6th Filmfare Awards
Award ceremony for Hindi language films
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The 6th Filmfare Awards were held in 10 May 1959, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema for the year 1958.[1][2][3]
Madhumati led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Sadhna with 6 nominations and Yahudi with 5 nominations.
Madhumati won 9 awards – a record at the time – including Best Film, Best Director (for Bimal Roy) and Best Supporting Actor (for Johnny Walker), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
The ceremony was also noted as Vyjayanthimala became the first actress to receive dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Madhumati and Sadhna, winning for the latter.
Main Awards
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Bimal Roy, Best Director
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Vyjayanthimala, Best Actress
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Johnny Walker, Best Supporting Actor
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Nalini Jaywant, Best Supporting Actress
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Salil Chowdhury, Best Music Director
Best Film | Best Director |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
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Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
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Best Playback Singer – Male | Best Playback Singer – Female |
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Best Story | Best Dialogue |
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Technical Awards
Best Editing | Best Cinematography |
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Best Art Direction | Best Sound Design |
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Superlatives
The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations
Movie | Awards | Nominations |
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Madhumati | 9 | 12 |
Sadhna | 2 | 6 |
Kala Pani | 2 | |
Yahudi | 1 | 5 |
Talaaq | 0 | 3 |
Phir Subha Hogi | 2 |
See also
References
- ^ The Times Group (10 May 1959). "1961 Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "The Winners 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "The Nominations – 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
External links
- Winner and nomination of 6th Filmfare Awards at Internet Movie Database
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