26th Filmfare Awards were held in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1979. Here is the list of Nominees and Winners of various Award recipients of the 26th Filmfare Awards (1979).
| Award Cateogory | Nominee / Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| Best Film | Raj Khosla (Producer) | +Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki |
| Suresh Jindal (Producer) | Shatranj Ke Khilari | |
| Prakash Mehra (Producer) | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Gulshan Rai (Producer) | Tirshul | |
| Tarachand Barjatya (Producer) | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | |
| Best Director | +Satyjit Ray | Shatranj Ke Khilari |
| Yash Chopra | Trishul | |
| Raj Kapoor | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | |
| Raj Khosla | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
| Prakash Mehra | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Best Actor | +Amitabh Bachchan | Don |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Trishul | ||
| Sanjeev Kumar | Devata | |
| Pati Patni Aur Woh | ||
| Best Actress | +Nutan | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki |
| Rakhee | Trishul | |
| Trishna | ||
| Rekha | Ghar | |
| Zeenat Aman | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | |
| Ranjeeta | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | |
| Best Actor in Supporting Role | +Saeed Jaffrey | Shatraj Ke Khilari |
| Sanjeev Kumar | Trishul | |
| Vinod Khanna | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Randhir Kapoor | Kasme Vaade | |
| Danny Denzongpa | Devata | |
| Best Actress in Supporting Role | +Reena Roy | Apnapan |
| Asha Parkeh | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
| Nutan | ||
| Rekha | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Ranjeeta | Pati Patni Aur Woh | |
| Best Comic Actor | +Deven Verma | Chor Ke Ghar Chor |
| Deven Verma | Khatta Meetha | |
| Asrani | Pati Patni Aur Woh | |
| Keshto Mukherjee | Azaad | |
| Ram Sethi | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Best Story | +Dinesh Thakur | Ghar |
| Salim-Javed | Trishul | |
| Laxmikant Sharma | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Samaresh Basu | Kitaab | |
| Chandrakant Kakodkar | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
| Best Screenplay | +Kamleshwar | Pati Patni Aur Woh |
| Best Dialogue | +Rahi Masoom Raza | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki |
| Best Cinematographer | +Radhu Karmakar | Satyam Shivam Sundaram |
| Best Editing | +B. Prasad | Badaltey Rishtey |
| Best Sound | +Ranjit Biswas | Devata |
| Best Art Director | +T.K. Desai | Des Pardes |
| Special Award | +Master Raju (Actor) | Kiaab (Film) |
| Award Cateogory | Nominee / Winner | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Music Director | +Laxmikant-Pyarelal | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | |
| Rahul Dev Burman | Shalimar | ||
| Ravindra Jain | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | ||
| Kalyanji-Anandji | Don | ||
| Rajesh Roshan | Des Pardes | ||
| Best Lyricist | +Anand Bakshi | Aadmi Musafir Hai | Apnapan |
| Anand Bakshi | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (Title Song) | Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | |
| Ravindra Jain | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (Title Song) | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | |
| Pandit Narendra Shara | Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Title Song) | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | |
| Anjaan | Khaike Paan Banaras Waala | Don | |
| Best Male Playback Singer | +Kishore Kumar | Khaike Paan Banaras Waala | Don |
| Kishore Kumar | O Saathi Re Tere Bina Bhi Kya Jeena | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na Thay | Shalimar | ||
| Mohammed Rafi | Aadmi Musafir Hai | Apnapan | |
| Mukesh | Chanchal Sheetal Komal Nirmal | Satyam Shivam Sundaram | |
| Best Female Playback Singer | +Asha Bhosle | Ye Mera Dil Pyar Ka Deewana | Don |
| Asha Bhosle | O Saathi Re Tere Bina Bhi Kya Jeena | Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | |
| Hemlata | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (Title Song) | Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se | |
| Usha Uthup | One Two Cha Cha Cha | Shalimar | |
| Award Category | Winner (Film) |
| Best Film | Arvind Desai Ki Aajeeb Dastaan |
| Best Documentary | Malfunction |
| Film | Nominations | Wins |
| Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki | 9 | 3 |
| Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | 9 | 0 |
| Satyam Shivam Sundaram | 6 | 2 |
| Trishul | 6 | 0 |
| Don | 5 | 3 |
| Pati Patni Aur Woh | 4 | 1 |
| Apnapan | 3 | 2 |
| Shatraj Ke Khilari | 3 | 2 |
| Devata | 3 | 1 |
| Shalimar | 3 | 0 |
| Ghar | 2 | 1 |
| Des Pardes | 2 | 1 |