5th National Film Awards
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
- President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film
- Prime Minister's Gold Medal
- President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film
- Certificate of Merit
Feature films
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:| Award | Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Do Aankhen Barah Haath | Hindi | Producer: Rajkamal Kalamandir | Gold Medal and 20,000 |
| President's Gold Medal for the All India Best Feature Film | Do Aankhen Barah Haath | Hindi | Director: V. Shantaram | 5,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Andhare Alo | Bengali | Producer: Sreemati Pictures | Certificate of Merit and 10,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film | Andhare Alo | Bengali | Director: Haridas Bhattacharya | 2,500 |
| All India Certificate of Merit | Mother India | Hindi | Producer: Mehboob Productions | Certificate of Merit only |
| All India Certificate of Merit | Mother India | Hindi | Director: Mehboob Khan | Certificate of Merit only |
| Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Children's Film | Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke | Hindi | Producer: AVM Productions | Gold Medal and 20,000 |
| Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the Best Children's Film | Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke | Hindi | Director: P. L. Santoshi | 5,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for Second Best Children's Film | Janmatithi | Bengali | Producer: R. B. Films | Certificate of Merit and 10,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for Second Best Children's Film | Janmatithi | Bengali | Director: Dilip Mukherjee | 2,500 |
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.Non-Feature films
Non-feature film awards were given for the documentaries produced in the country.| Award | Film | Language | Awardee | Cash Prize |
| President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film | A Himalayan Tapestry | English | Producer: Burmah Shell | Gold Medal and 4,000 |
| President's Gold Medal for the Best Documentary Film | A Himalayan Tapestry | English | Director: Mohan Bhavnani | 1,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary | Mandu | English | Producer: Films Division | Certificate of Merit and 2,000 |
| All India Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Documentary | Mandu | English | Director: Neil Gokhale | 500 |
| All India Certificate of Merit | Dharti Ki Jhankar | Hindi | Producer: Films Division Director: Bhaskar Rao | Certificate of Merit only |