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{{Short description|Indian film awards for films of 1978}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 26
| award = National Film Awards
| image =
| alt =
| caption = 26th National Film Awards
| awarded_for = Best of Indian cinema in 1978
| award_org = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| presenting_org =
| announced_date =
| presented_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1979|04}}
| site =
| host =
| website = [http://dff.nic.in/ dff.nic.in]
| lifetime_achievement = [[Raichand Boral]]
| best_feature = none awarded
| best_non_feature =
| most_wins = {{*}}''[[Gaman]]'' {{*}}''[[Parasuram (1979 film)|Parasuram]]'' {{*}}''[[Thampu]]'' (3)
| last = 25th
| next = 27th
}}

'''The''' '''26th [[National Film Awards]]''', presented by [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]] to felicitate the best of [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]] released in the year 1978.<ref name="26thaward">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/91_26thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103093321/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/91_26thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Ceremony took place in April 1979.

== Juries ==

Two different committees were formed for feature films and short films, headed by [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] and Kironmoy Raha respectively.<ref name="26thaward"/>

* '''Jury Members: Feature Films'''
** [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Sanjukta Panigrahi]]{{•}}Arvind Kumar{{•}}[[Manohar Shyam Joshi]]{{•}}Hameeduddin Mehmood
** Vinay Chandra Maudglaya{{•}}[[Bhisham Sahni]]{{•}}[[Jamuna (actress)|Jamuna]]{{•}}[[Vimla Patil]]{{•}}[[Satish Alekar]]{{•}}[[S. L. Bhyrappa]]{{•}}Naa Parthasarthy
** [[Nirad N. Mohapatra]]{{•}}G. L. Bhardwaj{{•}}[[Basu Bhattacharya]]{{•}}K. K. Nair
* '''Jury Members: Short Films'''
** Kironmoy Raha ([[Chairman|Chairperson]]){{•}}[[Aruna Vasudev]]{{•}}[[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]

== Awards ==

Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films.

=== Lifetime Achievement Award ===

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Image
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awarded As
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]
|[[File:Raichand Boral 2013 stamp of India.jpg|75px]]
|[[Raichand Boral]]
|[[Music director]] and [[Film director]]
|Swarna Kamal, {{INR}}40,000 and a Shawl
|}

=== Feature films ===

Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For 26th National Film Awards, no film was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film]]. It is the only year for National Film Awards not to give away this award till now. A [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] ''[[Gaman]]'', a [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali film]] ''[[Parasuram (1978 film)|Parashuram]]'' and a [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] ''[[Thampu]]'' won the maximum number of awards (three). Following were the awards given in each category:<ref name="26thaward"/>

==== All India Award ====

Following were the awards given:<ref name="26thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:30%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18.5%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment|Best Feature Film with Mass Appeal, Wholesome Entertainment and Aesthetic Value]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|[[Film producer|Producer]]: Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, [[Government of West Bengal]]
|Swarna Kamal
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|[[Film director|Director]]: [[Tarun Majumdar]]
|Rajat Kamal
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For brilliant picturisation of modern literary classic. Like the novel, film succeeds in capturing a whole era in transition. Steering clear of both commercial vulgarisation and pretentiousness, the film uses all the cinematic, to effectively communicate to the masses.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Grahana]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|Producer: M/s. Harsha Pictures
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}30,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[T. S. Nagabharana]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an honest and bold depiction of caste conflict in rural India. The film starkly brings out the traditional beliefs which grip the entire rural society including the down-trodden putting an extra chain on the poor in addition to their economic helplessness. Cinematically a very powerful film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Joi Baba Felunath (film)|Joi Baba Felunath]]''
|rowspan="2"|Bengali
|Producer: R. D. Bansal
||Swarna Kamal and {{INR}}15,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Satyajit Ray]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the wit and craftsmanship used to synthesise a child's world of fantasy with an adult story of crime and detection.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|''[[Thampu]]''
|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|[[G. Aravindan]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}20,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For creating a truly director's film which effectively brings out the pathos and ennui in the life of village circus artists and their audience.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|''[[Grahana]]''
|Kannada
|{{*}}T. S. Ranga {{*}}[[T. S. Nagabharana]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000 Each
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For maintaining taunt narrative line without resorting to melodrama and retaining a firm grip on the central idea in an action packed film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Parasuram (1978 film)|Parasuram]]''
|Bengali
|[[Arun Mukherjee]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For using mime, body language, laughter and silence to depict the central character in complete harmony with the overall style of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
|''[[Nimajjanam]]''
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a highly restrained performance and a sensitive non-verbal communication.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
|''[[Ganadevata (film)|Ganadevata]]''
|Bengali
|Kanchan De Biswas
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For being utterly himself.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Color motion picture film|Color]])
|''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''
|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|[[Govind Nihalani]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For eloquent camera work which is equally effective both in romantic passages and battle sequences. The camera faultlessly brings out all the colour hues in various locations and differing light conditions.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] ([[Black-and-white|Black and White]])
|''[[Thampu]]''
|Malayalam
|[[Shaji N. Karun]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For using the camera as a silent witness to the ironies of life. The reaction shots of circus audience taken unawares are in the best tradition of cinema-verite camera style.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Sound Recording]]
|''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''
|Hindi
|Hitendra Ghosh
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For clarity, fidelity and precision in recording music, speech and sound effects.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|''[[Parasuram (1978 film)|Parasuram]]''
|Bengali
|Gangadhar Naskar
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For his bravura style of editing which is in complete harmony with the highly stylised treatment of the theme by the director.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
|''[[Gaman]]''
|Hindi
|[[Jaidev]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For using the traditional light classical and folk music of U.P. to convey the nostalgia of rural migrants lost in a city. Music in Gaman is an integral part of the film.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]
|''[[Kaadu Kudure|Kaadu Kudre]]'' {{small|("Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta")}}
|Kannada
|[[Shimoga Subbanna]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For rendering the theme song "Kaadu Kudure" in a style which is at once vigorous and lyrical.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
|''[[Gaman]]'' {{small|("Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar")}}
|Hindi
|Chhaya Ganguly
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For a hauting rendition of Makhdun Mohluddin's famous ghazal "Aap Ki Yaad Aati Rahi Raat Bhar". The chastity of style, the purity of enunciation and the freshness of voice contribute to make it into a memorable song.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention]]
|{{•}}''[[Parasuram (1978 film)|Parasuram]]'' {{•}}''[[Gaman]]''
|{{•}}Bengali {{•}}Hindi
|{{•}}[[Mrinal Sen]] ([[Film director|Director]]) {{•}}[[Muzaffar Ali]] (Director)
|Certificate Only
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For their sensitive treatment of the problem of rural migrants to cities.''
|}

