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Family Man, Sherni & Mirzapur 2 Favourites At IFFM 2021

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OB Bureau

New Delhi: OTT has been ruling the roost on the entertainment front in COVID years. The platform has not disappointed the audience, churning out web series that have one hooked to the screen night after night.

It goes without saying that competition is tough and there are only a few winners. Amazon Prime Video scooped a massive victory at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2021 for ‘The Family Man’, ‘Mirzapur Season 2’, ‘Sherni’ and others. It was held virtually on Friday (August 20). Many celebrities attended the 12th edition of the prestigious awards, whose theme was Diversity through Cinema.

 

Here are the winners:

Best Performance Female (Feature) – Vidya Balan (Sherni) & Honourable mention to Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Best Series

– Mirzapur Season 2
Best Actress in a Series – Samantha Akkineni (The Family Man 2)
Best Actor in a Series – Manoj Bajpayee (The Family Man 2)
Diversity in Cinema Award – Pankaj Tripathi
Best Feature Film – Soorarai Pottru
Best Performance Male (Feature) – Suriya Sivakumar (Soorarai Pottru)
Best Director – Anurag Basu (Ludo) & Honorary Mention Prithvi Konanur (Pinki Elli?)
Equality in Cinema (Short Film) – Sheer Qorma
Equality in Cinema Award (Feature Film) – The Great Indian Kitchen
Best Indie Film – Fire in the Mountains Disruptor Award – Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Best Documentary Film Shut Up Sona

Here’s how Vidya reacted.

What Manoj Bajpayee said:

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