National Film Award For Best Supporting Actor - Winners

For a convincing portrayal of anguish of a husband who is unable to accept his wife.

For breathing life into complex feaudal character, who tries to control a destiny beyond his reach.

For his sharp and incisive delineation of the immorality of a human being who is weak and mean.

For his unique portrayal of a psychotic character.

For maintaining the character with consistency and sensitivity.

For convincing portrayal of the oppressed farmer.

For his outstanding portrayal of hardened and cynical lawyer who takes on new challenges in his quest for justice.

For his performances in the films to reveal contradictory human emotions at the outer and inner levels.

For bringing credibility to his role with strength and total conviction.

For making heart break of a broken father come alive with dignity and poise.

For his brilliant and soul searching portrayal of Shree Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and succeeds in elevating the character to a spiritual level.

For his brilliant performance as an obsessed husband.

For his sensitive and consistent portrayal of a powerful character that spans a colourful political career.

For his flawless performance of the eccentric underworld trapped in a system, cold blooded yet vulnerable at the same time.

For his serious performance as a cold blooded fundamentalist stalking the cities during the turbulent years of partition that led to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.

For his portrayal of Hasanabba. He is an agent who procures local girls for arabs to marry in an impoverished village in Karnataka. He brings a wonderful sensitivity to the character, without turning it into a stereotypical villain.

For depicting a ruthless character, trapped in a world without social values.

For his touching and absorbing portrayal of a physically challenged man.

For his riveting yet understated performance as a mafia don.

For his subtle yet powerful performance which is understated portraying a helpless bedridden old royal.

For his competent depiction of an endearing man who finds it difficult to give up his addiction to alcohol but still emerges vicarious as his protégé the young village lad conquers his dream.

For the sincere portrayal of a wide range of emotions of two divergent and equally challenging characters of Gandhi in "Lage Raho Munna Bhai" and a benign middle-class clerk in "Shevri".

For truthfully portraying the angst of a great historical figure – Mahatma Gandhi. The Father of the Nation stands defeated in his personal relationship with his own son.

For his moving performance as a musician trying to rise above personal tragedy.

For the consummate ease with which he persuades and inspires everyone around him while retaining his integrity and dignity.

For a heart-warming performance as a policeman who discovers his humanity in the process of capturing an escaped fugitive.

For the sheer vitality in performance and credible characterization that he brings to the screen in portraying a truly unusual role rarely occupying such a substantial part of the screen story. He achieves realization of a wide spectrum of emotions - from moving affection for his beloved horse, fierce determination to get it back, tender love for his faithful bride to be, mixing comic energy with innocent sentiment.

As a medical professional running a fertility clinic, the actor has performed with panache, which forms the central core of the film. .