IIFA nominations list – Alia Bhatt’s 2 States beats Shahid Kapoor’s Haider!


The 16th edition of the the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards’ list of nominations is out!

It will be a tough competition  between Alia Bhatt’s 2 States and Shahid Kapoor’s Haider at Stadium Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this year. The Udta Punjab actors have bagged the maximum nominations at the IIFA 2015. In fact, Alia beat Shahid in this number game. But whose films will win most awards is yet to be seen. Leading the IIFA polls year is 2 States with nine nominations followed closely by Vishal Bhardwaj’s national award winning film Haider which managed eight nominations. Rajkumar Hirani’s PK that featured Aamir Khan, Sushant Singh Rajput and Anushka Sharma is at number three with six nominations and Kangana Ranaut starrer Queen received five nominations. Some of the other noteworthy mentions this year also up for awards are Imtiaz Ali’s Highway and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Ek Villain.

Speaking on the nominees, Andre Timmins, Director – Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, said, “It is amazing how Indian cinema is growing strength by strength every year. It has been a spectacular year for Indian Cinema across genres of films and a multitude of talent on and off screen. Some of the biggest films are contending for awards this year and the nominations reflect the talent and achievements of our Indian Film Industry.”

Here’s the full list of nominees for IIFA 2015…

Best picture: Viacom 18 motion pictures, Vikramaditya Motwane and Anurag Kashyap – Queen, Sajid Nadiadwala and Karan Johar – 2 States, Vinod Chopra Films and Rajkumar Hirani Films – PK, Utv motion pictures & vishal bhardwaj pictures – Haider, Sajid Nadiadwala and Imtiaz Ali- Highway, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Mary Kom

Direction: Vikas Bahl – Queen, Vishal Bhardwaj – Haider, Rajkumar Hirani – PK, Abhishek Varman – 2 States, Imtiaz Ali – Highway

Leading Role Male: Shahid Kapoor – Haider, Aamir Khan-PK, Arjun Kapoor - 2 States, Hrithik Roshan – Bang Bang, Randeep Hooda – Highway, Shah Rukh Khan – Happy New Year

Leading Role Female: Kangana Ranaut – Queen, Alia Bhatt - 2 States, Priyanka Chopra – Mary Kom, Deepika Padukone – Happy New Year, Rani Mukerji – Mardaani, Anushka Sharma - PK

Supporting Role Male: Ronit Roy - 2 States, Ritesh Deshmukh – Ek Villain, Kay Kay Menon - Haider, Randeep Hooda – Kick, Inaamulhaq – Filmistaan, Naseeruddin Shah – Finding Fanny

Supporting role female: Tabu-Haider. Amrita Singh – 2 States, Lisa Haydon – Queen, Juhi Chawla – Gulaab Gang, Huma Qureshi – Dedh Ishqiya

Comic Role: Sharib Hashmi – Filmistaan, Sanjay Dutt – PK, Varun Dhawan – Main Tera Hero, Govinda – Happy Ending

Negative Role: Ritesh Deshmukh – Ek Villain, Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Kick, Kay Kay Menon – Haider

Music Direction: Shankar Ehsaan Loy – 2 States, Mithoon – Banjara, Zaroorat and Hamdard, Ankit Tiwari for Galliyan, Adnan Dhool (Soch) – Awari, Rabbi Ahmed – Awari – Ek Villain, Vishal Bhardwaj – for the full album, Haider, Mithoon, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Pritam, Arko Pravo Mukherjee – Yaariyan

Best Story: Vikas Bahl, Chaitally Parmar, Parveez Shaikh for Queen, Chetan Bhagat for 2 States, Abhijat Joshi and Rajkumar Hirani for PK

Lyrics: Manoj Muntashir – Galliyan Ek Villain; Rashmi Singh – Muskurane, Citylights; Amitabh Bhattacharya – Mast Magan, 2 States

Playback Singer Male: Ankit Tiwari – Galliyan, Ek Villain; Arijit Singh – Muskurane, Citylights; Mika Singh – Jumme Ki Raat, Kick; Sukhwinder Singh – Bismil, Haider

playback singer female: Kanika Kapoor – Baby Doll, Ragini MMS2; Sultana and Jyoti Nooran – Patakha Guddi, Highway; Shreya Ghoshal – Samjhawan, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania

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