IIFA Awards 2017: The 18th segment of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held on July 15, 2017, in New York. The event was a star studded one that honoured the best Hindi films of 2016. There were a lot of Bollywood celebrities who attended the grand ceremony including Salman Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Mira Rajput, Katrina Kaif, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sonakshi Sinha.
Karan Johar and Saif Ali Khan added a flavour of excitement to the event with their magnificent hosting. The two were also joined by Varun Dhawan for a time span. Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively for their spectacular roles in Udta Punjab. The event also featured a lot of wonderful performances by our favourite stars.
Complete List of IIFA Awards 2017 Winners
Best Film:
Winner: Neerja
Nominees:
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Pink
Sultan
Udta Punjab
Best Director:
Winner: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury for Pink
Nominees:
Abhishek Chaubey for Udta Punjab
Ali Abbas Zafar for Sultan
Karan Johar for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Ram Madhvani for Neerja
Neeraj Pandey for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Best Actor In A Leading Role:
Winner: Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab
Nominees:
Amitabh Bachchan for Pink
Ranbir Kapoor for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Sushant Singh Rajput for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Salman Khan for Sultan
Shah Rukh Khan for Fan
Best Actress In A Leading Role:
Winner: Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab
Nominees:
Alia Bhatt for Dear Zindagi
Anushka Sharma for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
Taapsee Pannu for Pink
Best Actor In A Supporting Role:
Winner: Anupam Kher for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Nominees:
Rajat Kapoor for Kapoor & Sons
Rishi Kapoor for Kapoor & Sons
Amitabh Bachchan for Wazir
Rajkummar Rao for Aligarh
Best Actress In A Supporting Role:
Winner: Shabana Azmi for Neerja
Nominees:
Ratna Pathak Shah for Kapoor & Sons
Disha Patani for M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Richa Chadda for Sarabjit
Andrea Tariang for Pink
Best Performance in a Comic Role:
Winner: Varun Dhawan for Dishoom
Nominees:
Jimmy Shergill for Happy Bhag Jayegi
Rishi Kapoor for Kapoor & Sons
Best Performance in a Negative Role:
Winner: Jim Sarbh for Neerja
Nominees:
Neil Nitin Mukesh for Wazir
Shah Rukh Khan for Fan
Best Music Direction:
Winner: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – Pritam Chakraborty
Nominees:
Udta Punjab – Amit Trivedi
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story – Amaal Mallik
Best Lyrics:
Winner: “Channa Mereya” from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil – Amitabh Bhattacharya
Nominees:
“Aave Re Hitchki” from Mirzya – Gulzar
“Tu Chal” from Pink – Tanveer Ghazi
Best Male Playback Singer:
Winner: Amit Mishra for “Bulleya” – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Nominees:
Armaan Malik’ for “Besabriyaan” – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Arijit Singh for “Channa Mereya” – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Diljit Dosanjh for “Ikk Kudi” – Udta Punjab
Best Female Playback Singer:
Winner: Tulsi Kumar for “Soch Na Sake” – Airlift
Nominees:
Kanika Kapoor for “Da Da Dasse” – Udta Punjab
Neha Bhasin for “Jag Ghoomeya” – Sultan
Best Sound Design:
Winner: Pranav Shukla – Mirzya
Best Background Score:
Winner: Pritam Chakraborty – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Action:
Winner: Larnell Stovall, Parvez Shaikh, `ANL` Arasu – Sultan
Best Special Effects:
Winner: Red Chillies VFX – Fan
Best Choreography:
Winner: Adil Shaikh – Kapoor & Sons
Best Cinematography:
Winner: Anil Mehta, ISC & WICA – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Costume Design:
Winner: Manish Malhotra – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Best Dialogue:
Winner: Ritesh Shah – Pink
Best Editing:
Winner: Bodhaditya Bandyopadhyay – Pink
Best Makeup:
Winner: Greg Cannom – Fan
Best Production Design:
Winner: Aparna Sud & Anna Ipe – Neerja
Best Screenplay:
Winner: Ritesh Shah – Pink
Best Sound Mixing:
Winner: Anuj Mathur – Sultan
Best Sound Recording:
Winner: Shadab Rayeen for Deewani Mastani – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
