The 3rd Filmfare Awards for Hindi cinema were held in 1956.
Azaad led the ceremony with 4 nominations, followed by Biraj Bahu and Jagriti with 3 nominations.
Biraj Bahu and Jagriti won 2 awards each, with the former winning Best Director (for Bimal Roy) and Best Actress (for Kamini Kaushal), and the latter winning Best Film and Best Supporting Actor (for Abhi Bhattacharya), thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.
Main awards
Best FilmBest DirectorJagriti – Filmistan ProductionsAzaad – Pakshiraja Studios Biraj Bahu – Hiten Chaudhary Productions |valign=top|Bimal Roy – Biraj BahuBest ActorBest ActressDilip Kumar – Azaad as Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan Bharat Bhushan – Mirza Ghalib as Mirza Ghalib Dev Anand – Munimji as Amar/RajKamini Kaushal – Biraj Bahu as Biraj Chakravorty Geeta Bali – Vachan as Kamala Meena Kumari – Azaad as ShobhaBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressAbhi Bhattacharya – Jagriti as Shekhar Johnny Walker – Railway Platform as Johnny Ulhas – Kundan as Inspector Sher SinghNirupa Roy – Munimji as Malti Geeta Bali – Kavi as Basanti Suryakumari – Uran Khatola as Raj RaniBest StoryBest Music DirectorMukhram Sharma – Vachan Manoranjan Ghose – Jagriti Rajinder Singh Bedi – Garam CoatHemant Kumar – Nagin C. Ramchandra – Azaad Naushad – Uran Khatola
Technical Awards Best Cinematography Best Sound RecordistDwarka Divecha – YasminR. Kaushik – AmarBest Art DirectionBest EditorRusi Banker – Mirza GhalibHrishikesh Mukherjee – Naukari
Superlatives The following films had multiple wins and/or multiple nominations Movie Awards NominationsBiraj Bahu23JagritiAzaad14Mirza Ghalib2MunimjiVachanUran Khatola0
References
External links 3rd Filmfare awards