The 21st IFFA Awards (IIFA Awards 2021) is a part of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA Awards, is one of the admired Indian Film Awards.
The 1st IIFA Awards was held on 24 June 2000 at Millennium Dom, London, United Kingdom. Since then, the Award Ceremony is being held in different countries and continents.
The 21st IIFA Awards (International Indian Film Academy Awards) were scheduled to be held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India during 27-29 March 2020.
However, due to Covid epidemics, it was not feasible to hold the ceremony in physical form.
Thus, the organizers announced the winners list through their Instagram account on 24 November 2021.
Here is the list of the Nominees and Winners:
The 20th IIFA Awards (At a Glance):
| Date | 24 November 2021 (Date of announcement of Nominees and Winners) |
| Venue | Scheduled to be held in Indore during 27 March to 29 March 2021. However, the ceremony could not be held in physical form due to Nationwide lockdown. |
| Host | Not applicable |
| No. of Award Categories | 22 Popular Awards = 8 Music Awards = 4 Technical Awards = 10 Special Awards = 0 |
| Most Awarded Film | Gully Boy (6) |
| Most Nominated Film | Gully Boy (17) |
| Best Film | Kabir Singh |
| Best Director | Aditya Dhar (Uri: The Surgical Strike) |
| Best Actor | Shahid Kapoor (Kabir Singh) |
| Best Actress | Alia Bhatt (Gully Boy) |
| Previous IIFA Awards | 20th IIFA Awards (2019) |
| Next IIFA Awards | 22nd IIFA Awards (2022) |
Contents:
Popular Awards [Winner and Nominees]
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actress (Actor Female)
- Best Actor (Male)
- Best Supporting Actress (Actor Female)
- Best Supporting Actor (Male)
- Best Performance in a Negative Role
- Best Performance in a Comic Role
- Star Debut of the Year (Male)
- Star Debut of the Year (Female)
Best Film [Winner and Nominees]
| Film | Producer(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Kabir Singh | Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani, Naman Chouhan | Win |
| Article 15 | Anubhav Sinha | Nomination |
| Gully Boy | Hetvi Karia, Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani Zoya Akhtar | Nomination |
| Kesari | Akshay Kumar, Apoorva Mehta, Hetvi Karia, Karan Johar, Navdeep Singh Sidhu, Sunir Kheterpal | Nomination |
| Uri: The Surgical Strike | Hetvi Karia, Ronnie Screwvala |
Best Director [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Aditya Dhar | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Win |
| Anubhav Sinha | Article 15 | Nomination |
| Sandeep Reddy Vanga | Kabir Singh | Nomination |
| Sujoy Ghosh | Badla | Nomination |
| Zoya Akhtar | Gully Boy | Nomination |
Best Actress [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Alia Bhatt | Gully Boy | Win |
| Kareena Kapoor | Good Newwz | Nomination |
| Priyanka Chopra | The Sky is Pink | Nomination |
| Taapsee Pannu | Badla | Nomination |
| Vidya Balan | Mission Mangal | Nomination |
Best Actor (Male) [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Shahid Kapoor | Kabir Singh | Win |
| Ayushmann Khurrana | Article 15 | Nomination |
| Hrithik Roshan | Super 30 | Nomination |
| Ranveer Singh | Gully Boy | Nomination |
| Vikcy Kaushal | Uri: The Surgical Stike | Nomination |
Best Supporting Actress [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Kiara Advani | Good Newwz | Win |
| Amrita Singh | Badla | Nomination |
| Amruta Subhash | Gully Boy | Nomiination |
| Sayani Gupta | Article 15 | Nomination |
| Yami Gautam | Bala | Nomination |
Best Supporting Actor (Male) [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Sidhant Chaturvedi | Gully Boy | Win |
| Diljit Dosanjh | Good Newwz | Nomination |
| Kumud Mishra | Article 15 | Nomination |
| Vijay Varma | Gully Boy | Nomination |
| Vishal Jethwa | Mardhaani 2 | Nomination |
Best Performance in a Negative Role [Winner and Nominees]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Best Performance in a Comic Role [Winner and Nominees]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Star Debut of the Year (Male) [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| Abhimanyu Dassani | Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota |
Star Debut of the Year (Female) [Winner]
| Name | Film | |
| Ananya Panday | Student of the year 2 |
Best Debut Director [Winner]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Music Awards [Winner and Nominees]
- Best Music Director
- Best Lyricist
- Best Female Playback Singer
- Best Male Playback Singer
- Best Song Recording
