IIFA 2023 Nominations Out Now

IIFA 2023: Ranbir’s Brahmastra, Alia’s Gangubai Kathiawadi and Kartik Aaryan’s Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the way for nominations, complete list out

The biggest celebration of Indian cinema, the International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA), returns with its 23rd edition to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, on February 9th, 10th and 11th, 2023. As the countdown to the biggest celebration of Indian Cinema worldwide draws near, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announces its 12 Popular Category nominations

The top picks for the Best Picture category are Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Darlings, Drishyam 2, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Vikram Vedha. Nominations for the Best Direction category are Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, Darlings, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Monica O My Darling, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.

The nominees for Performance in a Leading Role (Female) are Yami Gautam Dhar (A Thursday), Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Alia Bhatt (Darlings), Shefali Shah (Darlings), Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi).

The nominees for Performance in a Leading Role (Male) are 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).

The nominees for Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) are Sheeba Chadha (Badhaai Do), Mouni Roy (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Nimrat Kaur (Dasvi), Tabu (Drishyam 2), Radhika Apte (Monica O My Darling).

The nominees for Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) are Abhishek Banerjee (Bhediya), Shah Rukh Khan (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Vijay Raaz (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Anil Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo), Sikander Kher (Monica O My Darling).

The nominees for Music Direction are Pritam (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Pritam (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Oaff and Savera (Gehraiyaan), Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy (Niranjan Dhar), Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke (Jugjugg Jeeyo).

The nominees for Playback Singer (Female) are Jonita Gandhi for the song 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 – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo).

The nominees for Playback Singer (Male) are Arijit Singh for Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Arijit Singh for Deva Deva (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Mohit Chauhan for Gehraiyaan (reprise) (Gehraiyaan), Kanishk Seth for Rangi Sari – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo), Aditya Rao for Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect).

Furthermore, the nominees for Best Story (Original) are 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.

The nominees for Best Story (Adapted) are Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2, 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.

The nominees for Lyrics are Varun Grover for the song Atak Gaya Hai (Badhaai Do), Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), A.M. Turaz for the song Jab Saiyaan (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Ankur Tewari for the song Gehraiyaan (Gehraiyaan), Raj Shekhar for the song Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect). 

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Here are the nominees of IIFA 2023: 

Best Picture 
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, 
Darlings, 
Drishyam 2, 
Gangubai Kathiawadi, 
Vikram Vedha

Best Direction 
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, 
Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, 
Darlings, 
Gangubai Kathiawadi, 
Monica O My Darling, 
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

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)

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)

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)

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)

Music Direction 
Pritam (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), 
Pritam (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi), 
Oaff and Savera (Gehraiyaan), 
Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy (Niranjan Dhar), 
Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Playback Singer (Female) 
Jonita Gandhi for the song 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 – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Playback Singer (Male) 
Arijit Singh for Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 
Arijit Singh for Deva Deva (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 
Mohit Chauhan for Gehraiyaan (reprise) (Gehraiyaan), 
Kanishk Seth for Rangi Sari – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo), 
Aditya Rao for Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

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 2, 
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 Lyrics 
Varun Grover for the song Atak Gaya Hai (Badhaai Do),
Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 
A.M. Turaz for the song Jab Saiyaan (Gangubai Kathiawadi), 
Ankur Tewari for the song Gehraiyaan (Gehraiyaan), 
Raj Shekhar for the song Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

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The top picks for the Best Picture category are 

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, 

Darlings, 

Drishyam 2, 

Gangubai Kathiawadi, 

Vikram Vedha. 

Nominations for the Best Direction category 

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, 

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, 

Darlings, 

Gangubai Kathiawadi, 

Monica O My Darling,

 Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.

The nominees for Performance in a Leading Role (Female) are 

Yami Gautam Dhar (A Thursday), 

Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), 

Alia Bhatt (Darlings), 

Shefali Shah (Darlings), 

Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi).

The nominees for Performance in a Leading Role (Male) are

  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).

The nominees for Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) are 

Sheeba Chadha (Badhaai Do), 

Mouni Roy (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 

Nimrat Kaur (Dasvi), 

Tabu (Drishyam 2), 

Radhika Apte (Monica O My Darling).

The nominees for Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) are

 Abhishek Banerjee (Bhediya), 

Shah Rukh Khan (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 

Vijay Raaz (Gangubai Kathiawadi), 

Anil Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo), 

Sikander Kher (Monica O My Darling).

