The winners of the 26th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, one of the largest and most prestigious international platforms for Indian cinema, has been officially announced. On Friday, IIFA released the complete list of this year's winners on its social media platforms and official Instagram account, which has created a wave of excitement among the film industry and fans. This time in the awards, the spy action drama film 'Dhurandhar', directed by director Aditya Dhar, has won the maximum number of trophies in its name and has single-handedly grabbed the limelight. Apart from this, the films 'Sayara' and Vicky Kaushal's 'Chhaava' have also won many big awards. Let us know in detail which artist and which film has won in this exciting season of IIFA 2026. The explosive performance of 'Dhurandhar': Ranveer Singh and Aneet Padda became the best actors. The one film which has made the biggest splash in this year's IIFA Awards is 'Dhurandhar'. On the basis of excellent story, strong direction and brilliant action, this film won the hearts of critics along with the box office. The film's lead actor Ranveer Singh has been awarded the prestigious award for Best Lead Actor for his excellent performance. At the same time, actress Aneet Padda, who created a sensation with the romantic and young heartthrob film 'Sayara', has received the Best Lead Actress award. Director Aditya Dhar has also been honored for Best Director and Best Original Story for the film 'Dhurandhar'. Apart from this, other actors of the film have also shown amazing performance on the acting front, which include the names of Sanjay Dutt (Best Actor in Supporting Role) and Akshay Khanna (Best Actor in Negative Role). Complete winners list of IIFA Awards 2026: Who received which honour? Here is the official list of all the winners for outstanding contributions to cinematic art, technology and digital mediums: Best Film: Dhurandhar (Producers: Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, Lokesh Dhar) Best International Film: Avatar: Fire and Ash (20th Century Studios, Jon Landau, James Cameron) Best Director: Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar Best Lead Actor: Ranveer Singh – Dhurandhar Best Lead Actress: Aneet Padda – Syara Best Male Debut: Ahan Pandey – Saiyra Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani – Azad Best Actor (Supporting Role): Sanjay Dutt – Dhurandhar Best Actress (Supporting Role): Huma Qureshi – Jolly LLB 3 Best Actor in a Negative Role: Akshay Khanna – Dhurandhar Best Music Director: Shashwat Sachdev – Dhurandhar Best Story (Original): Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar Best Story (Screenplay): Homebound (Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy, Neeraj Ghaywan) Best Song: Irshad Kamil – Syara Best Playback Singer (Male): Faheem Abdullah – Syara Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal – Syara (Reprise) Winners of Technical and Digital Categories Praising the hard work behind the scenes of cinema, the performance of 'Dhurandhar' and 'Chhaava' was also seen in the technical categories: Best Cinematography: Vikash Naulakha – Dhurandhar Best Screenplay & Dialogues: Aditya Dhar – Dhurandhar Best Editing: Shivkumar V. Panikkar – Dhurandhar Best Choreography: Bosco Leslie Martis – Aavan Jaavan (War 2) Best Sound Design: Biswadeep Chatterjee – Dhurandhar Best Background Score: A.R. Rahman – Chhawa Best Visual Effects (VFX): Ensemble Entertainment and Redefine – Chhawa Dominating the OTT, Digital Film and Series categories Along with mainstream films, films and web series released on digital platforms also made a strong presence at IIFA this year: Best Digital Film: Baramulla Best Direction (Film): Karan Tejpal ('Stolen') Best Lead Performance (Male – Film): Abhishek Banerjee (“Stolen”) Best Lead Performance (Female – Film): Sanya Malhotra (“Mrs.”) Best Web Series: “The Bads of Bollywood” Best Direction (Series): Aryan Khan (“The Bads of Bollywood”) Best Lead Actor (Series): Jaideep Ahlawat (“Paatal Lok 2”) Best Lead Actress (Series): Tillotama Shome (“Paatal Lok 2”) Best Supporting Actor (Series): Raghav Juyal ('The Bads of Bollywood') Best Supporting Actress (Series): Anya Singh ('The Bads of Bollywood') Best Docuseries/Docufilm: The Roshan (Netflix – Rakesh Roshan and Shashi Ranjan) Best Reality/Non-Scripted Show: The Traitors (Prime Video) According to the organisers, taking this trend forward, the upcoming 27th edition of IIFA will now be held in January 2027. It will be held in the grand Etihad Arena of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for which the fans are eagerly waiting.
