+ Accolades received by Satyajit RayA portrait of Satyajit Ray Awards for films Awards for the films directed by Ray Film Won Nominated Pather Panchali Aparajito Parash Pathar Jalsaghar Apur Sansar Devi Teen Kanya Rabindranath Tagore Kanchenjungha Abhijan Mahanagar Charulata Two Kapurush-O-Mahapurush Nayak Chiriyakhana Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Aranyer Din Ratri Pratidwandi Seemabaddha Sikkim The Inner Eye Ashani Sanket Sonar Kella Jana Aranya Bala Shatranj Ke Khilari Joi Baba Felunath Hirak Rajar Deshe Pikoo Sadgati Ghare Baire Sukumar Ray Ganashatru Shakha Proshakha Agantuk Total number of awards and nominations Awards for the films contributed by Ray Film Won Nominated Baksa Badal Goopy Bagha Phire Elo Uttoran Total number of awards and nominations
Satyajit Ray (; 2 May 1921 – 23 April 1992) was an Indian filmmaker who worked prominently in Bengali cinema. Ray received numerous awards and honours, including India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1984) and India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (1992). He was also awarded the Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration in France (1987) and an Honorary Award at the 64th Academy Awards (1991).
Often regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of world cinema,
Ray made his directorial debut in 1955 with Pather Panchali. The film earned critical acclaim and was awarded under the Best Film category at various award ceremonies and film festivals, including the 3rd National Film Awards (1955), 7th Berlin International Film Festival (1957), and 1st San Francisco International Film Festival (1957). Pather Panchali was also awarded the "Prix du document humain" prize at the 9th Cannes Film Festival (1956). Ray won thirty-five National Film Awards during his four-decade career. Six of his filmsPather Panchali, Apur Sansar (1959), Charulata (1964), Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1968), Seemabaddha (1971), and Agantuk (1991)won the Best Feature Film. Three filmsJalsaghar (1958), Abhijan (1962), and Pratidwandi (1970)were awarded with Second Best Feature Film and Mahanagar (1963) was adjudged the Third Best Feature Film. Ray's 1961 documentary on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore received awards at the Locarno and Montevideo film festivals as well as the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. His Hindi film Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, and the Filmfare Award for Best Director. Ray's Apu Trilogy (1955–59), comprising Pather Panchali, Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959), appeared in Time All-Time 100 Movies in 2005.
Ray won 21 awards for his direction, including seven Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, six Indian National Film Awards, two Silver Bear awards at the Berlin International Film Festival, and two Golden Gate Awards at the San Francisco International Film Festival. In addition to directing, Ray was a music composer and also wrote the screenplay, lyrics, and dialogues for several films. He won twelve awards for his screenplay writing, including one posthumous award in 1994, one award for his original story idea, seven awards for his dialogues, five awards for his music compositions, and two awards for lyric-writing.
Ray also received various awards and honours at international film festivals and universities. These include awards at the 9th Chicago International Film Festival (1973), 28th Berlin International Film Festival (1978), 11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979), 35th Cannes Film Festival (1982), 39th Venice International Film Festival (1982), 4th Tokyo International Film Festival (1991), and 35th San Francisco International Film Festival (1992). He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art (1974), a Doctor of Letters from the University of Oxford (1978), the British Film Institute Fellowship (1983), and two Sangeet Natak Akademi awards (1959, 1986). He is the only Indian to receive two out of Big Three film festivals top prizes.
Honorary awards
+ List of awards and honours conferred on Satyajit Ray YearNo. Awards and honours Awarding body 19581Padma Shri Government of India 19592Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar Sangeet Natak Akademi 19653Padma Bhushan Government of India 19674 JLCCA Ramon Magsaysay Award Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 19715Yugoslav Star with Golden Wreath Government of Yugoslavia 19736 Doctor of Letters University of Delhi 7 Festival Honoree Chicago International Film Festival 19748 Honorary Doctors Royal College of Art 19769Padma Vibhushan Government of India10 Desikottam Visva-Bharati University 197811 Doctor of Letters University of Oxford12Special Award Berlin International Film Festival 197913Special Award Moscow International Film Festival 198014 Doctor of Letters University of Burdwan 15 Doctor of Letters Jadavpur University 198116 Doctorate Banaras Hindu University 17 Doctor of Letters University of North Bengal 198218 Hommage à Satyajit Ray Cannes Film Festival 19 Golden Lion Honorary Award Venice Film Festival 20 Vidyasagar Smriti Puraskar (Literature) Government of West Bengal 198321 British Film Institute Fellowship British Film Institute 198422Dadasaheb Phalke Award Directorate of Film Festivals 198523 Doctor of Literature University of Calcutta24 Soviet Land Nehru Award Soviet Union 198625 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi 198726 Dadabhai Naoroji Memorial Award Government of India 198727 Commander of the Legion of Honour Government of France28 Doctor of Letters Rabindra Bharati University 199129 Academy Honorary Award Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 30 Special Achievement Award Tokyo International Film Festival 199231 Akira Kurosawa Award San Francisco International Film Festival 32 Bharat Ratna Government of India
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
The Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards, commonly referred as BFJA Awards, are awarded annually by The Bengal Film Journalists' Association founded in 1937. Ray won thirty-nine awards for sixteen of his films and three awards for two films by other directors; Nityananda Dutta and Sandip Ray.
