# 20th IIFA Awards

The 20th IIFA Awards (International Indian Film Academy Awards) were held on 18 September 2019. For the first time in the Awards' history, the awards were held in India, Mumbai. The nominees were announced on 2019.
Raazi led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Andhadhun and Padmaavat with 8 nominations each, Sanju with 6 nominations, and Badhaai Ho with 4 nominations.
Andhadhun won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Sriram Raghavan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Vicky Kaushal received dual nominations at the ceremony, having been nominated for Best Actor for Raazi and Best Supporting Actor for Sanju, winning the latter.

## Winners and nominees
### Merit Awards

| Best Film | Best Director |
| Raazi Andhadhun Padmaavat Sanju Badhaai Ho | Sriram Raghavan – Andhadhun Amit Sharma – Badhaai Ho Meghna Gulzar – Raazi Rajkumar Hirani – Sanju Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Padmaavat |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Ranveer Singh – Padmaavat as Alauddin Khilji Ayushmann Khurrana – Andhadhun as Akash Rajkummar Rao – Stree as Vicky Ranbir Kapoor – Sanju as Sanjay "Sanju" Dutt Vicky Kaushal – Raazi as Iqbal Syed | Alia Bhatt – Raazi as Sehmat Khan/Syed Deepika Padukone – Padmaavat as Padmavati Neena Gupta – Badhaai Ho as Priyamvada Kaushik Rani Mukerji – Hichki as Naina Mathur Tabu – Andhadhun as Simi |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Vicky Kaushal – Sanju as Kamlesh "Kamli" Kanhaiyalal Kapasi Anil Kapoor – Race 3 as Shamsher Singh Jim Sarbh – Padmaavat as Malik Kafur Manoj Pahwa – Mulk as Bilaal Ali Mohammed Pankaj Tripathi – Stree as Rudra | Aditi Rao Hydari – Padmaavat as Mehrunisa Neena Gupta – Mulk as Tabassum Mohammed Radhika Apte – Andhadhun as Sophie Surekha Sikri – Badhaai Ho as Durga Kaushik Swara Bhaskar – Veere Di Wedding as Sakshi Soni |
| Star Debut of the Year – Male | Star Debut of the Year – Female |
| Ishaan Khatter – Dhadak as Madhukar "Madhu" Bhagla | Sara Ali Khan – Kedarnath as Mandakini "Mukku" Mishra |

### Music Awards

| Best Music Director | Best Lyricist |
| Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Zack Knight – Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Amit Trivedi – Andhadhun Amit Trivedi – Manmarziyaan Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Padmaavat Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy – Raazi | Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Dhadak (Title Track)" – Dhadak Gulzar – "Ae Watan" – Raazi Irshad Kamil – "Mera Naam Tu" – Zero Jaideep Sahni – "Naina Da Kya Kasoor" – Andhadhun Shellee – "Daryaa" – Manmarziyaan |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
| Arijit Singh – "Ae Watan" – Raazi Abhay Jodhpurkar – "Mera Naam Tu" – Zero Amit Trivedi – "Naina Da Kya Kasoor" – Andhadhun Arijit Singh – "Tera Yaar Hoon Main" – Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Sukhwinder Singh – "Kar Har Maidan Fateh" – Sanju | Harshdeep Kaur & Vibha Saraf – "Dilbaro" – Raazi Shreya Ghoshal – "Ghoomar" – Padmaavat Sunidhi Chauhan – "Ae Watan" – Raazi Sunidhi Chauhan – "Main Badhiya Tu Bhi Badhiya" – Sanju Tulsi Kumar – "Paniyon Sa" – Satyameva Jayate |

### Technical Awards

| Best Story | Best Dialogue |
| Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh Chandekar & Hemanth Rao – Andhadhun | Akshat Ghildial – Badhaai Ho |
| Best Screenplay | Best Editing |
| Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh Chandekar & Hemanth Rao – Andhadhun | Pooja Ladha Surti – Andhadhun |
| Best Cinematography | Best Choreography |
| Sudeep Chatterjee – Padmaavat | Kruti Mahesh & Jyoti D Tommar – "Ghoomar" – Padmaavat |
| Best Background Score | Best Special Effects |
| Daniel B. George – Andhadhun | Filmgate Films AB – Tumbbad |
| Best Sound Design | Best Sound Mixing |
| Kunal Sharma – Tumbbad | Ajay Kumar PB – Andhadhun |

### Special Awards

| Outstanding Contribution To Indian Cinema | IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Film |
| Jagdeep Saroj Khan | Rakesh Roshan – Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai |
| IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Director | IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Music Director |
| Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots | Pritam – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Actor | IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Actress |
| Ranbir Kapoor – Barfi! | Deepika Padukone – Chennai Express |

## Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 9 | Raazi |
| 8 | Andhadhun |
| 8 | Padmaavat |
| 6 | Sanju |
| 4 | Badhaai Ho |
| 2 | Manmarziyaan |
| 2 | Mulk |
| 2 | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety |
| 2 | Stree |
| 2 | Zero |
Films with multiple awards :
| Awards | Film |
| 6 | Andhadhun |
| 4 | Padmaavat |
| 4 | Raazi |
| 2 | Dhadak |
| 2 | Tumbbad |