The 38th Filmfare Awards were held in 1993.

Beta, Deewana and Khuda Gawah led the ceremony with 9 nominations each, followed by Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar with 8 nominations.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar won Best Film without winning any other major awards, while Beta and Deewana won 5 awards each, with the former winning Best Actor (for Anil Kapoor), Best Actress (for Madhuri Dixit) and Best Supporting Actress (for Aruna Irani), and the latter winning Best Male Debut (for Shah Rukh Khan) and Best Female Debut (for Divya Bharti). thus become the most-awarded films at the ceremony.

Main awards

Main Awards

Best Screenplay

Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman – Aziz Mirza and Manoj Lalwani

Best Dialogue

Angaar – Kader Khan

Best Music Director

Deewana – Nadeem-Shravan

• Beta – Anand–Milind
• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar – Jatin–Lalit

Best Lyricist

Deewana – Sameer for Teri Umeed

• Deewana – Sameer for Aisi Deewangi
• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar – Majrooh Sultanpuri for Woh Sikandar Hi Doston

Best Playback Singer, Male

Deewana – Kumar Sanu for Sochenge Tumhein

• Deewana – Vinod Rathod for Aisi Deewangi
• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar – Udit Narayan for Pehla Nasha

Best Playback Singer, Female

Beta – Anuradha Paudwal for Dhak Dhak

• Deewana – Alka Yagnik for Aisi Deewangi
• Khuda Gawah – Kavita Krishnamurthy for Main Tujhe Kabool

Best Action

Khuda Gawah

Best Art Direction

Angaar

Best Choreography

Beta – Saroj Khan for Dhak Dhak Karne Laga

Best Cinematography

Muskurahat

Best Editing

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

Best Sound

Khuda Gawah

Lifetime Achievement Award

Dev Anand

Critics' awards

Best Film

Idiot

Best Actress

Dimple Kapadia – Rudaali

Best Documentary

All in the Family

Biggest Winners

• Beta – 5/9
• Deewana – 5/9
• Khuda Gawah – 4/9
• Angaar – 3/3
• Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar – 2/8