Satya was the recipient of a number of awards, and Ram Gopal Varma received the Bimal Roy Memorial Trophy for best direction.[57] It won six Filmfare Awards, including all three Critics Awards: Best Movie,[58] Best Actor (Bajpayee),[59] and Best Actress (Shah).[60] Apurva Asrani and Bhanodaya received the Best Editing award and the Best Sound Recording and Best Background Score awards were received by H. Sridhar and Sandeep Chowta, respectively.[5][61] Matondkar was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress.[62]