23rd IIFA Awards

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 23

| award = IIFA Awards

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| date = 26–27 May 2023{{cite web | url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/green-carpet-in-united-arab-emirates-welcomes-india-s-film-elite-for-bollywood-awards-ceremony-1.6415071 | title=Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India's film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony | date=26 May 2023 }}

| site = Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

| host = Abhishek Bachchan
Vicky Kaushal

| website = {{URL|https://iifa.com/iifa-2023}}

| producer =

| director =

| organizer =

| best_picture = Drishyam 2

| best_direction = R. Madhavan
(Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

| best_actor = Hrithik Roshan
(Vikram Vedha)

| best_director_film = R. Madhavan
(Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)

| best_actor_film =

| best_actress = Alia Bhatt
(Gangubai Kathiawadi)

| best_actress_film =

| most_wins =

| most_nominations =

| channel = Colors TV

| network = Viacom18

| duration =

| ratings =

| last = 22nd

| next = 24th

}}

The 23rd International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA, was held on 26–27 May 2023, postponed from the original February date.{{Cite web |url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/iifa-2023-nominations-announced-brahmastra-gangubai-kathiawadi-bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-lead-the-list-8345858/lite/|title=IIFA 2023 nominations announced: Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the list|date=27 December 2022|access-date=27 December 2022|website=The Indian Express}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/iifa-awards-gets-postponed-to-be-held-on-this-date-3669808 | title=IIFA 2023: Awards to be Held in May. Details Here }} The awards were once again held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The nominees were announced in December 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.siasat.com/iifa-awards-gets-postponed-to-be-held-on-this-date-2497086/ | title=IIFA awards gets postponed, to be held on this date | date=6 January 2023 }} The ceremony was broadcast by Colors TV on 18 June.{{cite web | url=https://www.bizasialive.com/colors-confirms-telecast-date-for-iifa-2023/ | title=Colors confirms telecast date for IIFA 2023 | date=31 May 2023 }}

Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Gangubai Kathiawadi with 7 nominations and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 with 5 nominations.{{Cite news |date=2022-12-27 |title=IIFA 2023 Nomination List Announced: Gangubai Kathiawadi, Brahmastra, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 grab top spots, check full list here |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/iifa-2023-nomination-list-announced-gangubai-kathiawadi-brahmastra-bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-grab-top-spots-check-full-list-here/articleshow/96539898.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-10-02 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}

Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva won 6 awards, including Best Supporting Actress (for Mouni Roy), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.{{Cite web |last=Tusing |first=David |last2=Jhurani |first2=Aarti |title=All the winners at the IIFA Awards 2023 in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2023/05/27/winners-at-iifa-awards-2023-in-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=The National |language=en}}

Awards

= Main awards =

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/iifa-2023-nominations-announced-brahmastra-gangubai-kathiawadi-bhool-bhulaiyaa-2-lead-the-list-8345858/ | title=IIFA 2023 nominations announced: Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the list | date=27 December 2022 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2023/05/27/winners-at-iifa-awards-2023-in-abu-dhabi/ | title=All the winners at the IIFA Awards 2023 in Abu Dhabi | date=27 May 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/iifa-2023-winners-full-list-hrithik-roshan-and-alia-bhatt-bag-best-actors-brahmastra-and-gangubai-kathiawadi-win-big-101685243505209.html | title=IIFA 2023 winners full list: Hrithik Roshan and Alia Bhatt bag best actors, Brahmastra and Gangubai Kathiawadi win big | date=28 May 2023 }}{{Cite web |date=2023-05-27 |title='Gangubai...' tops technical awards at 23rd IIFA's music-loaded opening |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/gangubai-tops-technical-awards-at-23rd-iifas-music-loaded-opening-23288948 |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}

