6th Filmfare Awards

6th Filmfare Awards
Date10 May 1959
SiteBombay
Hosted byJ. C. Jain
Highlights
Best FilmMadhumati
Best ActorDev Anand for Kala Pani
Best ActressVyjayanthimala for Sadhna
Most awardsMadhumati (9)
Most nominationsMadhumati (12)

The 6th Filmfare Awards were held in 10 May 1959, at Bombay, honoring the best films in Hindi Cinema for the year 1958.[1][2][3]

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.

  1. ^ The Times Group (10 May 1959). "1961 Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. ^ "The Winners 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  3. ^ "The Nominations – 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.