The nominees for the 23rd edition of the IIFA (International Indian Film Academy Awards) have been announced. Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 dominate the nominations list, as expected.
The three-day event will begin on February 9 on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Here’s the complete list of IIFA nominations:
Best Picture
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Darlings
Drishyam 2
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Vikram Vedha
Best Direction
Anees Bazmee (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)
Ayan Mukerji (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Jasmeet K. Reen (Darlings)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Vasan Bala (Monica O My Darling)
R Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
Yami Gautam Dhar (A Thursday)
Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)
Alia Bhatt (Darlings)
Shefali Shah (Darlings)
Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Kartik Aaryan (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)
Abhishek A. Bachchan (Dasvi)
Ajay Devgn (Drishyam 2)
Rajkummar Rao (Monica O My Darling)
Anupam Kher (The Kashmir Files)
Hrithik Roshan (Vikram Vedha)
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Sheeba Chadha (Badhaai Do)
Mouni Roy (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Nimrat Kaur (Dasvi)
Tabu (Drishyam 2)
Radhika Apte (Monica O My Darling)
Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)
Abhishek Banerjee (Bhediya)
Shah Rukh Khan (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Vijay Raaz (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Anil Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo)
Sikander Kher (Monica O My Darling)
Best Story (Original)
Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary for Badhaai Do
Ayan Mukherji for Brahmastra Part One: Shiva
R. Balki for Chup
Jasmeet K Reen and Parveez Shaikh for Darlings
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri for The Kashmir Files
Best Story (Adapted)
Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam
S.Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Yogesh Chandekar for Monica O My Darling
R.Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Pushkar, Gayatri and BA Fida for Vikram Vedha
Best Music Direction
Pritam (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2)
Pritam (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Oaff and Savera (Gehraiyaan)
Tanishk Bagchi and Pozy (Niranjan Dhar)
Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke (Jugjugg Jeeyo)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Jonita Gandhi for “Deva Deva” (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Shreya Ghoshal for “Rasiya” (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Shreya Ghoshal for “Jab Saiyaan” (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Lothika for “Doobey” (Gehraiyaan)
Kavita Seth for “Rangi Sari” (Jugjugg Jeeyo)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh for “Kesariya” (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Arijit Singh for “Deva Deva” (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
Mohit Chauhan for “Gehraiyaan” (Gehraiyaan)
Kanishk Seth for “Rangi Sari” (Jugjugg Jeeyo)
Aditya Rao for “Behney Do” (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)
Best Lyrics
Amitabh Bhattacharya for “Kesariya” (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)
A.M. Turaz for “Jab Saiyaan” (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
Ankur Tewari for “Gehraiyaan” (Gehraiyaan)
Raj Shekhar for “Behney Do” (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)
Source:IE