The 25th Filmfare Awards were held in 1978. Shyam Benegal's Bhumika was named the Best Film of the year, starting a run where 3 films by Shyam Benegal won the Best Film award in 5 years. Amitabh Bachchan won his first Best Actor award for his role in Manmohan Desai's Amar Akbar Anthony.
Amitabh Bachchan – Amar Akbar Anthony
Paintal – Chala Murari Hero Banne
Swami – Sarat Chandra
Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Lekh Tandon , Vrajendra Gaur and Madhusudan Kalekar
Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Man Bhaye – Vrajendra Gaur
Amar Akbar Anthony – Laxmikant-Pyarelal