IIFA 2026: Here is the full list of winners, Dhurandhar rules

Mumbai: The 26th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2026 winners have been announced, and Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar has emerged as the biggest winner, leading the list with an impressive 12 awards across various categories.

Ranveer Singh won Best Actor for his performance in the spy thriller, while Aneet Padda bagged Best Actress for her role in Saiyaara. Director Aditya Dhar also secured multiple honours, including Best Director, Best Original Story, Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues.

The winners were announced through IIFA’s official Instagram account, recognising achievements across theatrical films, digital films and web series.

From popular categories and technical honours to digital entertainment, here’s the complete list of winners at IIFA 2026.

IIFA Awards 2026 winners list

Popular Category Winners

• Best Film: Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar – Dhurandhar
• Best International Film: Avatar: Fire & Ash – 20th Century Studios, Jon Landau and James Cameron
• 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 – Title song of Saiyaara
• Best Playback Singer (Male): Faheem Abdullah – Title song of Saiyaara
• Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal – Saiyaara Reprise
• Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani – Azaad
• Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday – Saiyaara

Technical Category

• 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 from 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

Digital Film Category

• Best Picture: Baramulla
• Best Story (Original): 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

Digital Web Series Category

• Best Series: The Bads of Bollywood* – Red Chillies Entertainment
• Best Direction: Aryan Khan – The Bads of Bollywood*
• Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat – Paatal Lok Season 2
• Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Tillotama Shome – Paatal Lok Season 2
• Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Anya Singh – The Bads of Bollywood*
• Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Raghav Juyal – The Bads of Bollywood*
• Best Story (Original): Sudip Sharma, Tamal Sen, Rahul Kanojia and Abhishek Banerjee – Paatal Lok Season 2
• Best Docuseries/Docufilm: The Roshans – Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan
• Best Reality/Non-Scripted Show: The Traitors – BBC Studios, All3Media and Prime Video
• Best Title Track: Ujwal Gupta – Number 1 from The Bads of Bollywood

With 12 wins, Dhurandhar clearly emerged as the biggest talking point of IIFA 2026. Its success across both popular and technical categories made it one of the most celebrated films of the awards night, with Ranveer Singh’s Best Actor win adding another major highlight to the film’s impressive run.

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