IIFA Awards 2026 Full Winners List: Dhurandhar, Chhaava, Baramulla, and More Take Top Honours

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 recognize the exceptional talent, creativity, and cinematic achievements that captivated audiences over the past year.

Recognizing 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.

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 recognized 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, recognizing 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.

IIFA AWARDS 2026 FULL WINNERS LIST

1. IIFA AWARDS 2026 | Popular Category Winners
2. IIFA Awards 2026 | Technical Category Winners
3. IIFA Awards 2026 | Debut Category Winners – Best Male and Best Female

WINNERS OF THE IIFA AWARDS 2026 – POPULAR CATEGORY

WINNERS OF THE IIFA AWARDS 2026 – TECHNICAL CATEGORY

WINNERS OF THE IIFA AWARDS 2026 – DEBUT CATEGORY

DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT | IIFA DIGITAL AWARDS 2026 WINNERS REVEALED

1. IIFA Digital Awards 2026 | Film Category Winners          
2. IIFA Digital Awards 2026 | Series Category Winners       
3. IIFA Digital Awards 2026 | Others Category Winners

IIFA Digital Award | Film Category Winners 

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IIFA Digital Award | Series Category Winners

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IIFA Digital Award | Other Category Winners

As IIFA celebrates the achievements of its 26th Edition, the global platform now turns the spotlight towards its next chapter.