18th IIFA Awards


The 2017 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 18th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2016, occurred in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 14–15 July 2017. It was the first time that the awards held there and also IIFA returned to United States after 2014.
Udta Punjab led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story with 8 nominations each, Pink with 7 nominations and Neerja with 5 nominations.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil won 7 awards, including Best Music Director, Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Alia Bhatt received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Dear Zindagi and Udta Punjab, winning for the latter.
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Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best FilmBest Director
NeerjaAe Dil Hai Mushkil M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryPinkSultanUdta PunjabAniruddha Roy Chowdhury – Pink
Best Actor In A Leading RoleBest Actress In A Leading Role
Shahid Kapoor – Udta Punjab
  • Amitabh Bachchan – Pink
  • Ranbir Kapoor – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
  • Salman Khan – Sultan
  • Shah Rukh Khan – Fan
  • Sushant Singh Rajput – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
    		• Alia Bhatt – Udta Punjab
  • Alia Bhatt – Dear Zindagi
  • Anushka Sharma – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
  • Sonam Kapoor – Neerja
  • Taapsee Pannu – Pink
    • Best Actor In A Supporting RoleBest Actress In A Supporting Role
    Anupam Kher – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
  • Amitabh Bachchan – Wazir
  • Rajkummar Rao – Aligarh
  • Rajat Kapoor – Kapoor & Sons
  • Rishi Kapoor – Kapoor & Sons
    		• Shabana Azmi – Neerja
  • Andrea Tariang – Pink as Andrea Tariang
  • Disha Patani – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
  • Kirti Kulhari – Pink as Falak Ali
  • Ratna Pathak Shah – Kapoor & Sons
  • Richa Chadda – Sarbjit
    • Best Performance in a Comic RoleBest Performance in a Negative Role
    Varun Dhawan – Dishoom
  • Jimmy Shergill – Happy Bhag Jayegi
  • Rishi Kapoor – Kapoor & Sons
  • Shahid Kapoor – Udta Punjab
    		• Jim Sarbh – Neerja
  • Akshaye Khanna – Dishoom
  • Neil Nitin Mukesh – Wazir
  • Shah Rukh Khan – Fan
    • Best Debut ActorBest Debut Actress
    Diljit Dosanjh – Udta Punjab
  • Rohit Suresh Saraf – Dear Zindagi
    		• Disha Patani – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
  • Sayyesha – Shivaay

    • Technical awards

    Best ActionBest Special Effects
    Larnell Stovall, Parvez Shaikh, `ANL` Arasu – SultanRed Chillies VFX – Fan
    Best ChoreographyBest Cinematography
    Adil Shaikh – Kapoor & SonsAnil Mehta, ISC & WICA – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
    Best Costume DesignBest Dialogue
    Manish Malhotra – Ae Dil Hai MushkilRitesh Shah – Pink
    Best EditingBest Makeup
    Bodhaditya Bandyopadhyay – PinkGreg Cannom – Fan
    Best Production DesignBest Screenplay
    Aparna Sud & Anna Ipe – NeerjaRitesh Shah – Pink
    Best Sound MixingBest Sound Recording
    Anuj Mathur – SultanShadab Rayeen – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
    Best Story-
    Ayesha Devitre, Shakun Batra – Kapoor & Sons-

    Superlatives

    AwardsFilm
    7Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
    4Neerja
    4Pink
    4Udta Punjab
    2Fan
    2Kapoor & Sons
    2M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
    2Sultan