National Film Awards - 1973
Also Known As- 20th National Film Awards 1973Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1973 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Swayamvaram (Malayalam) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Swayamvaram (Malayalam) |
| National Film Awards 1973 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Sanjeev Kumar | Koshish (Hindi) |
| Best Actress | Sharada Urvashi | Swayamvaram (Malayalam) |
| Best Music Direction | Satyajit Ray | Ashani Sanket (Bengali) |
| Best Lyrics | Vayalar Ramavarma | Achanum Bappayum (Malayalam) |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | for song 'Manushyan Mathangale' from film 'Achanum Bappayum (Malayalam)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Lata Mangeshkar | for song 'Beeti Na Bitai' from film 'Parichay (Hindi)' |
| Best Cinematography | K.K. Mahajan & M.C. Ravi Varma | Maya Darpan (Colour) (Hindi) & Swayamvaram (Black & White) (Malayalam) Resp. |
| Best Screenplay | Gulzar | Koshish (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | Neera Malia | Ranur Prtham Bhag (Bengali) |
| Second Best Feature Film | Mrinal Sen | Calcutta - 71 (Bengali) |
| National Film Awards 1973 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| K.S. Sethumadhavan | Achanum Bappayum (Malayalam) | |
| National Film Awards 1973 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Ruby Myers (Sulochana) (Actress) | Maharashtra | |