Awards were divided into feature films and non-feature films. President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film is now better known as
National Film Award for Best Feature Film, whereas President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film is analogous to today's
National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film. For children's films, Prime Minister's Gold Medal is now given as
National Film Award for Best Children's Film. At the regional level, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film is now given as National Film Award for Best Feature Film in a particular language. Certificate of Merit in all the categories is discontinued over the years.
Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional level. For the 9th National Film Awards, a
Bengali film Bhagini Nivedita won the
President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film. Following were the awards given:
All India Award Following were the awards given in each category:
Regional Award The awards were given to the best films made in the
regional languages of India. For 9th National Film Awards, President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film was not given in
Gujarati,
Kannada and
Odia language; instead Certificate of Merit was awarded in each particular language.
Non-Feature films Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries and educational films made in the country. Following were the awards given:
Documentaries Educational films Awards not given Following were the awards not given as no film was found to be suitable for the award: •
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Kannada •
President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film in Oriya == References ==