Ranveer Singh won the IIFA Award.
The winners of the International Indian Fim Academy Awards, otherwise known as the IIFA Awards, for 2026, have been announced.
While the ceremony is yet to be held, the victors of the award function were revealed via Instagram on Friday, October 30, 2026.
The IIFA Awards 2026 honoured Bollywood’s best films, which were released in 2025.
Films that won big at the awards included Dhurandhar and Saiyaara.
Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar dominated the box office when it was released and garnered a huge amount of critical acclaim.
For his performance as Hamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi, Ranveer Singh won the IIFA Award for ‘Best Actor (Leading Role)’.
Other actors from the film who also won prizes included Akshaye Khanna and Sanjay Dutt.
Meanwhile, Saiyaara offered a fresh take on Bollywood romance through the lens of Gen Z.
The deeply emotional film narrated the love story of Krish Kapoor (Ahaan Panday) and Vaani Batra (Aneet Padda).
It also created an unforgettable stir with Faheem Abdullah’s rendition of the title song.
At the 2026 IIFA Awards, Aneet and Faheem won trophies for ‘Best Actress (Leading Role)’ and ‘Best Playback Singer (Male)’, respectively.
The function also awarded Aryan Khan’s spellbinding web series, The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
For the show, Aryan won ‘Best Direction’. Meanwhile, Raghav Juyal and Anya Singh won prizes in the supporting role categories.
Baramulla won an award for ‘Best Picture’ in the Digital Films category.
The ceremony for the IIFA Awards 2026 will be presented on January 23, 2027, at Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
Ananya Panday will be hosting the show, along with Maniesh Paul and Karan Johar.
Performers at the ceremony will include Salman Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, and Rashmika Mandanna.
Read the full list of winners:
Best Film
Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar – Dhurandhar
Best International Film
20th Century Studios, Jon Landau, James Cameron – Avatar: Fire & Ash
Best Director
Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar
Best Actress (Leading Role)
Aneet Padda – Saiyaara
Best Actor (Leading Role)
Ranveer Singh – Dhurandhar
Best Supporting Actress
Huma Qureshi – Jolly LLB 3
Best Supporting Actor
Sanjay Dutt – Dhurandhar
Best Performance in a Negative Role
Akshaye Khanna – Dhurandhar
Best Music Director
Shashwat Sachdev – Dhurandhar
Best Story (Original)
Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar
Best Story (Adapted)
Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy, Neeraj Ghaywan – Homebound
Best Lyricist
Irshad Kamil – Saiyaara
Best Male Playback Singer
Faheem Abdullah – Saiyaara
Best Female Playback Singer
Shreya Ghoshal – Saiyaara (Reprise – Female)
Best Cinematography
Vikash Nowlakha – Dhurandhar
Best Screenplay
Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar
Best Dialogue
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
Best Female Debut
Rasha Thadani – Azaad
Best Male Debut
Ahaan Panday – Saiyaara
Digital Film Categories
Best Digital Film
Baramulla
Best Story (Original) – Digital Film
Baramulla
Best Direction – Digital Film
Karan Tejpal – Stolen
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) – Digital Film
Abhishek Banerjee – Stolen
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) – Digital Film
Sanya Malhotra – Mrs
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Digital Film
Monika Panwar – Nishaanchi 2
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Digital Film
Avinash Tiwary – The Mehta Boys
Digital Series Categories
Best Series
The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Best Direction – Digital Series
Aryan Khan – The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) – Digital Series
Anya Singh – The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) – Digital Series
Raghav Juyal – The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) – Digital Series
Jaideep Ahlawat – Paatal Lok 2
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) – Digital Series
Tillotama Shome – Paatal Lok 2
Best Original Story – Digital Series
Paatal Lok 2
Best Docuseries/Docufilm
Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, Rakesh Roshan & Shashi Ranjan – The Roshans
Best Reality/Non-Scripted Show
BBC Studios, All3Media & Prime Video – The Traitors
Best Title Track
Ujwal Gupta – The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Congratulations to all the winners!
