6th Filmfare Awards

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]

6th Filmfare Awards
Date10 May 1959
SiteBombay
Hosted byJ. C. Jain
Highlights
Best FilmMadhumati
Most awardsMadhumati (9)
Most nominationsMadhumati (12)

Madhumati led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Sadhna with 6 nominations.

Madhumati won 9 awards, a record at the time, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

The ceremony was also noted as Vyjayanthimala became the first actress to be receive 2 nominations for Best Actress in the same year - she was nominated for Madhumati and Sadhna, winning for the latter.

Main Awards

Bimal Roy — Best Director (Madhumati)
Dev Anand — Best Actor (Kala Pani)
Vyjayanthimala — Best Actress (Sadhna)
Johnny Walker — Best Supporting Actor (Madhumati)
Nalini Jaywant — Best Supporting Actress (Kala Pani)
Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Playback Singer – Male Best Playback Singer – Female
  • Award won by a female singer

Technical Awards

Best Story Best Dialogue
Best Editing Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction Best Sound Design

Multiple Nominations & Wins

The following films received multiple awards and nominations.

Movie Awards Nominations
Madhumati 9 12
Sadhna 2 6
Kala Pani 2 2
Yahudi 1 5
Chandan 1 1
Talaaq 0 3

See also

References

  1. The Times Group (10 May 1959). "1961 Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "The Winners 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. "The Nominations – 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
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