6th Filmfare Awards
The 6th Filmfare Awards were held in 10 May 1959, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema for the year 1958.
| 6th Filmfare Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 May 1959 |
| Site | Bombay |
| Hosted by | J. C. Jain |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Madhumati |
| Best Actor | Dev Anand for Kala Pani |
| Best Actress | Vyjayanthimala for Sadhna |
| Most awards | Madhumati (9) |
| Most nominations | Madhumati (12) |
Madhumati led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Sadhna with 6 nominations and Yahudi with 5 nominations.
Madhumati won 9 awards – a record at the time – including Best Film, Best Director (for Bimal Roy) and Best Supporting Actor (for Johnny Walker), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
The ceremony was also noted as Vyjayanthimala became the first actress to receive dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Madhumati and Sadhna, winning for the latter.
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