The 16th Filmfare Awards were held in 1969.
Brahmachari led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Neel Kamal with 8 nominations and Ankhen with 7 nominations.
Brahmachari won 6 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Shammi Kapoor won his only Best Actor award for Brahmachari.
Main awards
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Best Film
Best Director
- Bhappi Soni – Brahmachari
- Ram Maheshwari – Neel Kamal
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Comic Actor
Best Story
Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue
Saraswatichandra – S. Ali Raza
Best Music
Brahmachari – Shankar-Jaikishan
Best Lyrics
Brahmachari – Shailendra for Main Gaoon Tum
- Ankhen – Sahir Ludhianvi for Milti Hai Zindagi Main
- Brahmachari – Hasrat Jaipuri for Dil Ke Jharoke Main
Best Playback Singer, Male
Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Dil Ke Jharoke Main
- Brahmachari – Mohammad Rafi for Main Gaoon Tum
- Neel Kamal – Mohammad Rafi for Baabul Ki Duaaein
Best Playback Singer, Female
Shikar – Asha Bhosle for Parde Mein Rehne Do
- Ankhen – Lata Mangeshkar for Milti Hai Zindagi Main
- Diwana – Sharda for Tumhari Bhi Jai Hai
Best Art Direction, B&W
Majhli Didi - Ajit Banerjee [1]
Best Art Direction, Color
Noor Jehan - A.A. Majid [2]
Best Cinematography, B&W
Saraswatichandra - Nariman A. Irani [3]
Best Cinematography, Color
Best Editing
Best Sound
Critics' awards
Best Documentary
Explorer
Biggest winners
- Brahmachari – 6/9
- Shikar – 4/5
- Majhli Didi – 2/2
- Saathi – 2/2
- Saraswatichandra – 2/2
- Ankhen – 2/7
- Neel Kamal - 1/8