International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announced its 12 Popular Category nominations on Friday (April 1). After a wait of two years, the 22nd edition will take place in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on May 20th and 21st, 2022. While Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani starrer Shershaah led the nominations with a place in all 12 categories, Ranveer Singh's 83 and Abhishek Bachchan's multi-starrer Ludo followed with 9 and 6 nominations respectively. Taapsee Pannu's Thappad and Sara Ali Khan's Atrangi Re closed with 5 and Kriti Sanon's Mimi with 4 nominations.
Rounding out the 12 Popular Categories are Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Performance in A Leading Role (Female & Male), Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female & Male), Best Music Direction, Best Playback Singer (Female & Male), Best story (Original & Adapted) and Best Lyrics.
Here is the complete list of IIFA 2022 Nominations:
BEST PICTURE:
- Shershaah
- 83
- Ludo
- Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
- Thappad
BEST DIRECTOR:
- Kabir Khan (83)
- Anurag Basu (Ludo)
- Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)
- Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)
- Anubhav Sinha (Thappad)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE):
- Vidya Balan (Sherni)
- Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
- Sanya Malhotra (Pagglait)
- Kiara Advani (Shershaah)
- Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE):
- Ranveer Singh (83)
- Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
- Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah)
- Late Irrfan Khan (Angrezi Medium)
- Manoj Bajpayee (Bhonsle)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE):
- Gauahar Khan (14 Phere)
- Radhika Madan (Angrezi Medium)
- Lara Dutta (Bell Bottom)
- Shalini Vatsa (Ludo)
- Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE):
- Jiiva (83)
- Pankaj Tripathi (83)
- Pankaj Tripathi (Ludo)
- Saif Ali Khan (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
- Kumud Mishra (Thappad)
BEST MUSIC DIRECTION:
- Pritam (83)
- A.R.Rahman (99 Songs)
- A.R.Rahman (Atrangi Re)
- Pritam (Ludo)
- Tanishk Bagchi, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram Montrose, B Praak, Jaani (Shershaah).
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)
- Shreya Ghoshal for ‘Chaka Chak’ (Atrangi Re)
- Priya Saraiya for ‘Kalle Kalle’ (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)
- Shreya Ghoshal for ‘Param Sundari’ (Mimi)
- Jasleen Royal for ‘Ranjha’ (Shershaah)
- Asees Kaur for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)
BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE):
- Arijit Singh for ‘Lehra Do’ (83)
- Arijit Singh for ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)
- Aijit Singh for ‘Aabaad Barbaad’ (Ludo)
- Jubin Nautiyal for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)
- B Praak for ‘Mann Bharya’ (Shershaah)
BEST STORY (ORIGINAL):
- Himanshu Sharma (Atrangi Re)
- Shubham (Eeb Allay Ooo!)
- Anurag Basu (Ludo)
- Sandeep Shrivastava (Shershaah)
BEST STORY (ADAPTED):
- Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Based on ICC World CUp 1983) (83)
- Abhishek Chaubey, Hussain Haidry (Ankahi Kahaniya)
- Laxman Utekar, Rohan Shankar (Mimi)
- Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)
- Vijayendra Prasad (Thalaivii)
BEST LYRICS:
- Kausar Munir for ‘Lehra Do’ (83)
- Irshad Kamil for ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)
- Irshad Kamil for ‘Shayad’ (Love Aaj Kal)
- Tanishk Bagchi for the song ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)
- B Praak, Jaani for ‘Mann Bharya’ (Shershaah)
Earlier, IIFFA Awards were scheduled to happen in March but were postponed following the rapidly changing public health situation at that time and the spread of COVID-19 globally.
