IIFA Awards 2026: Dhurandhar Dominates with 12 Awards; Ranveer Singh and Aneet Padda Win Best Actor and Actress Honours
The 26th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2026 witnessed a grand celebration of Indian cinema and digital entertainment, with Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar emerging as the biggest winner of the night by bagging 12 awards across various categories.
The winners were announced on Friday through IIFA’s official Instagram account, recognising outstanding performances and achievements in films, music, technical fields and digital entertainment.
Dhurandhar dominated the major categories, with Ranveer Singh winning Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the spy thriller. Aneet Padda won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Saiyaara.
Director Aditya Dhar also secured several major honours, including Best Director, Best Original Story, Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues for Dhurandhar. The film further won awards in multiple technical categories, including cinematography, editing, music direction and sound design. Sanjay Dutt and Akshaye Khanna also received acting honours for their performances in the film.
Meanwhile, Saiyaara also enjoyed considerable success, with awards for its music and performances. Shashwat Sachdev won Best Music Direction for Dhurandhar, while Faheem Abdullah and Shreya Ghoshal received Best Playback Singer (Male) and Best Playback Singer (Female) awards, respectively, for songs from Saiyaara.
In the digital entertainment segment, Aryan Khan’s directorial debut, The Ba_ds of Bollywood, emerged as a major winner, taking home the Best Series award along with several other honours. Paatal Lok Season 2 also secured multiple awards, including acting and original story honours.
Major Winners at IIFA Awards 2026
Popular Categories
Best Film: Dhurandhar
Best International Film: _Avatar: Fire & Ash
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 Female Debut: Rasha Thadani – Azaad
Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday – Saiyaara
Technical Categories
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 Categories
Best Picture: Baramulla
Best Original Story: 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 Supporting Performance (Female): Monika Panwar – Nishaanchi 2
Best Supporting Performance (Male): Avinash Tiwary – The Mehta Boys
Digital Web Series Categories
Best Series: _The Ba_ds of Bollywood
Best Direction: Aryan Khan – _The Ba_ds of Bollywood
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat – Paatal Lok Season
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Tillotama Shome – Paatal Lok Season
Best Supporting Performance (Female): Anya Singh – The Ba_ds of Bollywood
Best Supporting Performance (Male): Raghav Juyal – The Ba_ds of Bollywood
Best Original Story: Sudip Sharma, Tamal Sen, Rahul Kanojia and Abhishek Banerjee – Paatal Lok Season
Best Docuseries/Docufilm: The Roshans
Best Reality/Non-Scripted Show: The Traitors
Best Title Track: Ujwal Gupta – Number 1 from The Ba_ds of Bollywood
With 12 awards, Dhurandhar emerged as the undisputed centre of attention at IIFA 2026, while Saiyaara, The Ba_ds of Bollywood and Paatal Lok Season 2 also made a significant impact across film and digital entertainment categories.
