National Film Awards - 1978
Also Known As- 25th National Film Awards 1978Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1978 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Girish Kasaravalli | Ghatashraddha (Kannada) |
| Best Children's Film | Tapan Sinha | Safed Haathi (Hindi) |
| Best Direction | G. Aravindan | Kanchana Sita (Malayalam) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Basu Chatterjee | Swami (Hindi) |
| National Film Awards 1978 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Gopi | Kodiyettam (Malayalam) |
| Best Actress | Smita Patil | Bhumika (Hindi) |
| Best Music Direction | B.V. Karanth | Ghatashraddha (Kannada) |
| Best Lyrics | - | - |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Mohammed Rafi | for song 'Kya Hua Tera Vaada' from film 'Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (Hindi)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | P. Susheela | for song 'Jhummandhi Naadham' from film 'Siri Siri Muvva (Telugu)' |
| Best Cinematography | Soumendu Roy & Balu Mahendra | Shatranj Ke Khiladi (Colour) (Hindi/Urdu) & Kokila (Black & White) (Tamil) Resp. |
| Best Editing | Waman Bhonsle, Gurudutt Shirali | Inkaar (Hindi) |
| Best Screenplay | Satyadev Dubey, Shyam Benegal & Girish Karnad | Bhumika (Hindi) |
| Best Audiography | S.P. Ramanathan | Godhuli (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | Ajith Kumar | Ghatashraddha (Kannada) |
| National Film Awards 1978 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Malayalam) | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Kodiyettam |
| National Film Awards 1978 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| No Award | - | |
| National Film Awards 1978 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Rai Chand Boral (Composer, Director) | West Bengal | |