Mumbai: The winners of the 26th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards have been announced, with ‘Dhurandhar’ emerging as the biggest winner of the night.
The official IIFA Instagram page unveiled the winners on Friday, with Aditya Dhar’s spy action drama, headlined by Ranveer Singh, taking home honours across several major categories.
‘Saiyaara’ and ‘Chhaava’ also had a strong showing, while Aryan Khan’s ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’ led the honours in the digital series category.
IIFA Awards 2026: Complete List of Winners
Best Film: Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar – ‘Dhurandhar’
Best International Film: 20th Century Studios, Jon Landau and 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 Actress (Supporting Role): Huma Qureshi – ‘Jolly LLB 3’
Best Actor (Supporting Role): Sanjay Dutt – ‘Dhurandhar’
Best Actor in a Negative Role: Akshaye Khanna – ‘Dhurandhar’
Best Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev – ‘Dhurandhar’
Best Story (Original): Aditya Dhar – ‘Dhurandhar’
Best Story (Adapted): Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy and Neeraj Ghaywan – ‘Homebound’
Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil – ‘Saiyaara’
Best Playback Singer (Male): Faheem Abdullah – ‘Saiyaara’
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal – ‘Saiyaara (Reprise – Female)’
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 and Redefine – ‘Chhaava’
Debut Categories
Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani – ‘Azaad’
Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday – ‘Saiyaara’
Digital Film Categories
Best Picture: ‘Baramulla’
Best Story (Original): ‘Baramulla’
Best Director: 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 (Female): Monika Panwar – ‘Nishaanchi 2’
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Avinash Tiwary – ‘The Mehta Boys’
Digital Series Categories
Best Series: ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’
Best Director: Aryan Khan – ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Anya Singh – ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Raghav Juyal – ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat – ‘Paatal Lok 2’
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Tillotama Shome – ‘Paatal Lok 2’
Best Original Story: ‘Paatal Lok 2’
Best Docuseries/Docufilm: Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan – ‘The Roshans’
Best Reality/Non-Scripted Series: BBC Studios, All3Media and Prime Video – ‘The Traitors’
Best Title Track: Ujwal Gupta – ‘The Ba***ds of Bollywood’