16th Filmfare Awards
The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969. "Brahmachari" led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by "Neel Kamal" with 8 nominations and "Ankhen" with 7 nominations. "Brahmachari" won 6 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Shammi Kapoor won his only Best Actor award for "Brahmachari". Main awards. Best Film. "Brahmachari" Best Director. "Ramanand Sagar – Ankhen" Best Actor. "Shammi Kapoor – Brahmachari" Best Actress. "Waheeda Rehman – Neel Kamal" Best Supporting Actor. "Sanjeev Kumar – Shikar" Best Supporting Actress. "Simi Garewal – Saathi" Best Comic Actor. "Johnny Walker – Shikar" Best Story. "Brahmachari – Sachin Bhowmick" Best Screenplay. "Majhli  Didi – Nabendu Ghosh" Best Dialogue. "Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza" Best Music. "Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan" Best Lyrics. "Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum" Best Playback Singer, Male. "Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Dil Ke Jharoke Main" Best Playback Singer, Female. "Shikar – Asha Bhosle for Parde Mein Rehne Do" Best Art Direction, B&W. Majhli Didi - Ajit Banerjee Best Art Direction, Color. Noor Jehan "- A.A. Majid" Best Cinematography, B&W. Saraswatichandra - Nariman A. Irani Best Cinematography, Color. "Ankhen - G. Singh" Best Editing. Saathi - N.M. Shankar Best Sound. Shikar - P. Thakkersey Critics' awards. Best Documentary. "Explorer"