As one of the biggest events in the cricketing world, Indian Premier League (IPL) could not have its final match due to rains, Bollywood’s International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2023 got a chance to make headlines over the weekend. From Hrithik Roshan’s impromptu dance moves to Rakhi Sawant and Vicky Kaushal’s antics and Salman Khan’s controversy, IIFA 2023 had it all. But for the winners, Abu Dhabi was something to remember. The Best Film Award went to ‘Drishyam 2’ while the Best Director was bagged by R Madhavan for ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’. Alia Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan took home the Best Actors awards for female and male respectively for their films ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Vikram Vedha’. Pritam went home singing for Best Music Direction for ‘Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva’. For Bollywood lovers, here’s the list of all the major winners at the IIFA Awards 2023.
Best Film: Drishyam 2
Best Director: R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Actor In A Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Vikram Vedha
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Actor In A Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugg Jugg Jeeyo
Outstanding Achievement For Fashion In Cinema: Manish Malhotra
Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan
Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2
Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for Darlings
Outstanding Achievement In Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved directed by Riteish Deshmukh
Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Babil Khan for Qala
Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for Dhokha: Round D Corner
Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song Rasiya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Music Direction: Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Best Cinematography: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Dialogue: Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Choreography for title track: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Best Editing: Drishyam 2
Best Special Effects (Visual): Brahmastra: Part one – Shiva
Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha
Best Sound Mixing: Monica O My Darling
