| Best Actor | Naseeruddin Shah | Sparsh |
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| Best Actress | Shobha | Pasi |
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| Best Art Direction | | 22 June 1897 (Marathi) |
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| Best Child Artiste | Geeta Khanna | Aangan Ki Kali |
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| Best Children's Film | | Dangeyedda Makkalu (Kannada) |
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| Best Cinematography (Black And White) | | Nim Annapurna |
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| Best Cinematography (Colour) | | Shodh |
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| Best Director | | Ek Din Pratidin |
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| Best Editing | | Ek Din Pratidin |
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| Best Educational/instructional Film (Documentary) | | A Matter Of Life & Death (English) |
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| Best Experimental Film ( Documentary ) | | Child On A Chess Board |
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| Best Feature Film | | Shodh |
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| Best Feature Film On National Integration | | 22 June 1897 (Marathi) |
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| Best Feature Film Providing Popular And Wholesome Entertainment | | Sankara Bharanam |
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| Best Indian News Review ( Documentary ) | | Indian News Review No. 1592 |
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| Best Information Film (Documentary) | | The Kalbelias-Nomads Of Rajasthan (English) |
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| Best Music | K.V. Mahadevan | Sankara Bharanam |
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| Best Newsreel Cameraman ( Documentary ) | | Mission To China (INR No. 1585) |
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| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Vani Jairam | Sankara Bharanam |
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| Best Playback Singer (Male) | S. P. Balasubrahmaniam | Sankara Bharanam |
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| Best Promotional Film ( Documentary ) | | Story Of Independence (English) |
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| Best Regional Feature Films | | Arivu (Kannada) |
| | Ek Din Pratidin |
| | Nagna Sathyam |
| | Olangthages Wangmadasoo (Manipuri) |
| | Peruvazhiambalam (Malayalam) |
| | Shri Krishnaka Rasalila (Oriya) |
| | Sinhasan (Marathi) |
| | Sparsh |
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| Best Screenplay | | Sparsh |
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| Dadasaheb Phalke Award | Sohrab Modi | |
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| Special Commendation By The Jury | | Acharya Kripalani (English) |
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