National Film Awards - 1979
Also Known As- 26th National Film Awards 1979Location- New Delhi, India
| National Film Awards 1979 - Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | No Award | - |
| Best Children's Film | - | - |
| Best Direction | G. Aravindan | Thamp (Malayalam) |
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Tarun Majumdar | Ganadevata (Bengali) |
| National Film Awards 1979 - Silver Lotus Award (Rajat Kamal) | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Actor | Arun Mukherjee | Parashuram (Bengali) |
| Best Actress | Sharada Urvashi | Nimajjanam (Telugu) |
| Best Music Direction | Jaidev | Gaman (Hindi) |
| Best Lyrics | - | - |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Shimoga Subanna | for film 'Kaadu Kudre (Kannada)' |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Chhaya Ganguli | for song 'Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar' from film 'Gaman (Hindi)' |
| Best Cinematography | Govind Nihalani & Shaji N. Karun | Junoon (Colour) (Hindi) & Thamp (Black & White) (Malayalam) |
| Best Editing | Gangadhar Naskar | Parashuram (Bengali) |
| Best Screenplay | T.S. Ranga & T.S. Nagabharana | Grahana (Kannada) |
| Best Audiography | Hitendra Ghosh | Junoon (Hindi) |
| Best Child Artist | Kanchan De Biswas | Ganadevata (Bengali) |
| Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Mrinal Sen (Director) & Muzaffar Ali (Director) | Parashuram (Bengali) & Gaman (Hindi) Resp. |
| National Film Awards 1979 - Best Regional Film | ||
| Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Regional Film (Hindi) | Shyam Benegal | Junoon |
| Best Regional Film (Bengali) | Budhdhadeb Dasgupta | Dooratwa |
| National Film Awards 1979 - Nargis Dutt Award | ||
| Winner | Film | |
| T.S. Nagabharana | Grahana (Kannada) | |
| National Film Awards 1979 - Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Winner | State | |
| Sohrab Modi (Actor, Director, Producer) | Maharashtra | |