| Year | Film | Director | Year | Film | Director |
| 2008 | Taare Zameen Par [Like Stars on Earth](Hindi) | Aamir Khan | 1995 | Karuththamma(Tamil) | Bharathi Raja |
| 2007 | Faltu(Bengali) | Anjan Das | 1994 | Askasadoothu(Malayalam) | Siby Malayil |
| 2006 | Thavamai Thavamirundhu(Tamil) | Cheran | 1993 | Shwet Paatharer Thala(Bengali) | Prabhat Roy |
| 2005 | Hasina(Kannada) | Girish Kasaravalli | 1992 | Durga(Hindi) | Basu Chatterji |
| 2004 | Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam(Malayalam) | T.V. Chandran | 1991 | no award | - |
| 2003 | no award | - | 1990 | Sandhya Raagam(Tamil) | Balu Mahendra |
| 2002 | no award | - | 1989 | no award | - |
| 2001 | Kal Ka Aadmi(Hindi) | Amol Palekar | 1988 | no award | - |
| 2000 | Hari Bhari(Hindi) | Shyam Benegal | 1987 | no award | - |
| 1999 | Athmiyo Swajan(Bengali) | Raja Sen | 1986 | no award | - |
| 1998 | Samantharangal(Malayalam) | S. Balachandra Menon | 1985 | Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!(Hindi) | Saeed Akhtar Mirza |
| 1997 | Laathi(Bengali) | Prabhat Roy | 1984 | no award | - |
| 1996 | Mini(Malayalam) | P. Chandra Kumar | 1983 | Spandan(Hindi) | Biplab Roy Chowdhary |