IIFA Digital Awards 2025: The nominations for the Sobha Realty Presents IIFA Digital Awards 2025, Co-Presented by NEXA, have been unveiled, setting the stage for a thrilling celebration of cinematic brilliance in the digital space. Recognized as one of the most prestigious platforms for honoring excellence in Indian cinema, IIFA continues its tradition of acknowledging creativity and innovation, now extending its reach to the rapidly growing world of digital entertainment.
Nominations Spotlight
*Topping the charts this year is the much-acclaimed series Panchayat, which has garnered an impressive 10 nominations across various categories. Following closely behind are Amar Singh Chamkila and Heeramandi, each securing 6 nominations and adding to the competitive spirit of the event.
The awards span a diverse range of categories, including:
- Best Film
- Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)
- Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)
- Best Performance in a Supporting Role
| Best Film | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Mohit Choudhary, Select Media, Saregama |
Amar Singh Chamkila
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| 2 | Aanand L Rai, Himanshu Sharma, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Kanika Dhillon, Shiv Chanana |
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
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| 3 | Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar, Prime Video | Agni | |
| 4 | Maddock Films, Jio Studios | Sector 36 | |
| 5 | YRF Entertainment | Maharaj | |
| Best Director | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Imtiaz Ali |
Amar Singh Chamkila
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| 2 | Shuchi Talati |
Girls Will Be Girls
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| 3 | Aditya Nimbalkar | Sector 36 | |
| 4 | Siddharth P Malhotra | Maharaj | |
| 5 | Rahul Dholakia | Agni | |
| Performance in a Leading Role (Female) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Ananya Panday | CTRL | |
| 2 | Parineeti Chopra |
Amar Singh Chamkila
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| 3 | Taapsee Pannu |
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
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| 4 | Preeti Panigrahi |
Girls Will Be Girls
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| 5 | Kriti Sanon | Do Patti | |
| Performance in a Leading Role (Male) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Diljit Dosanjh |
Amar Singh Chamkila
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| 2 | Vikrant Massey | Sector 36 | |
| 3 | Pratik Gandhi | Agni | |
| 4 | Pankaj Tripathi |
Murder Mubarak
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| 5 | Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Rautu Ka Raaz | |
| Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Shahana Goswami | Despatch | |
| 2 | Dimple Kapadia |
Murder Mubarak
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| 3 | Shalini Pandey | Maharaj | |
| 4 | Anupriya Goenka | Berlin | |
| 5 | Karisma Kapoor |
Murder Mubarak
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| Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Deepak Dobriyal | Sector 36 | |
| 2 | Jaideep Ahlawat | Maharaj | |
| 3 | Vijay Varma |
Murder Mubarak
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| 4 | Sunny Kaushal |
Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
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| 5 | Sparsh Shrivastava |
Ae Watan Mere Watan
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| Best Story (Original) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Imtiaz Ali, Sajid Ali |
Amar Singh Chamkila
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| 2 | Kanika Dhillon | Do Patti | |
| 3 | Shuchi Talati |
Girls Will Be Girls
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| 4 | Vipul Mehta, Sneha Desai | Maharaj | |
| 5 | Rahul Dholakia | Agni | |
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| Best Series | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | TVF, Prime Video |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 2 | Amit Golani, Biswapati Sarkar, Sameer Saxena, Saurabh Khanna |
Maamla Legal Hai
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| 3 | Matchbox Shots, Sarita Patil, Sanjay Routray |
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
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| 4 | TVF | Gullak S04 | |
| 5 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Prerna Singh |
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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| 6 | TVF |
Kota Factory Season 3
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| Best Director | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | Anubhav Sinha |
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
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| 2 | Deepak Kumar Mishra |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 3 | Abhishek Chaubey | Killer Soup | |
| 4 | Pratish Mehta |
Kota Factory Season 3
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| 5 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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| Performance in a Leading Role (Female) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | Ananya Pandey | Call Me Bae | |
| 2 | Neena Gupta |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 3 | Konkona Sensharma | Killer Soup | |
| 4 | Huma Qureshi | Maharani S03 | |
| 5 | Shreya Chaudhry |
Bandish Bandits Season 2
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| Performance in a Leading Role (Male) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | Vijay Varma |
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack
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| 2 | Jitendra Kumar |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 3 | Manoj Bajpayee | Killer Soup | |
| 4 | Varun Dhawan |
Citadel: Honey Bunny
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| 5 | Ravi Kishan |
Maamla Legal Hai
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| 6 | Jaideep Ahlawat |
The Broken News S2
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| Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | Sunita Rajwar |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 2 | Richa Chadha |
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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| 3 | Aaliyah Qureishi |
Bandish Bandits Season 2
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| 4 | Sanjeeda Sheikh |
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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| 5 | Kani Kusruti | Maharani S03 | |
| Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | Faisal Malik |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 2 | Arif Zakaria |
Freedom at Midnight
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| 3 | Durgesh Kumar |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 4 | Kay Kay Menon |
Citadel: Honey Bunny
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| 5 | Raghubir Yadav |
Panchayat Season 3
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| Best Story (Original) | |||
| Rank | Entries | Series | |
| 1 | Chandan Kumar |
Panchayat Season 3
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| 2 | Saurabh Khanna, Kunal Aneja |
Maamla Legal Hai
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| 3 | Apurva Dhar Badgaiyan, Avinash Singh, Vijay Narayan Verma, Avinash Singh Tomar |
Mirzapur Season 3
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| 4 | Moin Beg, Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar
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| 5 | Puneet Batra, Arunabh Kumar |
Kota Factory Season 3
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| Best Docu Series/Docu Film | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | Salman Khan Films, Excel Media Entertainment, Tiger Baby, Prime Video |
Angry Young Men
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| 2 | Terry Leonard |
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth
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| 3 | Sikhya Entertainment |
Yo Yo Honey Singh: Famous
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| 4 | Sameer Nair, Deepak Segal, Anupama Chopra |
Modern Masters: S. S. Rajamouli
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| 5 | TARC Studios LLP, Gubendiran.V.K |
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairytale
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| Best Reality or Non Scripted Series | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | |
| 1 | K9 Films Pvt Ltd., Beingu Studios Pvt Ltd. |
The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 1
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| 2 | Follow Kar Lo Yaar, Prime Video |
Follow Kar Lo Yaar
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| 3 | Jiocinema (Star India Private Limited), Endemolshine India Pvt. Limited |
Bigg Boss OTT Season 3
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| 4 | Dharmatic Entertainment, Prime Video | The Tribe | |
| 5 | Executive Producers: Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Aneesha Baig, Manu Maharshi; Series Producer: Vrishali Kemkar |
Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives
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| Best Title Track | |||
| Rank | Entries | Film | Song |
| 1 | A.R. Rahman | Amar Singh Chamkila | Baaja |
| 2 | Anurag Saikia | Mismatched Season 3 | Ishq Hai |
| 3 | Anurag Saikia | Panchayat Season 3 | Hind Ke Sitara |
| 4 | Ana Rehman | Bandish Bandits Season 2 |
Ghar Aa Maahi
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| 5 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar | Sakal Ban |
