Mumbai, INDIA / Dubai, UAE- The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend & Awards Celebrates the Best of Indian Cinema as It Announces the Winners of the 26th Edition. Celebrating excellence across Indian cinema and digital entertainment, the IIFA Awards 2026 and IIFA Digital Awards 2026 recognise the exceptional talent, creativity and cinematic achievements that captivated audiences over the past year.
Recognising outstanding talent, creativity and cinematic excellence, the IIFA Awards 2026 honours the finest achievements in Indian cinema across the Popular Categories, Technical Categories, and Debut Categories – Best Male and Best Female.
The IIFA Awards and IIFA Digital Awards are taking place at Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi.
IIFA AWARDS 2026
Dhurandhar emerges as a standout winner at the IIFA Awards 2026, earning recognition across direction, acting, original storytelling and music. Homebound celebrates three credited winners in the Best Story (Adapted) category, while Avatar: Fire & Ash is recognised in the Best International Film category, with three credited recipients.
Additionally, IIFA Awards 2026 celebrates emerging talent, honouring Rasha Thadani for Best Female Debut for Azaad and Ahaan Panday for Best Male Debut for Saiyaara, recognising two promising new talents making their mark on Indian cinema.
Dhurandhar leads the IIFA Awards 2026 Technical Category winners, earning recognition across cinematography, screenplay, dialogues, editing and sound design, while Chhaava shines with wins in sound mixing, background score and visual effects. War 2 also takes home the award for choreography for Aavan Jaavan.
IIFA DIGITAL AWARDS 2026
In the Film Category, Baramulla leads with wins for Best Picture and Best Story (Original), while Stolen earns recognition for Direction and Abhishek Banerjee’s performance in a leading role. Sanya Malhotra is honoured for her leading performance in Mrs, while Monika Panwar (Nishaanchi 2) and Avinash Tiwary (The Mehta Boys) win in the supporting performance categories.
In the Series Category, The Ba**ds of Bollywood* makes its mark with wins for Best Picture and Direction for Aryan Khan, alongside supporting performance honours for Anya Singh and Raghav Juyal. Paatal Lok S2 also shines, with Jaideep Ahlawat and Tillotama Shome winning for their leading performances, alongside four credited winners for Best Story (Original).
In the Others Category (Best Docuseries/DocuFilm, Best Reality/Non Scripted, Best Title Track), The Roshans takes the spotlight in Best Docuseries/DocuFilm, while The Traitors is recognised in Best Reality/Non-Scripted. Ujwal Gupta wins Best Title Track for “Number 1” from The Ba**ds of Bollywood*, celebrating the creativity and impact of digital entertainment across formats.
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