The 5th National Film Awards, formerly the State Awards for Films, were a set of awards presented by the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to recognize the best Indian films of 1957. The ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi, on 16 April 1958. The awards were given by the then-Indian President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
It was the first National Film Awards ceremony with monetary prizes in addition to the presentation of medals and certificates.
Awards Awards were divided into two categories: feature films and non-feature films.
President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film (now known as the National Film Award for Best Feature) President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film (now known as the National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film) Prime Minister's Gold Medal (now known as the National Film Award for Best Children's Film) President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film (now known as the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language) Certificate of Merit (discontinued)
Feature films Feature films were awarded on a national as well as regional level. Two Hindi films, Do Aankhen Barah Haath and Mother India, in addition to the Bengali film Andhare Alo, won the maximum number of awards.
Do Aankhen Barah Haath also won the President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film.
All India Awards The awards for each category follow:
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizePresident's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature FilmDo Aankhen Barah HaathHindiProducer: Rajkamal KalamandirGold Medal and 20,000Director: V. Shantaram5,000All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature FilmAndhare AloBengaliProducer: Sreemati PicturesCertificate of Merit and 10,000Director: Haridas Bhattacharya2,500All India Certificate of MeritMother IndiaHindiProducer: Mehboob ProductionsCertificate of Merit onlyDirector: Mehboob KhanPrime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Children's FilmHum Panchhi Ek Daal KeHindiProducer: AVM ProductionsGold Medal and 20,000Director: P. L. Santoshi5,000All India Certificate of Merit for Second Best Children's FilmJanmatithiBengaliProducer: R. B. FilmsCertificate of Merit and 10,000Director: Dilip Mukherjee2,500
Regional Awards Regional Awards were given to the best films made in the regional languages of India. However, the President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given to Assamese, Tamil and Telugu language films; Certificates of Merit were awarded in those languages.
AwardFilmAwardee(s) Producer DirectorFeature Films in AssameseCertificate of Merit for Second Best Feature FilmMaak Aru MoromBrajen BaruaNip BaruaFeature Films in BengaliPresident's Silver Medal for Best Feature FilmAndhare AloSreemati PicturesHaridas BhattacharyaCertificate of Merit for Second Best Feature FilmLouha-KapatL. B. Films InternationalTapan SinhaCertificate of Merit for Third Best Feature FilmHarano SurAlochaya ProductionsAjoy KarFeature Films in HindiPresident's Silver Medal for Best Feature FilmDo Aankhen Barah HaathRajkamal KalamandirV. ShantaramCertificate of Merit for Second Best Feature FilmMother IndiaMehboob ProductionsMehboob KhanCertificate of Merit for Third Best Feature FilmMusafirHrishikesh MukherjeeHrishikesh MukherjeeFeature Films in KannadaPresident's Silver Medal for Best Feature FilmPremada PuthriR. N. R. PicturesR. Nagendra RaoFeature Films in MalayalamPresident's Silver Medal for Best Feature FilmPadatha PainkiliNeela ProductionsP. SubramaniamFeature Films in MarathiPresident's Silver Medal for Best Feature FilmGrihadevataSurel Chitra, KolhapurMadhav ShindeFeature Films in TamilCertificate of Merit for Second Best Feature FilmMudhalaliM. A. V. PicturesV. SrinivasanFeature Films in TeluguCertificate of Merit for Best Feature FilmBhagya RekhaPonnaluri BrothersB. N. ReddyCertificate of Merit for Second Best Feature FilmThodi KodalluAnnapoorna PicturesAdurthi Subba Rao
Non-Feature films Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries produced in the country.
AwardFilmLanguageAwardee(s)Cash prizePresident's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary FilmA Himalayan TapestryEnglishProducer: Burmah ShellGold Medal and 4,000Director: Mohan Bhavnani1,000All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best DocumentaryManduEnglishProducer: Films DivisionCertificate of Merit and 2,000Director: Neil Gokhale500All India Certificate of MeritDharti Ki JhankarHindiProducer: Films DivisionDirector: Bhaskar RaoCertificate of Merit only
Awards not given Awards not presented (due to a lack of eligible nominees):
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Assamese President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Tamil President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Telugu
References
External links National Film Awards Archives Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India