IIFA 2023: Alia Bhatt leads the nominations with ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Brahmastra’

The nominations for the 23rd edition of the International Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA) were announced on Monday. ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ and ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’, Alia Bhatt's two blockbusters of the year, are leading the nominations for the upcoming award show.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ received eight nods, including best actor (female) for Alia, best picture, and best director for Bhansali. Besides the best director nod, he is also a contender in the best music director category.

‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ will be vying awards in best director, best supporting actor (both male and female), music director, best story (original), best playback singer (both male and female) and best lyrics categories.

The other contenders for best picture trophy are Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, Alia’s maiden production venture ‘Darlings’, ‘Drishyam 2’ and ‘Vikram Vedha’.

‘Mafia Queens of Mumbai’ received four nods - best supporting actor (male) for Vijay Raaz, best playback singer (female), best story (adapted) and best lyrics.

IIFA Awards will be held at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE in February 2023.

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Check the complete list here:

Best Picture

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Darlings

Drishyam 2

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Vikram Vedha

Best Direction

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Darlings

Gangubai Kathiawadi

Monica O My Darling

Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Best Performance In a Leading Role (Female)

Yami Gautam Dhar - A Thursday

Tabu - Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Alia Bhatt - Darlings

Shefali Shah - Darlings

Alia Bhatt - Gangubai Kathiawadi

Best Performance In a Leading Role (Male)

Kartik Aaryan - Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Abhishek Bachchan - Dasvi

Ajay Devgn - Drishyam 2

Rajkummar Rao - Monica, O My Darling

Anupam Kher - The Kashmir Files

Hrithik Roshan - Vikram Vedha

Best Performance In a Supporting Role (Female)

Sheeba Chadha - Badhaai Do

Mouni Roy - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Nimrat Kaur - Dasvi

Tabu - Drishyam 2

Radhika Apte - Monica, O My Darling

Best Performance In a Supporting Role (Male)

Abhishek Banerjee - Bhediya

Shah Rukh Khan - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Vijay Raaz - Gangubai Kathiawadi

Anil Kapoor - Jugjugg Jeeyo

Sikander Kher - Monica, O My Darling

Best Music Direction

Pritam - Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Pritam - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Gangubai Kathiawadi

Oaff and Savera - Gehraiyaan

Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy - Niranjan Dhar

Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke - Jugjugg Jeeyo

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Jonita Gandhi - 'Deva Deva' (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Shreya Ghoshal - 'Rasiya' (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Shreya Ghoshal - 'Jab Saiyaan' (Gangubai Kathiawadi)

Lothika - 'Doobey' (Gehraiyaan)

Kavita Seth - 'Rangi Sari' Traditional/Folk Song (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Arijit Singh - 'Kesariya' (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Arijit Singh - 'Deva Deva' (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva)

Mohit Chauhan - 'Gehraiyaan' (Reprise) (Gehraiyaan)

Kanishk Seth - 'Rangi Sari' Traditional/Folk Song (Jugjugg Jeeyo)

Aditya Rao - 'Behney Do' (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

Best Story (Original)

Akshat Ghildial and Suman Adhikary - Badhaai Do

Ayan Mukherji - Brahmastra Part One: Shiva

R Balki - Chup

Jasmeet K Reen and Parveez Shaikh - Darlings

Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri - The Kashmir Files

Best Story (Adapted)

Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak - Drishyam 2

S Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges - Gangubai Kathiawadi

Yogesh Chandekar - Monica, O My Darling

R Madhavan - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Pushkar, Gayatri, and BA Fida - Vikram Vedha

Best Lyrics

'Atak Gaya Hai' (Badhaai Do) - Varun Grover

'Kesariya' (Brahmastra Part One: Shiva) - Amitabh Bhattacharya

'Jab Saiyaan' (Gangubai Kathiawadi) - AM Turaz

'Gehraiyaan' (Gehraiyaan) - Ankur Tewari

'Behney Do' (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect) - Raj Shekhar