23rd Filmfare Awards
The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976. "Sholay" led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by "Amanush" and "Deewaar" with 9 nominations each, along with "Aandhi" and "Sanyasi with 7 nominations each." "Deewaar" won 7 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. "Sholay", considered one of the most successful films of Bollywood, was expected to steam-roll the competition, controversially went home with just 1 win out of its 10 nominations. Shashi Kapoor won his sole acting Filmfare award, as Best Supporting Actor for "Deewaar". Main Awards. Best Film. "Deewaar" Best  Director. "Yash Chopra – Deewaar" Best Actor. "Sanjeev Kumar – Aandhi" Best Actress. "Lakshmi – Julie" Best Supporting Actor. "Shashi Kapoor – Deewaar" Best Supporting Actress. "Nadira – Julie" Best Comic Actor. "Deven Verma – Chori Mera Kaam" Best Story. "Deewaar – Salim–Javed" Best Screenplay. "Deewaar – Salim–Javed" Best Dialogue. "Deewaar – Salim–Javed" Best Music. "Julie – Rajesh Roshan" Best Lyrics. "Amanush – Indeevar for Dil Aisa Kisi" "Ne Mera Toda" Best Playback Singer, Male. "Amanush – Kishore Kumar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda" Best Playback Singer, Female. Sankalp – Sulakshna Pandit for Tu Hi Sagar Hai Best Art Direction. "Do Jhoot" - Bansi Chandragupta Best Cinematography. "Dharmatma" - Kamal  Bose Best Editing. "Sholay" - M. S. Shinde Best Sound. "Deewaar" - M. A. Shaikh Critics' Awards. Best Film. "Aandhi" Best Documentary. "Sarojini Naidu" Special Award. "Preeti Sagar" for "My Heart Is Beating" in Julie References. https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1976/