National Film Awards - 1971
Also Known As- 18th National Film Awards 1971Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1971 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Pattabhi Rama Reddy | Samskara (Kannada) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Satyajit Ray | Pratidwandi (Bengali) |
| National Film Awards 1971 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Sanjeev Kumar | Dastak (Hindi) |
| Best Actress | Rehana Sultan | Dastak (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | Madan Mohan | Dastak (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | - | - |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Manna Dey | for song 'Ja Khushi Ora Bole' from film 'Nishi Padma (Bengali)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Sandhya Mukherjee | for song 'Amader Chhuti Chhuti' from film 'Jay Jayanti (Bengali)' |
| Best Cinematography | Radhu Karmakar & K.K. Mahajan | Mera Naam Joker (Colour) (Hindi) & Uski Roti (Black & White) (Hindi) Resp. |
| Best Screenplay | Satyajit Ray | Pratidwandi (Bengali) |
| Best Child Artist | Rishi Kapoor | Mera Naam Joker (Hindi) |
| Second Best Feature Film | Satyajit Ray | Pratidwandi (Bengali) |
| National Film Awards 1971 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Bengali) | Satyajit Ray | Pratidwandi |
| National Film Awards 1971 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| P. Bhaskaran | Thurakkatha Vaathil (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1971 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Prithviraj Kapoor (Actor (Posthumous)) | Punjab | |