The 2026 International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards have announced their winners, with Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar emerging as the biggest winner of the ceremony. The film secured 12 awards, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.

Ranveer Singh took home the Best Actor award for his performance in Dhurandhar, while Aneet Padda won Best Actress for her role in Saiyaara. Director Aditya Dhar also received multiple honours for his work on the spy action drama.

The winners of the 26th edition of the IIFA Awards were announced on Friday, October 30, through the awards ceremony’s official Instagram account. Several other films, including Saiyaara and Chhaava, also earned recognition across major and technical categories.

IIFA Awards 2026 Full List of Winners: Popular Categories

Dhurandhar dominated the leading film categories, with its cast and creative team collecting several major awards. Akshaye Khanna and Sanjay Dutt were also among the winners for their performances in the film.

Here is the complete list of winners in the popular categories:

Best Film: Dhurandhar – Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar
Best International Film: Avatar: Fire & Ash – 20th Century Studios, Jon Landau and James Cameron
Best Director: Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar
Best Actress (Leading Role): Aneet Padda – Saiyaara
Best Actor (Leading Role): Ranveer Singh – Dhurandhar
Best Actress (Supporting Role): Huma Qureshi – Jolly LLB 3
Best Actor (Supporting Role): Sanjay Dutt – Dhurandhar
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 – Saiyaara
Best Playback Singer (Male): Faheem Abdullah – Saiyaara
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal – Saiyaara (Reprise – Female)

IIFA Awards 2026 Technical Category Winners

Apart from the major acting and filmmaking honours, Dhurandhar also performed strongly in the technical categories. Aditya Dhar received recognition for the film’s screenplay and dialogues, while its cinematography, editing and sound teams also secured awards.

The technical category winners are:

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, 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 Awards 2026: Best Debut Winners

The debut categories also featured two young performers who received recognition for their performances in their respective films.

Rasha Thadani won Best Female Debut for Azaad, while Ahaan Panday received the Best Male Debut award for Saiyaara.

Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani – Azaad
Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday – Saiyaara

IIFA Digital Film Awards 2026 Winners

The digital film categories recognised performances and creative work across films released on streaming platforms. Baramulla secured awards for Best Picture and Best Original Story, while Stolen received the Best Direction honour.

Here is the complete list of digital film winners:

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

IIFA Digital Series Awards 2026 Winners

Aryan Khan’s The Ba**ds of Bollywood* received major recognition in the digital series categories, winning Best Series and Best Direction. The show also earned acting honours for Anya Singh and Raghav Juyal.

Paatal Lok 2 also featured prominently, with Jaideep Ahlawat and Tillotama Shome receiving leading performance awards.

The digital series winners include:

Best Series: The Ba**ds of Bollywood*
Best Direction: Aryan Khan – The Ba**ds of Bollywood*
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Anya Singh – The Ba**ds of Bollywood*
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Raghav Juyal – The Ba**ds of Bollywood*
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Jaideep Ahlawat – Paatal Lok 2
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Tillotama Shome – Paatal Lok 2
Best Original Story: Paatal Lok 2
Best Docuseries/Docufilm: The Roshans – Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP, Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan
Best Reality/Non-Scripted: The Traitors – BBC Studios, All3Media and Prime Video
Best Title Track: Ujwal Gupta – The Ba**ds of Bollywood*