IIFA Awards 2026 Winners List: ‘Dhurandhar’, ‘Chhaava’ Win Big, Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Aryan Khan, Rasha Thadani Honoured

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrates excellence in Indian cinema with the announcement of the 26th edition winners, ahead of the IIFA Awards 2027 in Abu Dhabi. Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar's blockbuster Dhurandhar emerges as a standout winner at the IIFA Awards 2026, earning recognition across direction, acting, original storytelling and music. Karan Johar's Homebound celebrates three credited winners in the Best Story (Adapted) category, while Avatar: Fire & Ash is recognised in the Best International Film category, with three credited recipients. IIFA Awards 2027: Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Maniesh Paul & Ananya Panday Set To Co-Host the Blockbuster Night.

IIFA Awards 2026 celebrates emerging talent, honouring Rasha Thadani for Best Female Debut for Azaad and Ahaan Panday for Best Male Debut for Saiyaara, recognising two promising new talents making their mark on Indian cinema.  In the Film Category, Baramulla leads with wins for Best Picture and Best Story (Original), while Stolen earns recognition for direction and Abhishek Banerjee’s performance in a leading role. Sanya Malhotra is honoured for her leading performance in Mrs, while Monika Panwar (Nishaanchi) and Avinash Tiwary (The Mehta Boys) win in the supporting performance categories.

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In the Series Category, The Ba***ds of Bollywood makes its mark with wins for Best Picture and Direction for Aryan Khan, alongside supporting performance honours for Anya Singh and Raghav Juyal. Paatal Lok S2 also shines, with Jaideep Ahlawat and Tillotama Shome winning for their leading performances, alongside four credited winners for Best Story (Original). IIFA Awards 2027: Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Maniesh Paul & Ananya Panday Set To Co-Host the Blockbuster Night.

In the Others Category (Best Docuseries/DocuFilm, Best Reality/Non Scripted, Best Title Track), The Roshans takes the spotlight in Best Docuseries/DocuFilm, while The Traitors is recognised in Best Reality/Non-Scripted. Ujwal Gupta wins Best Title Track for “Number 1” from The Ba***ds of Bollywood, celebrating the creativity and impact of digital entertainment across formats.

'Dhurandhar' Wins Big at IIFA Awards 2026

Dhurandhar also leads the IIFA Awards 2026 Technical Category winners, earning recognition across cinematography, screenplay, dialogues, editing and sound design, while Chhaava shines with wins in sound mixing, background score and visual effects. War 2 also takes home the award for choreography the Hrithik Roshan-Kiara Advani song "Aavan Jaavan". Read more to know the full list of winners of the 2026 IIFA Awards edition, which was not held physically.

IIFA AWARDS 2026 FULL WINNERS LIST

Here is the full list of winners of the IIFA Awards 2026:

Popular Categories

Best Picture: Dhurandhar — Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar

Best International Film: Avatar: Fire & Ash — 20th Century Studios (India distributors), Jon Landau and James Cameron

Best Director: Aditya Dhar — Dhurandhar

Best Actor (Male): Ranveer Singh — Dhurandhar

Best Actor (Female): Aneet Padda — Saiyaara

Best Supporting Actor (Male): Sanjay Dutt — Dhurandhar

Best Supporting Actor (Female): Huma Qureshi — Jolly LLB 3

Best Performance in a Negative Role: Akshaye Khanna — Dhurandhar

Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev — Dhurandhar

Best Original Story: Aditya Dhar — Dhurandhar

Best Adapted Story: Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy and Neeraj Ghaywan — Homebound

Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil — "Saiyaara" (Saiyaara)

Best Male Playback Singer: Faheem Abdullah — "Saiyaara" (Saiyaara)

Best Female Playback Singer: Shreya Ghoshal — "Saiyaara Reprise - Female" (Saiyaara).

Debut Categories

Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday — Saiyaara

Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani — Azaad.

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: AR Rahman — Chhaava

Best Visual Effects: Assemblage Entertainment and Redefine — Chhaava.

Congratulations to all the winners of the IIFA Awards 2026!

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