Here Are All the Winners at the IIFA Awards 2023 in Abu Dhabi

Bollywood fantasy film Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva and gritty biopic Gangubai Kathiawadi were the big winners at the two-day International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) held in Abu Dhabi's Etihad Arena on Friday and Saturday.

Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva won the majority of the awards on Saturday at the gala event, with six awards, followed by Gangubai Kathiawadi with five awards. 

Here are all the winners at the IIFA Awards 2023:

• Best Film: Drishyam 2

• Best Director: R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi

• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Hrithik Roshan for Vikram Vedha

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Mouni Roy for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Anil Kapoor for Jugjugg Jeeyo

• Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema: Manish Malhotra

• Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema: Kamal Haasan

• Best Adapted Story: Aamil Keeyan Khan and Abhishek Pathak for Drishyam 2

• Best Original Story: Perveez Sheikh and Jasmeet Reen for Darlings

• Outstanding Achievement in Regional Cinema: Marathi film Ved, directed by Riteish Deshmukh

• Best Debut (Male): Shantanu Maheshwari for Gangubai Kathiawadi and Babil Khan for Qala

• Best Debut (Female): Khushali Kumar for Dhoka Around the Corner

• Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for the song Rasiya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

• Best Playback Singer (Male): Arijit Singh for the song Kesariya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

• Best Music Direction: Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

• Best Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya for the song Kesarya from Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

• Best Cinematography: Gangubai Kathiawadi

• Best Screenplay: Gangubai Kathiawadi

• Best Dialogue: Gangubai Kathiawadi

• Best Choreography for title track: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

• Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

• Best Editing: Drishyam 2

• Best Special Effects (Visual): Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva

• Best Background Score: Vikram Vedha

• Best Sound Mixing: Monica O My Darling

The IIFA Awards event is an annual celebration of all things Bollywood. It is usually held in a different city every year, but Abu Dhabi was hosting it for the second year in a row.

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