5th Annual BFJA Awards

The 5th Annual Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards were held on 1942, honoring the best in India cinema in 1941.

Best India Film

 * Pratishruti
 * Padosi
 * Sikandar
 * Naya Sansar
 * Khazanchi
 * Parichaya
 * Punar Milan
 * Pardesi
 * Raj Nartaki
 * Nandini

Best Director
Hemchandra Chunder - Pratishruti

Best Actor
Pahari Sanyal - Pratishruti

Best Actress
Kanan Devi - Parichaya

Best Screenplay
Binoy Chatterjee - Pratishruti

Best Director
V. Shantaram - Padosi

Best Actor
Gajanan Jagirdar - Padosi

Best Actress
Durga Khote - Charnon Ki Dasi

Best Screenplay
K. A. Abbas - Naya Sansar

Ten Best Film

 * - Citizen Kane
 * - Kitty Foyle
 * - Hold Back the Dawn
 * - The Letter
 * - The Philadelphia Story
 * - Meet John Doe
 * - Blossoms in the Dust
 * - The Great Dictator
 * - My Life with Caroline
 * - Back Street