) with two categories, one for the producer and director, and the other one for visual effects supervisor.
The award includes a cash prize of ₹1,00,000.