The 24th Filmfare Awards were held in 1977. Kabhi Kabhie led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Mausam with 8 nominations and Chhoti Si Baat with 6 nominations. The awards were spread over a number of films, with no film clearly dominating the event. However, based on awards tally, Kabhi Kabhie won 4 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Basu Chatterjee received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Chitchor and Chhoti Si Baat, but lost to Gulzar who won the award for Mausam.