Awards and Nominations
Madhumathi was the record holder for the most awards (9) received by a film at the Filmfare Awards for 37 years until the release of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge which won ten awards. The film had multiple screenings since its release screened; 10th Bite The Mango Film Festival (2004), 4th Pune International Film Destival (2006) and Toronto Film Festival (2011).
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Nominee | Outcome | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31st Academy Awards | Academy Award | India's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film | Bimal Roy | Not Nominated | Second film submitted by India | |
| National Film Awards | 6th National Film Awards | Best Feature Film in Hindi | Won | Initially known as President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi | ||
| Filmfare Awards | 6th Filmfare Awards | Best Film | Received on behalf of Bimal Roy Productions | |||
| Best Director | ||||||
| Best Actor | Dilip Kumar | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress | Vyjayanthimala | Vyjayanthimala won Best Actress Award for Sadhna | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Johnny Walker | Won | ||||
| Best Music Director | Salil Choudhury | |||||
| Best Female Playback Singer | Lata Mangeshkar | For "Aaja Re Pardesi" First winner of this category Given as single category for both male and female singers |
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| Best Story | Ritwik Ghatak | Nominated | ||||
| Best Dialogue | Rajinder Singh Bedi | Won | First winner of this category | |||
| Best Art Direction | Sudhendu Roy | |||||
| Best Cinematographer | Dilip Gupta | Black-and-white category | ||||
| Best Editing | Hrishikesh Mukherjee |
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