+ List of Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards presented to Satyajit Ray's films Year Film Ceremony Category Result 1962 Teen Kanya 25th Annual BFJA Awards Best Director Best Indian Films 1963 Abhijan 26th Annual BFJA Awards Best Director Best Indian Films Kanchenjungha Best Indian Films Best Dialogue 1964 Mahanagar 27th Annual BFJA Awards Best Indian Films Best Dialogue 1965 Charulata 28th Annual BFJA Awards Best Director Best Indian Films Best Screenplay Best Music Director 1966 Baksa Badal 29th Annual BFJA Awards Best Dialogue Kapurush-O-MahapurushKapurushMahapurush Best Indian Films 1967 Nayak 30th Annual BFJA Awards Best Director Best Indian Films Best Screenplay Best Dialogue 1970 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne 33rd Annual BFJA Awards Best Director Best Indian Films Best Screenplay Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Dialogue 1971 Aranyer Din Ratri 34th Annual BFJA Awards Best Indian Films Pratidwandi Best Indian Films Best Director Best Screenplay Best Dialogue 1972 Seemabaddha 35th Annual BFJA Awards Best Indian Films Best Screenplay Best Dialogue 1974 Ashani Sanket 37th Annual BFJA Awards Best Indian Films 1975 Sonar Kella 38th Annual BFJA Awards Best Indian Films 1986 Ghare Baire 49th Annual BFJA Awards Best Indian Films 1993 Agantuk 56th Annual BFJA Awards Best Director Best Indian Films Best Screenplay Best Original Story Goopy Bagha Phire Elo Best Music Director Best Lyricist Shakha Proshakha Best Indian Films
Bodil Awards
Established in 1948, the Bodil Awards are presented annually at a ceremony in Copenhagen by Danish Film Critics Association. Ray received two awards.
+ List of Bodil Awards presented to Satyajit Ray's films Year Film Ceremony Category Result 1967 Aparajito 21st Bodil Awards Best Non-European Film 1969 Pather Panchali 23rd Bodil Awards Best Non-European Film
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards is an annual event organised by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Ray received three nominations.
+ List of British Academy Film Awards presented to Satyajit Ray's films Year Film Ceremony Category Result 1958 Pather Panchali 11th British Academy Film Awards Best Film from Any Source 1959 Aparajito 12th British Academy Film Awards Best Film from Any Source 1962 Apur Sansar 15th British Academy Film Awards Best Film from Any Source
Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards are presented annually by The Times Group for the Bollywood films. Ray received two awards.
+ List of Filmfare Awards presented to Satyajit Ray's films Year Film Ceremony Category Result 1977 Shatranj Ke Khilari 26th Filmfare Awards Critics Award for Best Movie Best Director
National Board of Review
Established in 1909, the National Board of Review awards are awarded annually by The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Ray received four awards.
+ List of National Board of Review Awards presented to Satyajit Ray's films Year Film Ceremony Category Result 1958 Pather Panchali 30th National Board of Review Awards Best Foreign Language Film Top Foreign Language Films 1960 Apur Sansar 32nd National Board of Review Awards Best Foreign Language Film Top Foreign Language Films
National Film Awards
The Indian National Film Awards are presented by Directorate of Film Festivals during its annual ceremony to honour the best films of the Indian cinema in the given year. Ray won thirty-five awards for twenty-five of his films and one posthumous award for the film directed by his son Sandip Ray. He won maximum number of awards (six) for the Best Director.
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+ List of National Film Awards presented to Satyajit Ray's films Year Film Ceremony Category Result 1955 Pather Panchali 3rd National Film Awards Best Feature Film Best Feature Film in Bengali 1958 Jalsaghar 6th National Film Awards Second Best Feature Film Best Feature Film in Bengali 1959 Apur Sansar 7th National Film Awards Best Feature Film 1960 Devi 8th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Bengali 1961 Teen Kanya 9th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Bengali Rabindranath Tagore 9th National Film Awards Best Documentary Film 1962 Abhijan 10th National Film Awards Second Best Feature Film 1963 Mahanagar 11th National Film Awards Third Best Feature Film 1964 Charulata 12th National Film Awards Best Feature Film 1966 Nayak 14th National Film Awards Best Screenplay 1967 Chiriyakhana 15th National Film Awards Best Director 1968 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne 16th National Film Awards Best Feature Film Best Director 1970 Pratidwandi 18th National Film Awards Second Best Feature Film Best Director Best Screenplay 1971 Seemabaddha 19th National Film Awards Best Feature Film 1972 The Inner Eye 20th National Film Awards Best Information Film 1973 Ashani Sanket 21st National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Bengali Best Music Director 1974 Sonar Kella 22nd National Film Awards Best Director Best Screenplay Best Feature Film in Bengali 1975 Jana Aranya 23rd National Film Awards Best Director 1977 Shatranj Ke Khilari 25th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Hindi 1978 Joi Baba Felunath 26th National Film Awards Best Children's Film 1980 Hirak Rajar Deshe 28th National Film Awards Best Music Director Best Feature Film in Bengali 1981 Sadgati 29th National Film Awards Special Jury Award 1984 Ghare Baire 32nd National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Bengali 1989 Ganashatru 37th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Bengali 1991 Agantuk 39th National Film Awards Best Feature Film Best Director 1994 Uttoran 41st National Film Awards Best Screenplay
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