25th Annual BFJA Awards

Best Indian Films (In Order of Merit)

Best Director

Satyajit Ray - Teen Kanya

Best Actor

Uttam Kumar - Saptapadi

Best Actress

Suchitra Sen - Saptapadi

Best Actor in Supporting Role

Anil Chatterjee - Agni Sanskar

Best Actress in Supporting Role

Manju Dey - Carey Saheber Munshi

Best Cinematographer

Ajoy Kar - Saptapadi

Best Music Director

Hemanta Mukherjee - Swaralipi and Ravi Shankar - Sandhayarag

Best Lyricist

Gouri Prasanna Majumdar - Swaralipi

Best Audiographer

Bani Dutta - Swaralipi

Best Dialogue

Santosh Ghosh - Swayambara

Best Director

Nitin Bose - Gunga Jumna

Best Actor

Dilip Kumar - Gunga Jumna

Best Actress

Vyjayantimala - Gunga Jumna

Best Actor in Supporting Role

Pran - Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai

Best Actress in Supporting Role

Nirupa Roy - Chhaya and Indrani Mukherjee - Usne Kaha Tha

Best Music Director

Naushad - Gunga Jumna

Best Lyricist

Shakeel Badayuni - Gunga Jumna

Best Cinematographer

V. Baba Saheb - Gunga Jumna

Best Audiographer

M. I. Dharmsay - Gunga Jumna

Best Dialogue

Wazahat Mirza - Gunga Jumna and Rajendra Krishan - Chhaya and S. Khalil - Usne Kaha Tha

Ten Best Films

1. Ben-Hur
2. The Apartment
3. Kanał
4. Girl Seeks Father
5. The Millionairess
6. On the Beach
7. South Pacific
8. Pepe
9. The Singer Not the Song
10. Elmer Gantry

Best Director

William Wyler - Ben-Hur

Best Actor

Charlton Heston - Ben-Hur

Best Actress

Shirley Maclaine - The Apartment

Best Supporting Actor

Charles Laughton - Under Ten Flags

Best Supporting Actress

Shirley Jones - Elmer Gantry