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6th Filmfare Awards

1959 awards for Hindi cinema


1959 awards for Hindi cinema

FieldValue
number6
awardFilmfare Awards
date10 May 1959
siteBombay
hostJ. C. Jain
best_filmMadhumati
most_winsMadhumati (9)
most_nominationsMadhumati (12)
best_actorDev Anand for Kala Pani
best_actressVyjayanthimala for Sadhna
last5th
next7th

The 6th Filmfare Awards were held in 10 May 1959, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema for the year 1958.

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 ever actor to receive dual acting nominations in the same year for her performances in Madhumati and Sadhna, winning for the latter. The nominations also makes her the first-ever multi-nominee across all categories, a record she shares with Mukhram Sharma nominated for Sadhna and Talaaq, winning for the former. The win also makes her the first performer in Filmfare history to win in both leading and supporting categories.

Main Awards

Best FilmBest DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Music DirectorBest LyricistBest Playback Singer – MaleBest Playback Singer – FemaleBest StoryBest Dialogue

Technical Awards

Best EditingBest CinematographyBest Art DirectionBest Sound Design

Superlatives

The following films had multiple wins and/or nominations

MovieAwardsNominations
Madhumati912
Sadhna26
Kala Pani2
Yahudi15
Talaaq03
Phir Subha Hogi2

References

References

  1. The Times Group. (10 May 1959). "1961 Filmfare Awards". [[The Times of India]].
  2. "The Winners 1958". [[The Times of India]].
  3. "The Nominations – 1958". [[The Times of India]].
  4. "Filmfare Awards Flashback: Record breaking films {{!}} Filmfare.com".
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