25th Filmfare Awards (1978)
The 25th Filmfare Awards honored the best Bollywood films of 1977.
Smita Patil starrer "Bhumika: The Role" won the Best Film award.
Amitabh Bachchan won the Best Actor award for his role in "Amar Akbar Anthony".
Shabana Azmi won the Best Actess award for her role in "Swami".
Basu Chatterjee won the Best Director award for "Swami".
- WINNER
Best Film - Critics
The Chess Players (a.k.a. Shatranj Ke Khilari)
- Satyajit Ray
Best Film
Bhumika - The Role
- Lalit M. Bijlani, Freni Variava
Best Actor
Amar Akbar Anthony
- Amitabh Bachchan
Best Actress
Swami
- Shabana Azmi
Best Supporting Actor
Gharaonda (The Nest)
- Shreeram Lagoo
Best Supporting Actress
Priyatama
- Asha Sachdev
Best Director
Swami
- Basu Chatterjee
Best Music Director
Amar Akbar Anthony
- Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma
Best Art Direction
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
- Shanti Dass
Best Cinematographer
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
- Munir Khan
Best Editing
Amar Akbar Anthony
- Kamlakar Karkhanis
Best Playback Singer - Female
Manthan
- Preeti Sagar
for "Mere gaon kaghapaane varo paane"
Best Playback Singer - Male
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen
- Mohammad Rafi
for "Kya hua tera vada"
Best Lyrics
Gharaonda (The Nest)
- Gulzar
for "Do deewane shahar mein"
Best Dialogue
Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye
- Vrajendra Gaur
Best Story
Swami
- Saratchandra Chatterjee
Best Screenplay
Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaaye
- Lekh Tandon, Vrajendra Gaur, Madhusudan Kalekar