IIFA 2018 Awards ceremony is happening in Thailand and as usual it is totally star studded. A conference preceded a three-day-long event with celebs speaking about the contribution in Cinema. This year, we got plenty of interesting stories on silver screen with a dash of freshness along with refreshing cast and directors. The nomination list is here and the movie which is making noise is Vidya Balan starrer Tumhari Sulu.

The movie has bagged the nominations in the categories like Best Picture, Best Direction and Best Story (Suresh Triveni), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) (Vidya), Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)(Neha Dhupia), Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) (Vijay Maurya) and Best Music. Here is the complete list of IIFA Awards 2018 Nominations.

Best Actor (Female)

Alia Bhatt, Badrinath Ki Dulhania

Sridevi, Mom

Zaira Wasim, Secret Superstar

Bhumi Pednekar, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

Vidya Balan, Tumhari Sulu

Best Actor (Male)

Irrfan Khan, Hindi Medium

Ranbir Kapoor, Jagga Jasoos

Adil Hussain, Mukti Bhawan

Rajkummar Rao, Newton

Akshay Kumar, Toilet – Ek Prem Katha

Best Film

Bareilly Ki Barfi

Hindi medium

Newton

Toilet – Ek Prem Katha

Tumhari Sulu

Best Director

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Bareilly Ki Barfi

Saket Chaudhary, Hindi Medium

Anurag Basu, Jagga Jasoos

Amit V Masurkar, Newton

Suresh Triveni, Tumhari Sulu

Best Music Direction

Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva, Badrinath Ki Dulhania

Pritam, Jagga Jasoos

Tanishk Bagchi, Guru Randhawa-Rajat

Nagpal, Amartya Rahut, Santanu Ghatak, Tumhari Sulu

Best Background Score

Pritam, Jagga Jasoos

Best Lyrics

Nusrat Fateh Ali, A1 Melody Fana and Manoj Muntashir, Mere Rashke Qamar (Baadshaho)

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Meghna Mishra, Main Kaun Hoon (Secret Superstar)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Arijit Singh, Hawayein (Jab Harry Met Sejal)

Best Sound Design

Dileep Subramaniam and Ganesh Gangadharan (YRF Studios), Tiger Zinda Ha

Best Special Effects

Vfxwala (Prasad Vasant Sutar) – Jagga Jasoos

Best Screeenplay

Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain, Bareilly Ki Barfi

Best Dialogues

Hitesh Kewalya, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan

Best Choreography

Vijay Ganguly and Ruel Dausan Varindani, Galti Se Mistake (Jagga Jasoos)

Best Cinematography

Marcin Laskawiec, Usc, Tiger Zinda Hai

Best Editing

Shweta Venkat Mathew, Newton

We hope the best one wins. However, the awards shows these days are not just about the trophies. The performances and the skits played by the stars are also widely enjoyed by the audience. This year too all the glamorous celebs are set to perform in the ceremony and we cannot wait to watch it already.

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