Awards and Nominations
Gulzar holds the record of winning most number of Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist (10 in total) as well as Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue (4 in total). He was also awarded the 2012 Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
| Year | Award | Category | Outcome | Capacity | Work | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | National Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Won | Screenplay writer | Koshish | |
| 1972 | Filmfare Awards | Best Dialogue | Won | Dialogue writer | Anand | |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Dialogue | Won | Dialogue writer | Namak Haraam | |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | Director | Koshish | Won by Yash Chopra for Daag: A Poem of Love |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | Director | Achanak | Won by Yash Chopra for Daag: A Poem of Love |
| 1974 | Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Nominated | Story writer | Koshish | Won by Salim-Javed for film Zanjeer |
| 1975 | National Film Awards | Second Best Feature Film | Won | Director | Mausam | |
| 1975 | Filmfare Awards | Critics Award for Best Movie | Won | Director | Aandhi | |
| 1976 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Won | Director | Mausam | |
| 1976 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | Director | Aandhi | Won by Yash Chopra for Deewar |
| 1976 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Tere Bina Zindagi Se" from film Aandhi | Won by Indeevar for "Dil Aisa Kisi" from film Amanush |
| 1977 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Dil Dhoondta Hai" from film Mausam | Won by Sahir Ludhianvi for "Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein" from film Kabhi Kabhie |
| 1978 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Do Deewaane Shehar Mein" from film Gharaonda | |
| 1978 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Naam Gum Jaayega" from film Kinara | Won by himself for "Do Deewaane Sheher Mein" from film Gharaonda |
| 1978 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | Director | Kinara | Won by Basu Chatterjee for Swami |
| 1980 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Aanewala Pal Jaane Wala Hain" from film Gol Maal | |
| 1981 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhi" from film Thodisi Bewafaii | |
| 1982 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Jahaan Pe Savera" from film Baseraa | Won by Anand Bakshi for "Tere Mere Beech Mein" from film Ek Duuje Ke Liye |
| 1984 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Tujhse Naraaz Nahin Zindagi" from film Masoom | |
| 1988 | National Film Awards | Best Lyrics | Won | Lyricist | "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" from film Ijaazat | |
| 1989 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Mera Kuchh Saamaan" from film Ijaazat | |
| 1990 | Filmfare Awards | Best Documentary | Won | Director | Ustad Amjad Ali Khan | |
| 1991 | National Film Awards | Best Lyrics | Won | Lyricist | "Yaara Silli Silli" from film Lekin... | |
| 1992 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Yaara Silli Silli" from film Lekin... | |
| 1994 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Dil Hum Hum" from film Rudaali | Won by Sameer for "Ghungat Ke Aad Se" from Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke |
| 1996 | National Film Awards | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Won | Director | Maachis | |
| 1996 | Filmfare Awards | Best Dialogue | Won | Dialogue writer | Maachis | |
| 1996 | Filmfare Awards | Best Story | Won | Story writer | Maachis | |
| 1997 | Filmfare Awards | Best Director | Nominated | Director | Maachis | Won by Shekhar Kapoor for Bandit Queen |
| 1997 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Chappa Chappa Charkha Chale" from film Maachis | Won by Javed Akhtar for "Ghar Se Nikalte" from Papa Kehte Hai |
| 1999 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from film Dil Se.. | |
| 1999 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Ae Ajnabi" from film Dil Se.. | Won by himself for "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from film Dil Se.. |
| 2001 | Indian Institute of Adv. Studies | Lifetime Honorary Fellowship | Won | – | -- | |
| 2001 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Aaja Mahiya" from film Fiza | Won by Javed Akhtar for "Panchchi Nadiyaan" from Refugee |
| 2002 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Won | Writer | "Dhuan" ("Smoke"; short stories in Urdu | ||
| 2002 | Filmfare Awards | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | – | -- | |
| 2002 | Filmfare Awards | Best Dialogue | Won | Dialogue writer | Saathiya | |
| 2003 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Saathiya" from film Saathiya | |
| 2004 | Padma Bhushan | Won | – | -- | India's third highest civilian award | |
| 2006 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Kajra Re" from film Bunty Aur Babli | |
| 2006 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Chup Chup Ke" from film Bunty Aur Babli | Won by himself for "Kajra Re" from film Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2006 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Dheere Jalna" from film Paheli | Won by himself for "Kajra Re" from film Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2007 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Beedi" from film Omkara | Won by Prasoon Joshi for "Chand Sifarish" from Fanaa |
| 2008 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Won | Lyricist | "Jai Ho" from film Slumdog Millionaire | Shared with Music Director A. R. Rahman |
| 2008 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Tere Bina" from film Guru | Won by Prasoon Joshi for "Maa" from Taare Zameen Par |
| 2009 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Tu Meri Dost Hai" from film Yuvvraaj | Won by Javed Akhtar for "Jashn-E-Bahara" from Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2010 | Grammy Awards | Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Won | Lyricist | "Jai Ho" from film Slumdog Millionaire | Shared with Music Director A. R. Rahman and Playback Singer Tanvi Shah |
| 2010 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Dhan Te Nan" from film Kaminey | Won by Irshad Kamil for "Aaj Din Chadheya" from Love Aaj Kal |
| 2010 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Nominated | Lyricist | "Kaminey" from film Kaminey | Won by Irshad Kamil for "Aaj Din Chadheya" from Love Aaj Kal |
| 2011 | Filmfare Awards | Best Lyricist | Won | Lyricist | "Dil To Bachcha Hain Ji" from film Ishqiya |
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