23rd Filmfare Awards
{{short description|Award ceremony for Hindi language films}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 23
| award = Filmfare Awards
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| date = 1976
| site = Bombay
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| best_film = Deewaar
| most_wins = Deewaar (7)
| most_nominations = Sholay (10)
| best_actor = Sanjeev Kumar for Aandhi
| best_actress = Lakshmi for Julie
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| last = 22nd
| next = 24th
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The 23rd Filmfare Awards were held on March 30, 1976.{{Cite web|url=http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/6671/Times-Exclusive/Lakshmi-Gulshan-Rai-K-T-Desai-K-K-V.html|title=Lakshmi, Times Exclusive Photo, 1975 Filmfare Awards: Actress ...|website=www.timescontent.com}}
Sholay led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Amanush and Deewaar with 9 nominations each, along with Aandhi and Sanyasi with 7 nominations each.
Deewaar won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Yash Chopra) and Best Supporting Actor (for Shashi Kapoor). thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Sholay, considered one of the most successful films of Bollywood, was expected to steam-roll the competition, controversially went home with just 1 win out of its 10 nominations, winning Best Editing (for M. S. Shinde).
Sanjeev Kumar received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Aandhi and Sholay, winning for the former.
Hema Malini received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Khushboo and Sanyasi, but lost to Lakshmi who won the award for Julie, her first and only win in the category.
Pran received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Do Jhoot and Majboor, but lost to Shashi Kapoor who won the award for Deewaar, his sole acting Filmfare award.
Main Awards
File:Yash Chopra 2012.jpg — Best Director winner for Deewaar]]
File:Sanjeev Kumar 2013 stamp of India.jpg — Best Actor winner for Aandhi]]
File:Lakshmi at Naan Suvasikkum Sivaji Book Launch.jpg — Best Actress winner for Julie]]
File:Kishore Kumar 2016 stamp of India.jpg — Best Playback singer, Male winner for "Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda" (Amanush)]]
=Best Film=
=Best Director=
- Gulzar – Aandhi
- Ramesh Sippy – Sholay
- Shakti Samanta – Amanush
- Sohanlal Kanwar – Sanyasi
=Best Actor=
=Best Actress=
- Hema Malini – Khushboo
- Hema Malini – Sanyasi
- Jaya Bachchan – Mili
- Suchitra Sen – Aandhi
=Best Supporting Actor=
- Amjad Khan – Sholay
- Pran – Do Jhoot
- Pran – Majboor
- Utpal Dutt – Amanush
=Best Supporting Actress=
=Best Comic Actor=
=Best Story=
- Aandhi – Kamleshwar
- Amanush – Shakti Prada Rajguru
- Nishant – Vijay Tendulkar
- Sholay – Salim–Javed
=Best Screenplay=
=Best Dialogue=
= Best Music Director =
=Best Lyricist=
=Best Playback Singer, Male=
Amanush – Kishore Kumar for Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera Toda
=Best Playback Singer, Female=
Sankalp – Sulakshna Pandit for Tu Hi Sagar Hai
- Amanush – Asha Bhosle for Kal Ke Apne
- Jai Santoshi Maa – Usha Mangeshkar for Main To Aarti
- Julie – Preeti Sagar for My Heart Is Beating
- Khel Khel Mein – Asha Bhosle for Sapna Mera Toot Gaya
=Best Art Direction=
=Best Cinematography=
=Best Editing=
=Best Sound=
Critics' Awards
=Best Film=
=Best Documentary=
Sarojini Naidu
=Special Award=
Preeti Sagar for "My Heart Is Beating" in Julie
Biggest Winners
References
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https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1976/