The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend & Awards will be celebrating the historic Silver Jubilee edition, a landmark celebration honouring 25 years of Indian cinema’s global legacy. Set to take place from March 8th to 9th, 2025, in the enchanting Pink City of Jaipur, Rajasthan, this milestone event promises an extraordinary fusion of cinematic artistry and cultural heritage.
The festivities begin on Saturday, March 8th, with Sobha Realty IIFA Digital Awards Co-Presented By NEXA as they make their debut, celebrating the innovative brilliance of OTT and digital entertainment and underscoring IIFA’s embrace of the industry’s evolving landscape. The grand finale unfolds on Sunday, March 9th, with the iconic NEXA Presents IIFA Awards Co-Presented by Sobha Realty, honouring cinematic excellence and celebrating Indian cinema’s profound impact on the global stage.
The nominations for the IIFA Digital and IIFA Awards have been revealed and we have the list! By the way you can add your vote for your favorites but more on that at the end!
And the nominations for the IIFA Awards are…
Best Picture:
Laapataa Ladies
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Stree 2
Kill
Article 370
Shaitaan
Best Director
Kiran Rao – Laapataa Ladies
Nikhil Nagesh – Kill
Amar Kaushik – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Siddharth Anand – Fighter
Aditya Suhas Jhambale – Article 370
Anees Bazmee – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
Nitanshi Goel – Laapataa Ladies
Alia Bhatt – Jigra
Yami Gautam – Article 370
Katrina Kaif – Merry Christmas
Shraddha Kapoor – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
Sparsh Shrivastava – Laapataa Ladies
Rajkummar Rao – Srikanth
Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Abhishek Bachchan – I Want To Talk
Ajay Devgn – Maidaan
The Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)
Chhaya Kadam – Laapataa Ladies
Vidya Balan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Janki Bodiwala – Shaitaan
Priyamani – Article 370
Jyotika – Srikanth
Supporting Role (Male)
Ravi Kishan – Laapataa Ladies
Abhishek Banerjee – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Fardeen Khan – Khel Khel Mein
Rajpal Yadav – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Manoj Pahwa – Jigra
For Performance in a Negative Role
Raghav Juyal – Kill
R. Madhavan – Shaitaan
Gajraj Rao – Maidaan
Vivek Gomber – Jigra
Arjun Kapoor – Singham Again
Best Music Direction
Sachin-Jigar – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Sachin-Jigar, Tanishk Bagchi, Mitraz, Raghav, Talwiinder, Nds, and Mc Square – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Tanishk Bagchi, Pritam, Lijo George, Sachet – Parampara, Dj Chetas, Adiya Rikhari, and Amaal Malik – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Ram Sampath – Laapataa Ladies
AR Rahman – Maidaan
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Arijit Singh – ‘Sajni’- Laapataa Ladies
Karan Aujla- ‘Tauba Tauba’ – Bad Newz
Diljit Dosanjh with Baadshah – ‘Naina’ – Crew
Jubin Nautiyal – ‘Dua’ – Article 370
Mitraz – ‘Akhiyaan Gulaab’ – Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Shreya Ghoshal – ‘ Dheeme Dheeme’ – Laapataa Ladies
Shreya Ghosal – ‘Ami Je Tomat 3.0’ – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3
Madhubanti Baghchi – ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ – Stree 2 – Sarkate Ka Aatank
Rekha Bhardwaj – ‘ Nikat’ – Kill
Shilpa Rao – ‘Ishq Jaisa Kuch’ – Fighter
Nominations for IIFA Digital Awards 2025 are
Best Film
Maharaj
Sector 36
Agni
Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba
Amar Singh Chamkila
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Diljit Dosanjh for Amar Singh Chamkila
Vikrant Massey for Sector 36
Pankaj Tripathi for Murder Mubarak
Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Rautu ka Raaz
Pratik Gandhi for Agni
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Ananya Panday for CTRL
Parineeti Chopra for Amar Singh Chamkila
Preeti Panigrahi for Girls will be Girls
Taapsee Pannu for Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba
Kriti Sanon for Do Patti
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Deepak Dobriyal for Sector 36
Vijay Varma for Murder Mubarak
Sparsh Srivashtava for Ae Watan Mere Watan
Sunny Kaushal for Phir Aayi Haseen Dillruba
Jaideep Ahlawat for Maharaj
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Karisma Kapoor for Murder Mubarak
Shahana Goswami for Despatch
Shalini Pandey for Maharaj
Anupriya Goenka for Berlin
Dimple Kapadia for Murder Mubarak
Best Director
Shuchi Talati for Girls will be Girls
Imtiaz Ali for Amar Singh Chamkila
Aditya Nimblakar for Sector 36
Siddharth P Malhotra for Maharaj
Rahul Dholakia for Agni
Best Story (Original)
Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali for Amar Singh Chamkila
Shuchi Talati for Girls Will Be Girls
Vipul Mehta, Sneha Desai for Maharaj
Kanika Dhillon for Do Patti
Rahul Dholakia for Agni
Series Award nominations
Best Series
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
IC814: The Kandahar Hijack
Kota Factory Season 3
Gullak Season 4
Panchayat Season 3
Maamla Legal Hai
Best Director
Anubhav Sinha for IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
Deepak Kumar Mishra for Panchayat Season 3
Abhishek Chaubey for Killer Soup
Pratish Mehta for Kota Factory Season 3
Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Ravi Kishan for Maamla Legal Hai
Vijay Verma for IC814: The Kandahar Hijack
Manoj Bajpayee for Killer Soup
Jaideep Ahlawat for The Broken News Season 2
Jitendra Kumar for Panchayat Season 3
Varun Dhawan for Citadel: Honey Bunny
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Ananya Panday for Call Me Bae
Neena Gupta for Panchayat Season 3
Konkona Sen Sharma for Killer Soup
Huma Qureshi for Maharani Season 3
Shreya Chaudhry for Bandish Bandits Season 2
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Faisal Malik for Panchayat Season 3
Arif Zakaria for Freedom at Midnight
Kay Kay Menon for Citadel: Honey Bunny
Raghubir Yadav for Panchayat Season 3
Durgesh Kumar for Panchayat Season 3
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Richa Chadha for Heeramandi
Sanjeeda Sheikh for Heeramandi
Kani Kusruti for Maharani Season 3
Aaliyah Qureshi for Bandish Bandits Season 2
Sunita Rajwar for Panchayat Season 3
To vote for your favorite you can go to https://www.iifa.com/iifa-2025!
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