Garm Hava and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan won 3 awards each, with the former winning Best Story (Ismat Chughtai & Kaifi Azmi), Best Screenplay (Shama Zaidi & Kaifi Azmi) and Best Dialogue (Kaifi Azmi), and the latter winning Best Director (Manoj Kumar), Best Lyricist (Santosh Anand for "Main Na Bhoolunga") and Best Male Playback Singer (Mahendra Kapoor for "Aur Nahin Bas Aur Nahin"), thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony.
Hema Malini received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Amir Garib and Prem Nagar, but lost to Jaya Bachchan who won the award for Kora Kagaz.
Premnath received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Amir Garib and Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, but lost to Vinod Khanna who won the award for Haath Ki Safai.
Bindu received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Hawas and Imtihan, but lost to Durga Khote who won the award for Bidaai.
Rajnigandha Manoj Kumar – Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Rajesh Khanna – Avishkaar Jaya Bachchan – Kora Kagaz Vinod Khanna – Haath Ki Safai Durga Khote – Bidaai Mehmood – Vardaan Sagina – Sudhendu Roy[1] Prem Nagar – A. Vincent[2] Garm Hava – Kaifi Azmi[3] Roti – Kamlakar Karkhanis[4] Kora Kagaz – Kalyanji–Anandji Roti Kapda Aur Makaan – Santosh Anand for Main Na Bhoolunga Roti Kapda Aur Makaan – Mahendra Kapoor for Aur Nahin Bas Aur Nahin Pran Jaye Per Vachan Na Jaye – Asha Bhosle for Chain Se Hum Ko Garm Hava – Shama Zaidi & Kaifi Azmi[5] Garm Hava – Ismat Chugtai & Kaifi Azmi[6] Amir Garib – L. H. Bhatia[7] Rajnigandha The Nomad Puppeteer