The 26th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards concluded on Friday, October 30, 2026, with Aditya Dhar’s spy action drama Dhurandhar dominating the event, securing 12 major trophies including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor for Ranveer Singh.
The full list of winners, announced via IIFA’s official digital handles, showcased major wins across theatrical, technical, and digital streaming categories. Debutant Aneet Padda clinched Best Actress (Leading Role) for her performance in Saiyaara, while Chhaava captured multiple technical accolades.
Dhurandhar Leads Theatrical Honours
Dhurandhar claimed the majority of top-tier popular and technical awards, sweeping categories including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Dialogues, and Best Original Story for Aditya Dhar.
- Acting Categories: Ranveer Singh picked up Best Actor (Leading Role) for Dhurandhar, while Sanjay Dutt (Supporting Role) and Akshaye Khanna (Negative Role) secured performance awards for the same film. Huma Qureshi won Best Supporting Actress for Jolly LLB 3.
- Musical Achievements: Shashwat Sachdev won Best Music Direction for Dhurandhar. Saiyaara dominated the vocal and lyrical categories, earning Irshad Kamil Best Lyrics, Faheem Abdullah Best Male Playback Singer, and Shreya Ghoshal Best Female Playback Singer (Saiyaara Reprise).
- Technical Excellence: Chhaava secured key technical honours, including Best Background Score for A.R. Rahman, Best Sound Mixing for Alok De, and Best Visual Effects.
Full IIFA Awards 2026 Winners List
Popular Categories
- Best Film: Dhurandhar (Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar)
- Best Director: Aditya Dhar (Dhurandhar)
- Best Actor (Leading Role): Ranveer Singh (Dhurandhar)
- Best Actress (Leading Role): Aneet Padda (Saiyaara)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Sanjay Dutt (Dhurandhar)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Huma Qureshi (Jolly LLB 3)
- Best Performance in a Negative Role: Akshaye Khanna (Dhurandhar)
- Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev (Dhurandhar)
- Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil (Saiyaara)
- Best Playback Singer (Male): Faheem Abdullah (Saiyaara)
- Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal (Saiyaara – Reprise)
- Best Story (Original): Aditya Dhar (Dhurandhar)
- Best Story (Adapted): Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy, Neeraj Ghaywan (Homebound)
- Best International Film: Avatar: Fire & Ash (20th Century Studios, Jon Landau, James Cameron)
Debut Categories
- Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani (Azaad)
- Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday (Saiyaara)
Technical Categories
- Best Cinematography: Vikash Nowlakha (Dhurandhar)
- Best Screenplay: Aditya Dhar (Dhurandhar)
- Best Dialogues: Aditya Dhar (Dhurandhar)
- Best Editing: Shivkumar V. Panicker (Dhurandhar)
- Best Choreography: Bosco Leslie Martis (Aavan Jaavan, War 2)
- Best Sound Design: Bishwadeep Chatterjee (Dhurandhar)
- Best Sound Mixing: Alok De (Chhaava)
- Best Background Score: A.R. Rahman (Chhaava)
- Best Visual Effects: Assemblage Entertainment, Redefine (Chhaava)
Digital Film Category
- Best Picture: Baramulla
- Best Story (Original): Baramulla
- Best Direction: Karan Tejpal (Stolen)
- Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Abhishek Banerjee (Stolen)
- Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Sanya Malhotra (Mrs)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Avinash Tiwary (The Mehta Boys)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Monika Panwar (Nishaanchi 2)
Digital Series Category
- Best Series: The Bads of Bollywood
- Best Direction: Aryan Khan (The Bads of Bollywood)
- Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat (Paatal Lok Season 2)
- Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Tillotama Shome (Paatal Lok Season 2)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Raghav Juyal (The Bads of Bollywood)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Anya Singh (The Bads of Bollywood)
- Best Original Story: Paatal Lok Season 2
- Best Title Track: Ujwal Gupta (The Bads of Bollywood)
- Best Docuseries / Docufilm: The Roshans (Netflix Entertainment, Rakesh Roshan, Shashi Ranjan)
- Best Reality / Non-Scripted: The Traitors (BBC Studios, All3Media, Prime Video)