The nominees for Music Direction are 

Pritam (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), 

Pritam (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 

Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Gangubai Kathiawadi), 

Oaff and Savera (Gehraiyaan), 

Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy (Niranjan Dhar), 

Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke (Jugjugg Jeeyo).

The nominees for Playback Singer (Female) are J

onita Gandhi for the song 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 – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo).

The nominees for Playback Singer (Male) are 

Arijit Singh for Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 

Arijit Singh for Deva Deva (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 

Mohit Chauhan for Gehraiyaan (reprise) (Gehraiyaan), 

Kanishk Seth for Rangi Sari – traditional/ folk song (Jugjugg Jeeyo), 

Aditya Rao for Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect).

Furthermore, the nominees for Best Story (Original) are 

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.

The nominees for Best Story (Adapted) are

 Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2,

 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.

The nominees for Lyrics are Varun Grover for the song 

Atak Gaya Hai (Badhaai Do), 

Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), 

A.M. Turaz for the song Jab Saiyaan (Gangubai Kathiawadi),

 Ankur Tewari for the song Gehraiyaan (Gehraiyaan), 

Raj Shekhar for the song Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect). 

Does Alia really deserve two nominations?  Seriously?  🙄

Deepika deserved a nomination for Gehriyaan. 

I don’t see Tripti’s name anywhere and she’s been getting a lot of praise for Qala which is a very recent release too.  

Vijay Varma got a lot of praise and critical acclaim for Darlings. Where is his nomination?  

I thought SRK had a cameo appearance in Brahmstra, why is he getting a supporting nomination? 

LSC deserved recognition for its music.  If Brahmstra deserves a nomination for best story despite getting panned by critics for its story then LSC deserved a nomination for best album and best song for Tur Kalleyan.   

Diljit was good in Jogi. At the very least deserved a nomination! So disappointing this year. They made the right person Vicky win last year. After Ranveer completely ruined awards season for everyone by buying every award.

Only 1 nom for Kashmir files , really makes you think 

My predictions 😅

The top picks for the Best Picture category are Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, Darlings, Drishyam 2, Gangubai Kathiawadi, Vikram Vedha. 

Drishyam 2/BB2 (both the higest grossers)

The nominees for Performance in a Leading Role (Female) are Yami Gautam Dhar (A Thursday), Tabu (Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2), Alia Bhatt (Darlings), Shefali Shah (Darlings), Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi).

Aaloo (two nominations make it obvious)

The nominees for Performance in a Leading Role (Male) are 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).

Anupam Kher/Ajay Devgan

The nominees for Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) are Sheeba Chadha (Badhaai Do), Mouni Roy (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Nimrat Kaur (Dasvi), Tabu (Drishyam 2), Radhika Apte (Monica O My Darling).

Mouni/Tabu (Tabu was the only good thing about BB2 acc to internet after the hype dialled down)

The nominees for Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) are Abhishek Banerjee (Bhediya), Shah Rukh Khan (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), Vijay Raaz (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Anil Kapoor (Jugjugg Jeeyo), Sikander Kher (Monica O My Darling).

Vijay/SRK (Vijay mainly coz of representation, and SRK because well, he was the only good thing about Brahmastra acc to internet)

Furthermore, the nominees for Best Story (Original) are 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.

Badhai do/TKF (Badhai do for representation and TKF because despite all the political agenda, it was a story that needed to be told)

The nominees for Best Story (Adapted) are Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2, 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.

Gangubai

Monica is an adaptation of what?

The nominees for Lyrics are Varun Grover for the song Atak Gaya Hai (Badhaai Do), Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesariya (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva), A.M. Turaz for the song Jab Saiyaan (Gangubai Kathiawadi), Ankur Tewari for the song Gehraiyaan (Gehraiyaan), Raj Shekhar for the song Behney Do (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect). 

Kesariya (but noone deserves more than Varun Grover)

Why is srk in best supporting role if he is a cameo😳

WTH ?? SRK has a cameo and not a supporting role......do these people really think that SRK would do a supporting role in any movie...and that also in a Ranbir-Alia movie... 

And secondly even if it was a supporting role....its not worth a nomination...😆

No nomination for Neeti Mohan for the Meri Jaan/Fitoor👎🏼