class="wikitable
! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"\|Best Film ! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"\|Best Director
valign="top" \| *Drishyam 2* {{double dagger}} Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Darlings Gangubai Kathiawadi Vikram Vedha \| valign="top" \| R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect {{double dagger}} Anees Bazmee – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Ayan Mukerji – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Jasmeet K. Reen – Darlings Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Gangubai Kathiawadi Vasan Bala – Monica, O My Darling
! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"\|Best Actor ! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"\|Best Actress
valign="top" \| *Hrithik Roshan – Vikram Vedha* as Vedha Betal** {{double dagger}} Abhishek Bachchan – Dasvi as Ganga Ram Chaudhary Ajay Devgn – Drishyam 2 as Vijay Salgaonkar Anupam Kher – The Kashmir Files as Pushkar Nath Pandit Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as Ruhaan Randhawa a.k.a. Rooh Baba Rajkummar Rao – Monica, O My Darling as Jayant "Johnny" Arkhedkar \| valign="top" \| *Alia Bhatt – Gangubai Kathiawadi* as Gangubai Kathiawadi** {{double dagger}} Alia Bhatt – Darlings as Badrunissa "Badru" Sheikh Shefali Shah – Darlings as Shamshunissa "Shamshu" Ansari Tabu – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as Anjulika Chatterjee / Manjulika Chatterjee Yami Gautam – A Thursday as Naina Jaiswal
! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"\|Best Supporting Actor ! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"\|Best Supporting Actress
valign="top" \| *Anil Kapoor – Jugjugg Jeeyo* as Bheem Saini** {{double dagger}} Abhishek Banerjee – Bhediya as Janardan "Jana" / JD Shah Rukh Khan – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva as Mohan Bhargav Sikandar Kher – Monica, O My Darling as Nishikant Adhikari Vijay Raaz – Gangubai Kathiawadi as Raziabai \| valign="top" \| *Mouni Roy – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva* as Junoon** {{double dagger}} Nimrat Kaur – Dasvi as Bimla Devi "Bimmo" Chaudhary Radhika Apte – Monica, O My Darling as ACP Vijayashanti Naidu Sheeba Chadha – Badhaai Do as Mrs. Thakur Tabu – Drishyam 2 as Meera Deshmukh
! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"\|Best Debut – Male ! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"\|Best Debut – Female
valign="top" \| *Shantanu Maheshwari – Gangubai Kathiawadi* as Afsaan Badr-ur-Razzaq {{double dagger}} Babil Khan – Qala as Jagan {{double dagger}} \| valign="top" \| Khushalii Kumar – Dhokha: Round D Corner as Saanchi Sinha** {{double dagger}}
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"\| Best Music Director ! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"\| Best Lyricist
valign="top" \| Pritam – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}} OAFF and Savera – Gehraiyaan Pritam – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Gangubai Kathiawadi Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy, Niranjan Dhar, Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke – Jugjugg Jeeyo \| valign="top" \| Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Kesariya" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}} A. M. Turaz – "Jab Saiyaan" – Gangubai Kathiawadi Ankur Tewari – "Gehraiyaan" – Gehraiyaan Raj Shekhar – "Behney Do" – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Varun Grover – "Atak Gaya Hai" – Badhaai Do
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"\| Best Male Playback Singer ! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"\| Best Female Playback Singer
valign="top" \| Arijit Singh – "Kesariya" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}} Aditya Rao – "Behney Do" – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Arijit Singh – "Deva Deva" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Kanishk Seth – "Rangisari" – Jugjugg Jeeyo Mohit Chauhan – "Gehraiyaan (Reprise)" – Gehraiyaan \| valign="top" \| Shreya Ghoshal – "Rasiya" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}} Jonita Gandhi – "Deva Deva" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Kavita Seth – "Rangisari" – Jugjugg Jeeyo Lothika Jha – "Doobey" – Gehraiyaan Shreya Ghoshal – "Jab Saiyaan" – Gangubai Kathiawadi

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! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"|Best Film

! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"|Best Director

valign="top" |

| valign="top" |

R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect {{double dagger}}
Anees Bazmee – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Ayan Mukerji – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
Jasmeet K. Reen – Darlings
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Vasan Bala – Monica, O My Darling

! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"|Best Actor

! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"|Best Actress

valign="top" |

Hrithik Roshan – Vikram Vedha as Vedha Betal {{double dagger}}
Abhishek Bachchan – Dasvi as Ganga Ram Chaudhary
Ajay Devgn – Drishyam 2 as Vijay Salgaonkar
Anupam Kher – The Kashmir Files as Pushkar Nath Pandit
Kartik Aaryan – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as Ruhaan Randhawa a.k.a. Rooh Baba
Rajkummar Rao – Monica, O My Darling as Jayant "Johnny" Arkhedkar

| valign="top" |

Alia Bhatt – Gangubai Kathiawadi as Gangubai Kathiawadi {{double dagger}}
Alia Bhatt – Darlings as Badrunissa "Badru" Sheikh
Shefali Shah – Darlings as Shamshunissa "Shamshu" Ansari
Tabu – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 as Anjulika Chatterjee / Manjulika Chatterjee
Yami Gautam – A Thursday as Naina Jaiswal

! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"|Best Supporting Actor

! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"|Best Supporting Actress

valign="top" |

Anil Kapoor – Jugjugg Jeeyo as Bheem Saini {{double dagger}}
Abhishek Banerjee – Bhediya as Janardan "Jana" / JD
Shah Rukh Khan – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva as Mohan Bhargav
Sikandar Kher – Monica, O My Darling as Nishikant Adhikari
Vijay Raaz – Gangubai Kathiawadi as Raziabai

| valign="top" |

Mouni Roy – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva as Junoon {{double dagger}}
Nimrat Kaur – Dasvi as Bimla Devi "Bimmo" Chaudhary
Radhika Apte – Monica, O My Darling as ACP Vijayashanti Naidu
Sheeba Chadha – Badhaai Do as Mrs. Thakur
Tabu – Drishyam 2 as Meera Deshmukh

! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;"|Best Debut – Male

! ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;"|Best Debut – Female

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Shantanu Maheshwari – Gangubai Kathiawadi as Afsaan Badr-ur-Razzaq {{double dagger}}
Babil Khan – Qala as Jagan {{double dagger}}

| valign="top" |

Khushalii Kumar – Dhokha: Round D Corner as Saanchi Sinha {{double dagger}}

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Music Director

! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Lyricist

valign="top" |

Pritam – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}}
OAFF and Savera – Gehraiyaan
Pritam – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Tanishk Bagchi, Pozy, Niranjan Dhar, Kanishk Seth and Vishal Shelke – Jugjugg Jeeyo

| valign="top" |

Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Kesariya" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}}
A. M. Turaz – "Jab Saiyaan" – Gangubai Kathiawadi
Ankur Tewari – "Gehraiyaan" – Gehraiyaan
Raj Shekhar – "Behney Do" – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Varun Grover – "Atak Gaya Hai" – Badhaai Do

! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Male Playback Singer

! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Female Playback Singer

valign="top" |

Arijit Singh – "Kesariya" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}}
Aditya Rao – "Behney Do" – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Arijit Singh – "Deva Deva" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
Kanishk Seth – "Rangisari" – Jugjugg Jeeyo
Mohit Chauhan – "Gehraiyaan (Reprise)" – Gehraiyaan

| valign="top" |

Shreya Ghoshal – "Rasiya" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva {{double dagger}}
Jonita Gandhi – "Deva Deva" – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
Kavita Seth – "Rangisari" – Jugjugg Jeeyo
Lothika Jha – "Doobey" – Gehraiyaan
Shreya Ghoshal – "Jab Saiyaan" – Gangubai Kathiawadi

= Technical awards =

style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;" \|Best Screenplay ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;" \|Best Dialogue
class="wikitable" ! style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;" \|Best Story (Original) ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;" \|Best Story (Adapted)
valign="top" \| Jasmeet K Reen, Parveez Sheikh – Darlings \| valign="top" \| Aamil Keeyan Khan, Abhishek Pathak – Drishyam 2
valign="top" \| Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Utkarshini Vashishtha – Gangubai Kathiawadi \| valign="top" \| Utkarshini Vashishtha, Prakash Kapadia – Gangubai Kathiawadi
style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;" \|Best Cinematography ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;" \|Best Editing
valign="top" \| Sudeep Chatterjee – Gangubai Kathiawadi \| valign="top" \| Sandeep Francis – Drishyam 2
style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;" \|Best Background Score ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;" \|Best Choreography
valign="top" \| Sam C. S. – Vikram Vedha \| valign="top" \| Bosco–Caesar – "Bhool Bhulaiyaa (Title Track)" – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;" \|Best Sound Mixing ! style="background:#eedd82;text-align:center;" \|Best Sound Design
valign="top" \| Gunjan Augustine Sah, Boloy Kumar Doloi, Rahul Karpe – Monica, O My Darling \| valign="top" \| Mandar Kulkarni – Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
colspan="2" style="background:#EEDD82;text-align:center;" \|Best Special Effects
colspan="2" valign="top" \| DNEG & Redefine – Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva