Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar emerged as the biggest winner at the 26th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards 2026, taking home 12 awards across acting, direction, writing and technical categories. Ranveer Singh won Best Actor for his performance in the spy-action thriller, while Aneet Padda received the Best Actress award for Saiyaara.

The winners were announced on October 30 through IIFA’s official social media platforms. This year’s awards recognised achievements across theatrical releases, digital films and web series, bringing established performers and emerging talent into the spotlight.

Dhurandhar led the popular film categories, winning Best Picture, with producers Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar and Lokesh Dhar receiving the honour. Director Aditya Dhar was named Best Director and also won awards for Best Original Story, Best Screenplay and Best Dialogues.

Ranveer Singh’s Best Actor win added to the film’s impressive tally. Akshaye Khanna received the award for Best Performance in a Negative Role, while Sanjay Dutt won Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film. Shashwat Sachdev was recognised for Best Music Direction.

The film also collected several technical honours. Vikash Nowlakha won Best Cinematography, Shivkumar V Panicker received Best Editing and Bishwadeep Chatterjee was honoured for Best Sound Design. These awards highlighted the contribution of the technical teams behind the film’s visual style and production.

While Dhurandhar dominated the awards, Saiyaara had a strong showing in the acting and music categories. Aneet Padda won Best Actress for her leading performance, while Ahaan Panday was named Best Male Debut for the same film. Rasha Thadani won Best Female Debut for Azaad.

The music of Saiyaara also received significant recognition. Irshad Kamil won Best Lyrics for the film’s title track, while Faheem Abdullah received Best Male Playback Singer for the song. Shreya Ghoshal won Best Female Playback Singer for Saiyaara Reprise.

Huma Qureshi was named Best Supporting Actress for Jolly LLB 3. The film also featured among the recognised theatrical releases, while Homebound received the Best Adapted Story award for writers Basharat Peer, Sumit Roy and Neeraj Ghaywan.

Chhaava secured multiple technical awards. AR Rahman won Best Background Score, Alok De received Best Sound Mixing and Assemblage Entertainment and Redefine were recognised for Best Visual Effects. Bosco Leslie Martis won Best Choreography for the song Aavan Jaavan from War 2.

The international film category recognised Avatar: Fire & Ash, with 20th Century Studios, Jon Landau and James Cameron receiving the award.

The digital film categories recognised a separate group of performances and creative contributions. Baramulla won Best Digital Picture and Best Original Story. Karan Tejpal received Best Direction for Stolen, while Abhishek Banerjee won Best Leading Performance (Male) for the film.

Sanya Malhotra was recognised for her leading performance in Mrs. Monika Panwar won Best Supporting Performance (Female) for Nishaanchi 2, while Avinash Tiwary received the Best Supporting Performance (Male) award for The Mehta Boys.

In the digital series categories, Aryan Khan’s The Ba**ds of Bollywood won Best Series, while Khan received Best Direction. The show also secured supporting performance awards for Anya Singh and Raghav Juyal. Ujwal Gupta won Best Title Track for Number 1 from the series.

Paatal Lok Season 2 earned recognition for its leading performances, with Jaideep Ahlawat winning Best Leading Performance (Male) and Tillotama Shome receiving the female honour. The series also won Best Original Story for Sudip Sharma, Tamal Sen, Rahul Kanojia and Abhishek Banerjee.

The documentary and reality categories recognised The Roshans as Best Docuseries/Docufilm and The Traitors as Best Reality or Non-Scripted Show.

The IIFA Awards 2026 results reflected the growing range of Indian entertainment, with theatrical films and streaming productions sharing the spotlight. While Dhurandhar led the overall winners’ list, Saiyaara, Chhaava, Baramulla, Paatal Lok Season 2 and The Ba**ds of Bollywood also secured important honours.