The 26th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2026 turned into a major celebration for Dhurandhar, which emerged as the biggest winner with 12 awards across popular and technical categories.
IIFA Awards 2026 winners list features Dhurandhar’s 12 wins, Ranveer Singh, Aneet Padda, Chhaava, Saiyaara and all digital film and web series award winners.
Ranveer Singh won Best Actor, while Aneet Padda took home Best Actress for her performance in Saiyaara.
Aditya Dhar also enjoyed a big night, winning awards for Best Director, Original Story, Screenplay and Dialogues.
Meanwhile, Chhaava, Homebound, Baramulla, Stolen and The Ba*ds of Bollywood also secured recognition across different categories.
The winners were announced on October 30, with the awards recognising achievements in theatrical cinema and digital entertainment. Here is the complete category-wise winners list.
IIFA Awards 2026 Winners Full List: Popular Category Winners
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Film | Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar for 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 |
IIFA Awards 2026: Technical Category Winners
Dhurandhar dominated several filmmaking and technical honours, while Chhaava and War 2 also secured major wins.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| 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 |
IIFA Digital Film Awards 2026: Complete Winners List
The digital film categories recognised performances and filmmaking across movies released on digital platforms.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| 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 (Male) | Avinash Tiwary – The Mehta Boys |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) | Monika Panwar – Nishaanchi 2 |
IIFA Digital Web Series Awards 2026: Complete Winners List
Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, The Ba*ds of Bollywood, emerged as one of the biggest winners in the web series categories. Paatal Lok Season 2 also secured multiple acting and writing honours.
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Series | The Ba*ds of Bollywood – Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Best Direction | Aryan Khan – The Ba*ds 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 (Male) | Raghav Juyal – The Ba*ds of Bollywood |
| Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) | Anya Singh – The Ba*ds 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 Ba*ds of Bollywood |
Dhurandhar Leads IIFA 2026 With 12 Wins
Dhurandhar was the undisputed winner of the 2026 ceremony, collecting 12 awards. Its wins covered Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, supporting and negative-role performances, music, writing and several technical categories.
Ranveer Singh and Aditya Dhar were among the biggest individual winners, while Saiyaara also had a strong showing through Aneet Padda’s Best Actress win, debut honours, lyrics and playback singing awards.
On the digital side, The Ba*ds of Bollywood and Paatal Lok Season 2 led the web series categories, while Baramulla and Stolen earned recognition in the digital film segment.
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