IIFA Awards 2026 – Popular Winners
The winners are out, and Indian cinema has plenty to celebrate!
The IIFA Awards 2026 recognise the biggest achievements across films, performances, music and filmmaking.
Performance in a Leading Role (Female): Aneet Padda for Saiyaara
Performance in a Leading Role (Male): Ranveer Singh for Dhurandhar
Performance in a Supporting Role (Female): Huma Qureshi for Jolly LLB 3
Performance in a Supporting Role (Male): Sanjay Dutt for Dhurandhar
Performance in a Negative Role: Akshaye Khanna for Dhurandhar
Best Picture: Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar for Dhurandhar
Best International Film: 20th Century Studios (Distributors of India), Jon Landau and James Cameron for Avatar: Fire & Ash
Best Direction: Aditya Dhar for Dhurandhar
Best Story (Original): Aditya Dhar for Dhurandhar
Best Story (Adapted): Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy and Neeraj Ghaywan for Homebound
Music Direction: Shashwat Sachdev for Dhurandhar
Best Lyrics: Irshad Kamil for Saiyaara from Saiyaara
Playback Singer (Male): Faheem Abdullah for Saiyaara
Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Saiyaara Reprise - Female
IIFA Awards 2026 – Debut Winners
Best Female Debut: Rasha Thadani for Azaad
Best Male Debut: Ahaan Panday for Saiyaara