NEW DELHI: The 26th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards has announced its winners, recognising achievements across Indian cinema and digital entertainment.
Dhurandhar emerged as the biggest winner at the IIFA Awards 2026, securing honours in several major categories, including direction, acting, original story and music.
Aditya Dhar won Best Director for Dhurandhar, while Ranveer Singh received the award for Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male). Sanjay Dutt won Best Supporting Performance (Male), and Akshaye Khanna was recognised for his performance in a negative role.
Aneet Padda won Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) for Saiyaara, while Huma Qureshi received the award for Best Supporting Performance (Female) for Jolly LLB 3.
Dhurandhar also won Best Story (Original) for Aditya Dhar and Best Music Direction for Shashwat Sachdev. The film’s technical achievements were recognised across cinematography, screenplay, dialogues, editing and sound design.
In other popular categories, Homebound received the award for Best Story (Adapted), with Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy and Neeraj Ghaywan credited as winners. Avatar: Fire & Ash won Best International Film, with 20th Century Studios, Jon Landau and James Cameron among the credited recipients.
Saiyaara also secured awards for Best Lyrics, with Irshad Kamil recognised, and Best Playback Singer (Male), awarded to Faheem Abdullah. Shreya Ghoshal won Best Playback Singer (Female) for Saiyaara Reprise.
In the technical categories, Chhaava won awards for sound mixing, with Alok De recognised, and background score, awarded to A.R. Rahman. The film also received the award for visual effects, shared by Assemblage Entertainment and Redefine.
Bosco Leslie Martis won Best Choreography for the song Aavan Jaavan from War 2, while Vikash Nowlakha received the cinematography award for Dhurandhar. Aditya Dhar won for screenplay and dialogues, Shivkumar V. Panicker for editing and Bishwadeep Chatterjee for sound design.
The debut categories recognised emerging talent, with Rasha Thadani winning Best Female Debut for Azaad and Ahaan Panday receiving Best Male Debut for Saiyaara.
The IIFA Digital Awards 2026 also recognised achievements in films, web series and other digital entertainment formats.
In the film category, Baramulla won Best Picture and Best Story (Original), with B62 Studios, Netflix Entertainment Services India and Jio Studios credited for the picture award. Aditya Dhar, Monal Thakkar and Aditya Suhas Jambhale were recognised for the film’s original story.
Karan Tejpal won Best Direction for Stolen, while Abhishek Banerjee received the award for Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) for the same film. Sanya Malhotra won the leading female performance award for Mrs.
Monika Panwar won Best Supporting Performance (Female) for Nishaanchi 2, while Avinash Tiwary received the male supporting performance award for The Mehta Boys.
In the series category, The Ba***ds of Bollywood won Best Picture, with Red Chillies Entertainments and Netflix Entertainment Services India among the credited recipients. Aryan Khan received the award for Best Direction.
Anya Singh and Raghav Juyal won the supporting performance awards for the series, while Paatal Lok Season 2 secured honours for leading performances, with Jaideep Ahlawat winning in the male category and Tillotama Shome in the female category.
Paatal Lok Season 2 also won Best Story (Original), with Sudip Sharma, Tamal Sen, Rahul Kanojia and Abhishek Banerjee credited for the award.
In the other digital categories, The Roshans won Best Docuseries/DocuFilm, with Netflix Entertainment Services India, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan among the credited recipients.
The Traitors was recognised as Best Reality/Non-Scripted programme, with BBC Studios, All3Media and Prime Video credited as winners. Ujwal Gupta won Best Title Track for Number 1 from The Ba***ds of Bollywood.
Following the conclusion of its 26th edition, IIFA announced that the 27th IIFA Weekend and Awards would take place on January 22 and 23, 2027, at Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
