IIFA Awards 2017

18th IIFA AWARDS 2017 Winners

The IIFA Awards 2017 is the 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, it was held in New York which witnessed some brilliant performances by Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif, Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, to name a few. The entire Bollywood brigade had quite a gala time at the 18th edition of IIFA Awards. At the end Aye Dil Hai Mushkil and Udta Punjab Conquer IIFA 2017.

BEST DIRECTOR – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Karan Johar (ABC) | Neeraj Pandey (M.S. Dhoni) | Ram Madhvani (Neerja) | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (Pink) | Ali Abbas Zafar (Sultan) | Abhishek Chaubey (Udta Punjab)
Winner: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (Pink)

BEST ACTOR (MALE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Shahid Kapoor (Udta Punjab) | Ranbir Kapoor (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) | Shah Rukh Khan (Fan) | Sushant Singh Rajput (M.S. Dhoni) | Amitabh Bachchan (Pink) | Salman Khan (Sultan)
Winner: Shahid Kapoor (Udta Punjab)

BEST ACTOR (FEMALE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Anushka Sharma (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) | Alia Bhatt (Udta Punjab) | Sonam Kapoor (Neerja) | Alia Bhatt (Dear Zindagi) | Taapsee Pannu (Pink)
Winner: Alia Bhatt (Udta Punjab)

BEST ACTOR in Supporting Role (FEMALE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Ratna Pathak Shah (Kapoor & Sons) | Disha Patani (M.S. Dhoni) | Shabana Azmi (Neerja) | Richa Chadda (Sarbjit) | Andrea Tariang (Pink)
Winner: Shabana Azmi (Neerja)

BEST ACTOR in Supporting Role (MALE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Rajat Kapoor (Kapoor & Sons) | Anupam Kher (M.S. Dhoni) | Rajkumar Rao (Aligarh) | Rishi Kapoor (Kapoor & Sons) | Amitabh Bachchan (Wazir)
Winner: Anupam Kher (M.S. Dhoni)

BEST LYRICS – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Amitabh Bhattacharya – Channa Mereya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) | Gulzar – Aave re Hitchki (Mrzya) | Tanvir Ghazi – Tu Chal (Pink)
Winner: Amitabh Bhattacharya, Song – Channa Mereya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (MALE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Arijit Singh – Channa Mereya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) | Amit Mishra – Bulleya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) | Diljit Dosanjh – Ikk Kudi (Udta Punjab) | Armaan Malik – Besabriyaan (M.S. Dhoni)
Winner: Amit Mishra, Song – Bulleya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Neha Bhasin – Jag Ghoomeya (Sultan) | Tulsi Kumar – Soch na Sake (Airlift) | Kanika Kapoor – Da Da Dasse (Udta Punjab)
Winner: Tulsi Kumar, Song – Soch na Sake (Airlift) & Kanika Kapoor, Song – Da Da Dasse (Udta Punjab)

BEST ACTOR (COMIC ROLE) – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Varun Dhawan (Dishoom) | Jimmy Shergill (Happy Bhag Jayegi) | Rishi Kapoor (Kapoor & Sons)
Winner: Varun Dhawan (Dishoom)

BEST STORY – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Ayesha DeVitre & Shukun Batra (Kapoor & Sons) | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, Ritesh Shah & Shoojit Sircar (Pink) | Sanyukta Shaikh Chawla & Saiwyn Quadras (Neerja)
Winner: Shakun Batra, Ayesha DeVitre

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Pritam (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil) | Amaal Malik (M.S. Dhoni) | Amit Trivedi (Udta Punjab)
Winner: Pritam – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A NEGATIVE ROLE – IIFA 2017
Nominees: Niel Nitin Mukesh (Wazir) | Shah Rukh Khan (Fan) | Jim Sarbh (Neerja)
Winner: Jim Sarbh – Neerja