Best Music Director [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Akhil Sachdeva, Amaal Mallik, Mithoon, Sachet-Parampara, Vishal Mishra | Kabir Singh | Win |
| Ace, Ankur Tiwari, Chandrashekhar Kunder, Divine, Dub Sharma, Jasleen Royal, Ishq Bector, Kareem Bhari Karsh Kale, Mickey McCleary Midival punditz, Naezy, Prem-hardeep, Raghu Dixit, Rishi Rich, Spitfire Sez on the beat, Viveick Rajagopalan | Gully boy | Nomination |
| Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Chirantan Bhatt, Gurmoh, Jasbir Jassi, Jasleen Royal, Tanishk Bagchi | Kesari | Nomination |
| Aditya Dev, Meet Bros, Sanjoy Chowdhury Tanishk Bagchi, Yo Yo Honey Singh | Marjaavaan | Nomination |
| Vishal-Shekhar | War | Nomination |
Best Lyricist [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Song | Film | Result |
| Manoj Muntashir | Teri Mitti | Kesari | Win |
| Ankur Tiwari, Divine | Apna Time Aayega | Gully Boy | Nomination |
| Divine, Naezy | Mere Gully Mein | Gully Boy | Nomination |
| Irshad kamil | Bekhayaali | Kabir Singh | Nomination |
| Kumar | Tera Ban Jaunga | Kabir Singh | Nomination |
Best Female Playback Singer [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Song | Film | Result | |
| Shreya Ghoshal | Yeh Aaina | Kabir Singh | Win | |
| Aakanksha Sharma | Naina Ye | Article 15 | Nomination | |
| Jasleen Royal | Jahaan Tu Chala | Gully Boy | Nomination | |
| Vibha Saraf | Kab Se Kab Tak | Gully Boy | Nomination | |
| Shilpa Rao | Ghungroo | War | Nomination |
Best Male Playback Singer [Winner and Nominees]
| Name | Song | Film | Result |
| Arijit Singh | Ghungroo | WAar | Win |
| Arijit Singh | Dil hi To Hai | The Sky is Pink | Nomination |
| B Praak | Teri Mitti | Kesari | Nomination |
| Divine, Naezy, Ranveer Singh | Mere Gully Mein | Andhadhun | Nomination |
| Sachet Tandon | Bekhayaali | Kabir Singh | Nomination |
Best Song Recording [Winner]
| Name | Song/Film |
| Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
Technical Awards [Winner and Nominees]
- Best Action
- Best Art Direction
- Best Background Score
- Best Choreography
- Best Cinematography
- Best Costume Design
- Best Dialogue
- Best Editing
- Best Makeup
- Best Screenplay
- Best Sound Recording
- Best Sound Re-Recording
- Best Special Effects
- Best Story
Best Action [Winner and Nominees]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Best Art Direction [Winner]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Best Background Score [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| Shashwat Sachdev | Uri: The Surgical Stike |
Best Story [Nominees and Winners]
| Name | Film | Result |
| Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar | Gully Boy | Win |
| Aditya Dhar | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Nomination |
| Anubhav Sinha | Article 15 | Nomination |
| Nikhil Mehrotra, Nitesh Tiwari | Chhichhore | Nomination |
| Sanjiv Dutta | Super 30 | Nomination |
Best Screenplay [Winners]
| Name | Film |
| Anubhav Sinha, Gaurav Solanki | Article 15 |
Best Dialogue [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| Vijay Maurya | Gully Boy |
Best Cinematography [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| Jay Oza | Gully Boy |
Best Choreography [Winner]
| Winner | Song | Film |
| Bosco-Caesar | Ghungroo | War |
Best Costume Design [Winner(s)]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Best Editing [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| Nitin Baid | Gully Boy |
Best Makeup [Winner]
| Name |
| Not Awarded |
Best Sound Recording [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee | Uri: The Surgical Strike |
Best Sound Re-Recording [Winners]
| Name | Film |
| Anuj Mathur, Pritam Das | War |
Best Special Effects [Winner]
| Name | Film |
| YFX | War |
Special Awards [Recipients]
| IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award | Not Awarded |
| Most Glamorous Star of the Year | Not Awarded |
| Style Diva of the Year | Not Awarded |
| Style Icon of the Year | Not Awarded |
| Woman of the Year | Not Awarded |
Accolades (21st IIFA Awards-2021)
Multiple Nominations
| Film | Nominations | Wins |
| Gully Boy | 17 | 6 |
| Article 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Kabir Singh | 8 | 4 |
| Uri: The Surgical Strike | 6 | 3 |
| War | 6 | 4 |
| Kesari | 4 | 1 |
| Good Newwz | 3 | 1 |
| Badla | 3 | 0 |
| Super 30 | 2 | 0 |
| The Sky is Pink | 2 | 0 |
Most Wins
| Film | Wins | Nominations |
| Gully Boy | 6 | 17 |
| Kabir Singh | 4 | 8 |
| War | 4 | 6 |
| Uri: The Surgical Strike | 3 | 6 |
Recommended articles:
- Filmfare Awards 2021
- Indian Film Awards
- Most Awarded Films in IIFA Awards
- Most Nominated Films in IIFA Awards
Also see: All IIFA Awards
