27th Filmfare Awards

27th Filmfare Awards
Date1980
SiteBombay
Highlights
Best FilmJunoon
Best ActorAmol Palekar for Gol Maal
Best ActressJaya Bachchan for Nauker
Most awardsJunoon (6)
Most nominationsJunoon (9)

The 27th Filmfare Awards were held in 1980.

Junoon led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Gol Maal and Kaala Patthar with 8 nominations each, and Sargam with 7 nominations.

Junoon won 6 awards, including Best Film and Best Director (for Shyam Benegal), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Gol Maal and Jurmana, but lost to Shyam Benegal who won the award for Junoon.

Amitabh Bachchan also received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Kaala Patthar and Mr. Natwarlal, but lost to Amol Palekar who won the award for Gol Maal.