National Film Awards - 1974
Also Known As- 21st National Film Awards 1974Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1974 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | M.T. Vasudevan Nair | Nirmalyam (Malayalam) |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | Mani Kaul | Duvidha (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1974 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | P. J. Antony | Nirmalyam (Malayalam) |
| Best Actress | Nandini Bhaktavalsala | Kaadu (Kannada) |
| Best Music Direction | Sachin Dev Burman | Zindagi Zindagi (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | - | - |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | K. J. Yesudas | for song 'Padmatheerthame Unaroo' from film 'Gaayathri (Malayalam)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | - | - |
| Best Cinematography | Soumendu Roy & Apurba Kishore Bir | Ashani Sanket (Colour) (Bengali) & 27 Down (Black & White) (Hindi) Resp. |
| Best Screenplay | Mrinal Sen & Ashish Burman | Padatik (Bengali) |
| Best Child Artist | G.S. Nataraj | Kaadu (Kannada) |
| Second Best Feature Film | Girish Karnad | Kaadu (Kannada) |
| National Film Awards 1974 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Bengali) | Satyajit Ray | Ashani Sanket |
| Best Regional Film (Tamil) | Singeetham Srinivasa Rao | Dikketra Parvathi |
| National Film Awards 1974 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| M. S. Sathyu | Garam Hawa (Hindi) | |
| National Film Awards 1974 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Bomireddi Narasimha Reddy (Director) | Andhra Pradesh | |