The 27th Filmfare Awards were held in 1980. Junoon led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Gol Maal and Kaala Patthar with 8 nominations. Junoon won 6 awards, including Best Film and Best Director (for Shyam Benegal), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Hrishikesh Mukherjee received dual nominations for Best Director for his direction in Gol Maal and Jurmana, but lost to Shyam Benegal who won the award for Junoon.