The 23rd Filmfare Awards for Hindi-language films were held in Bombay on March 30, 1976.
Sholay led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Amanush and Deewaar with 9 nominations each, and with Aandhi and Sanyasi with 7 nominations each.
Deewaar won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Yash Chopra) and Best Supporting Actor (for Shashi Kapoor). 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, winning Best Editing (for M. S. Shinde).
Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Aandhi and Sholay, winning for the former.
Hema Malini received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Khushboo and Sanyasi, but lost to Lakshmi who won the award for Julie, her first and only win in the category.
Pran received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Do Jhoot and Majboor, but lost to Shashi Kapoor who won the award for Deewaar, his sole acting Filmfare award.
Main awards
Best Film Deewaar Aandhi Amanush Sanyasi Sholay
Best Director Yash Chopra – Deewaar Gulzar – Aandhi Ramesh Sippy – Sholay Shakti Samanta – Amanush Sohanlal Kanwar – Sanyasi
Best Actor Sanjeev Kumar – Aandhi Amitabh Bachchan – Deewaar Manoj Kumar – Sanyasi Sanjeev Kumar – Sholay Uttam Kumar – Amanush
Best Actress Lakshmi – Julie Hema Malini – Khushboo Hema Malini – Sanyasi Jaya Bachchan – Mili Suchitra Sen – Aandhi
Best Supporting Actor Shashi Kapoor – Deewaar Amjad Khan – Sholay Pran – Do Jhoot Pran – Majboor Utpal Dutt – Amanush
Best Supporting Actress Nadira – Julie Aruna Irani – Do Jhoot Farida Jalal – Majboor Nirupa Roy – Deewaar Prema Narayan – Amanush
Best Comic Actor Deven Verma – Chori Mera Kaam Asrani – Rafoo Chakkar Asrani – Sholay Keshto Mukherjee – Kala Sona Mehmood – Qaid
Best Story Deewaar – Salim–Javed Aandhi – Kamleshwar Amanush – Shakti Prada Rajguru Nishant – Vijay Tendulkar Sholay – Salim–Javed
Best Screenplay Deewaar – Salim–Javed
Best Dialogue Deewaar – Salim–Javed
Best Music Director Julie – Rajesh Roshan Dulhan – Laxmikant–Pyarelal Khel Khel Mein – R. D. Burman Sanyasi – Shankar–Jaikishan Sholay – R. D. Burman
Best Lyricist Amanush – Indeevar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda Aandhi – Gulzar for Tere Bina Zindagi Se Dulhan – Anand Bakshi for Chitti Zaroor Aayegi Sanyasi – Visveshwara Sharma for Chal Sanyasi Sholay – Anand Bakshi for Mehbooba Mehbooba
Best Playback Singer, Male Amanush – Kishore Kumar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda Faraar – Kishore Kumar for Main Pyaasa Tu Saawan Khushboo – Kishore Kumar for O Maajhi Re Sanyasi – Manna Dey for Kya Mar Sakegi Sholay – R. D. Burman for Mehbooba Mehbooba
Best Playback Singer, Female Sankalp – Sulakshna Pandit for Tu Hi Sagar Hai Amanush – Asha Bhosle for Kal Ke Apne Jai Santoshi Maa – Usha Mangeshkar for Main To Aarti Julie – Preeti Sagar for My Heart Is Beating Khel Khel Mein – Asha Bhosle for Sapna Mera Toot Gaya
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
Biggest Winners Deewaar – 7/9 Julie – 3/4 Amanush – 2/9 Aandhi – 2/7 Sholay – 1/10 Sanyasi – 0/7
References
https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1976/
See also 25th Filmfare Awards 24th Filmfare Awards Filmfare Awards