List of awards and nominations received by Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar (24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, he worked in 55 films. He is regarded as one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.^[1]

President of India Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Dadasaheb Phalke Award to Manoj Kumar at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2016

Accolades and honours

Civilian Award

Year	Honour	Result	Ref.
1992	Padma Shri	Honoured	[2]

National Film Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1968	Second Best Feature Film	Upkaar	Won	[3]
2015	Dadasaheb Phalke Award	–	Honoured	[4]

State Honours

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2008	Kishore Kumar Award		Honoured	[5]
2010	Raj Kapoor Award		Honoured	[6]

Filmfare Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1968	Best Film	Upkaar	Won	[7]
	Best Director		Won
	Best Story		Won
	Best Dialogue		Won
	Best Actor		Nominated
1969	Best Supporting Actor	Aadmi	Nominated
1972	Best Actor	Be-Imaan	Won
	Best Director	Shor	Nominated	[8]
	Best Story		Nominated
	Best Editing		Won
1975	Best Film	Roti Kapda Aur Makaan	Nominated	[9]
	Best Director		Won
	Best Story		Nominated
	Best Actor		Nominated
1976		Sanyasi	Nominated	[10]
1999	Lifetime Achievement Award	–	Honoured	[11]

BFJA Awards

Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1968	Best Dialogue	Upkaar	Won	[12]

Other awards

• 2007 – Sardar Patel Lifetime Achievement International Award^[13]
• 2008 – Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2010 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival^[14]
• 2012 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award^[15]
• 2012 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nashik International Film Festival^[16]
• 2012 – Bharat Gaurav Award in New Jersey, United States^[17]
• 2013 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jagran Film Festival^[18][19]
• 2019 – Lifetime Achievement Award from Power Brands at BFJA (Bollywood Film Journalists Awards)^[20]
• 2020 - Kalaimamani^[21]

Other honours

• 2008 – To honour Manoj Kumar, the Government of Madhya Pradesh decided to institute a Rs 100,000 award in his name. The state government also recommended Kumar's name for Bharat Ratna to the central government.^[22]
• 2011 – In recognition of the devotion of Manoj Kumar towards Shri Sai Baba, the Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust in Shirdi renamed "Pimpalwadi Road" in Shirdi as "Manojkumar Goswami Road".^[23]