==== Regional Award ====

The awards were given to the best films made in the [[Languages of India|regional languages of India]]. For feature films in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Meitei language|Meitei]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], award for Best Feature Film was not given.<ref name="26thaward"/>

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:23.5%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:34%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:21.5%;"|Awards
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali|Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Dooratwa]]''
|Producer: [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Buddhadeb Dasgupta]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a sensitive depiction of a leftist middle class intellectual's marital conflict waiting for a revolution which does not materialise.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="6"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Best Feature Film in Hindi]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Kasturi (1980 film)|Kasturi]]''
|Producer: Bimal Dutt
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Bimal Dutt
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}2,500
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a lyrical depiction of the elemental and eternal conflict between science and superstition.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]''
|Producer: [[Shashi Kapoor]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Shyam Benegal]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}2,500
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For overall technical virtuousity and successful evocation of a bygone era.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada|Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Ondanondu Kaladalli]]''
|Producer: L. N. Combines
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[Girish Karnad]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For delineating the code of warrior's ethics in a medieval setting with a modern vision. The film has excellent outdoor photography, high standard of acting and an eye-catching decor.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Thampu]]''
|Producer: [[K. Ravindran Nair]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[G. Aravindan]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For its cinematic virtousity and defiance of all narrative traditions of film making.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[Nimajjanam]]''
|Producer: M/s Red Rose Art Films
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}10,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: [[B. S. Narayana]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For a simple and restrained depiction of a dramatic theme, involving a woman's violation resulting in suicide.''
|}

=== Non-Feature films ===

Following were the awards given:<ref name="26thaward"/>

==== Short films ====

{|class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:27%;"|Name of Award
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:22%;"|Name of Film
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:7%;"|Language
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:26%;"|Awardee(s)
!style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:18%;"|Cash Prize
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Information Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''Rumtek - A Monastery Wrethed In A Hundred Thousand Rainbows''
|rowspan="2"|[[English language|English]]
|Producer: [[Romesh Sharma]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Romesh Sharma
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}4,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an outstanding film in which all the elements are so perfectly blended to create an evocative and informative picture of the continuity of life at this beautiful monastery.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Educational/Motivational/Instructional Film|Best Educational / Instructional Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''The Magic Hands''
|rowspan="2"|English
|Producer: M/s Little Cinema
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: Santi P. Chowdhury
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}4,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the controlled style of the filmmaker which lends special eloquence to the images of the faces and the hands as also the graceful bamboo they work with.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="3"|[[National Film Award for Best Promotional Film|Best Promotional Film]]
|rowspan="2"|''It Is Indian It Is Good''
|rowspan="2"|[[Hindi language|Hindi]]
|Producer: [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|Director: B. D. Garga
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}4,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For an excellent script and direction supported by smooth editing and camera work with music that is judiciously selected and sparingly used. The film provides an imaginative survey of the magnitude, variety and quality of India's export production.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Newsreel Cameraman|Best Newsreel Cameraman]]
|''Dawn Over Gurais (Indian News Review No. 1568)''
|English
|C. L. Kaul
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For the lyrical realism of the camera with its perfectly matched tone and texture.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best News Review|Best News Review]]
|''Uttar Pradesh Samachar 24''
|Hindi
|Director of Information and Public Relations, U.P.
|Rajat Kamal and {{INR}}5,000
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="4"|'''Citation:''' ''For its genuine effort to make disturbing human document out of the chaos of a frequent natural calamity.''
|- style="background-color:#F4F4F4"
|rowspan="2"|[[National Film Award – Special Mention (Non-Feature Film)|Special Mention]]
|''The Burning Stone''
|English
|Director: Loksen Lavnani {{small|for}} Films Division
|rowspan="4"|Certificate only
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|colspan="3"|'''Citation:''' ''For the sincerity and commitment of the filmmaker in this stark and uncompromising film in which the raw truth is portrayed with no attempt to make it palatable.''
|}

=== Awards not given ===

Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award:<ref name="26thaward"/>

{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film|Second Best Feature Film]]
* [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Story|Best Story]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare|Best Film on Family Welfare]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues|Best Film on Social Documentation]]
* [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards#Best Experimental Film|Best Experimental Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Animation Film|Best Animation Film]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Assamese|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in English]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Manipuri|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Manipuri]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Marathi]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Oriya|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Punjabi|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Punjabi]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
{{div col end}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in/Archive.aspx National Film Awards Archives]
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]

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26th National Film Awards - Revision history

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