The 30th Filmfare Awards were held on 25 September 1983.^[2]

Prem Rog led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by Nikaah with 11 nominations, Shakti with 8 nominations and Bazaar with 7 nominations.

Prem Rog and Shakti won 4 awards each, thus becoming the most-awarded films at the ceremony, with the former winning Best Director (for Raj Kapoor) and Best Actress (for Padmini Kolhapure), and the latter winning Best Film and Best Actor (for Dilip Kumar).

Amitabh Bachchan received triple nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Bemisaal, Namak Halaal and Shakti, but lost the award to Dilip Kumar, who won the award for a record 8th time for his performance in Shakti.

Main awards

Best Film

Shakti

• Bazaar
• Nikaah
• Prem Rog
• Vidhaata

Best Director

Raj Kapoor – Prem Rog

• B. R. Chopra – Nikaah
• Ramesh Sippy – Shakti
• Sagar Sarhadi – Bazaar
• Subhash Ghai – Vidhaata

Best Actor

Dilip Kumar – Shakti

• Amitabh Bachchan – Bemisaal
• Amitabh Bachchan – Namak Halaal
• Amitabh Bachchan – Shakti
• Naseeruddin Shah – Bazaar
• Rishi Kapoor – Prem Rog
• Sanjeev Kumar – Angoor

Best Actress

Padmini Kolhapure – Prem Rog

• Raakhee – Shakti
• Rekha – Jeevan Dhaara
• Salma Agha – Nikaah
• Smita Patil – Bazaar

Best Supporting Actor

Shammi Kapoor – Vidhaata

• Girish Karnad – Teri Kasam
• Sanjeev Kumar – Vidhaata
• Shashi Kapoor – Namak Halaal
• Vinod Mehra – Bemisaal

Best Supporting Actress

Supriya Pathak – Bazaar

• Kiran Vairale – Namkeen
• Nanda – Prem Rog
• Ranjeeta – Teri Kasam
• Waheeda Rehman – Namkeen

Best Comic Actor

Deven Verma – Angoor

• Ashok Kumar – Shaukeen
• Jagdeep – Ghazab
• Mehmood – Khud-Daar
• Utpal Dutt – Shaukeen

Best Story

Namkeen – Samaresh Basu

• Bazaar – Sagar Sarhadi
• Nikaah – Dr. Achla Nagar
• Prem Rog – Kamna Chandra
• Shakti – Salim–Javed

Best Screenplay

Shakti – Salim–Javed

Best Dialogue

Nikaah – Dr. Achla Nagar

Best Music Director

R. D. Burman – Sanam Teri Kasam

• Bazaar – Khayyam
• Namak Halaal – Bappi Lahiri
• Nikaah – Ravi
• Prem Rog – Laxmikant–Pyarelal

Best Lyricist

Prem Rog – Santosh Anand for Mohabbat Hai Kya Cheez

• Namak Halaal – Anjaan & Prakash Mehra for Pag Ghungroo
• Nikaah – Hasan Kamal for Dil Ke Armaan
• Nikaah – Hasan Kamal for Dil Ke Yeh Arzoo
• Prem Rog – Amir Qazalbash for Meri Kismat Mein Tu

Best Playback Singer – Male

Namak Halaal – Kishore Kumar for Pag Ghungroo

• Prem Rog – Suresh Wadkar for Main Hoon Prem Rogi
• Prem Rog – Suresh Wadkar for Meri Kismat Mein Tu
• Teri Kasam – Amit Kumar for Yeh Zameen Gaa Rahi Hai

Best Playback Singer – Female

Nikaah – Salma Agha for Dil Ke Armaan

• Nikaah – Salma Agha for Dil Ki Yeh Arzoo
• Nikaah – Salma Agha for Faza Bhi Hai Jawaan
• Star – Nazia Hassan for Boom Boom
• Yeh Nazdeekiyan – Anuradha Paudwal for Maine Ek Geet Likha Hai

Best Art Direction

Namkeen – Ajit Nanerjee ^[3]

Best Cinematography

Bemisaal – Jaywant Pathare ^[4]

Best Editing

Prem Rog – Raj Kapoor^[5]

Best Sound

Shakti – P. Harikishan ^[6]

Critics' Awards

Best Documentary

Experience India

Biggest Winners

• Prem Rog – 4/12
• Shakti – 4/8
• Bazaar – 1/7
• Nikaah – 2/11
• Namkeen – 2/4
• Namak Halaal – 1/5