July 17th, 2017
The 18th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards was held in New York. Sonam Kapoor’s film Neerja won the best film award. Actor Shahid Kapoor earned the Best Actor award for his role in Udta Punjab, while Alia Bhatt won the Best Actor (Female) award for the same film.
Here is the list of winners of the IIFA Awards 2017:
- Best Actor: Shahid Kapoor (Udta Punjab)
- Best Actress: Alia Bhatt (Udta Punjab)
- Best Film: Neerja
- Best Actor in a Comic Role: Varun Dhawan (Dishoom)
- Best Actor in a Negative Role: Jim Sarbh (Neerja)
- Style Icon of The Year: Alia Bhatt
- Best Debutante: Disha Patani (M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story)
- Best Debutant: Diljit Dosanjh (Udta Punjab)
- Woman of The Year: Taapsee Pannu
- Special Contribution to Indian Cinema: AR Rahman
- Best Supporting Actress: Shabana Azmi (Neerja)
- Best Supporting Actor: Anupam Kher (M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story)
- Best Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (Pink)
- Best Story – Shakun Batra and Ayesha DeVitre Dhillon (Kapoor & Sons)
- Best Music Director: Pritam (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)
- Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)
- Best Singer Male: Amit Mishra (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil)
- Best Singer Female- Tulsi Kumar (Airlift) and Kanika Kapoor (Udta Punjab)