IIFA Awards 2026 Winners List: Ranveer Singh Wins Best Actor, Aneet Padda Best Actress
The IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Awards of 2026 were held as the 26th edition of the event that celebrated achievements in the Indian film industry and digital media. Dhurandhar turned out to be the most successful at the event as they bagged 12 accolades, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Actor awards for their actor Ranveer Singh. Aneet Padda received the Best Actress award for Saiyaara, and also Chhaava and The Ba**ds of Bollywood received various awards.
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
| 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 Actor (Leading Role) | Ranveer Singh | Dhurandhar |
| Best Actress (Leading Role) | Aneet Padda | Saiyaara |
| Best Actor (Supporting Role) | Sanjay Dutt | Dhurandhar |
| Best Actress (Supporting Role) | Huma Qureshi | Jolly LLB 3 |
| 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) |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
| 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 | War 2 – Aavan Jaavan |
| 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 |
| Award Category | Winner | Film |
| Best Female Debut | Rasha Thadani | Azaad |
| Best Male Debut | Ahaan Panday | Saiyaara |
| Award Category | Winner | Winner Film |
| Best Picture | Baramulla | Baramulla |
| Best Story (Original) | Baramulla | Baramulla |
| Best Direction | 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 |
| Award Category | Winner | Winner Film |
| Best Series | The Ba**ds of Bollywood | The Ba**ds of Bollywood |
| Best Direction | 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 | Paatal Lok 2 |
| Best Docuseries/Docufilm | Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan | The Roshans |
| Best Reality/Non-Scripted | BBC Studios, All3Media and Prime Video | The Traitors |
| Best Title Track | Ujwal Gupta | The Ba**ds of Bollywood |
Dhurandhar, produced by Aditya Dhar and starring Ranveer Singh, became the most successful movie at IIFA Awards 2026 with 12 awards to its credit. This movie won numerous awards like Best Movie, Best Direction, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Music Direction, and others.
Saiyaara received accolades in the categories of acting and music. Aneet Padda was awarded Best Actress, whereas Faheem Abdullah and Irshad Kamil received Best Playback Singer (Male) and Best Lyrics, respectively.
Chhaava received several technical awards like Best Sound Mixing, Best Background Score, and Best Visual Effects.
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