IIFA awards 2018: Nomination List, Tumhari Sulu bags the maximum categories

The International Indian Academy Awards 2018 is scheduled from June 22 to 24 at the Siam Niramit Theatre, Bangkok.

The International Indian Academy Awards 2018 is scheduled from June 22 to 24 at the Siam Niramit Theatre, Bangkok. The nomination list is out and Tumhari Sulu, starring Vidya Balan, has received the maximum number of nominations. The film received seven nominations in total and Rajkummar Rao starrer Newton came after that with five nominations.

Tumhari Sulu is nominated for the best picture, best direction, and best story for Suresh Triveni, best actor in leading role (female) for Vidya Balan, performance in supporting role (female) Neha Dhupia, performance in supporting role (male) for Vijay Maurya and Best music direction.

Apart from Tumhari Sulu, the other films nominated in the best film category are Bareilly Ki Barfi, Hindi Medium, Newton, and Toilet – Ek Prem Katha.

The nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role (male) are Irrfan Khan (Hindi Medium), Ranbir Kapoor (Jagga Jasoos), Adil Hussain (Mukti Bhawan), Rajkummar Rao (Newton) and Akshay Kumar (Toilet – Ek Prem Katha).

Nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role (female) are the late actor Sridevi (Mom), Vidya Balan (Tumhari Sulu), Alia Bhatt (Badrinath Ki Dulhania), Zaira Wasim (Secret Superstar) and Bhumi Pednekar (Shubh Mangal Saavdhaan).

Nominations for the Best Director Category are Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (Bareilly Ki Barfi), Saket Chaudhary (Hindi Medium), Anurag Basu (Jagga Jasoos) and Amit V Masurkar (Newton), apart from Triveni.

The director Andre Timmins, Wizcraft International, the producers and creators of IIFA movement, stated: - "We are excited to offer a rich spectrum of nominees in the popular categories that reflect the talent our Indian cinema has to offer to global fans. With a stellar line-up of stars, performers, and hosts, IIFA Weekend and Awards is all set to put on a show for the ages."

Check out the Nomination list:

Best Film

Bareilly Ki Barfi
hindi medium
Newton
Toilet – Ek Prem Katha
Tumhari Sulu

Best Director

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, Bareilly Ki Barfi
Saket Chaudhary, Hindi Medium
Anurag Basu, Jagga Jasoos
Amit V Masurkar, Newton
Suresh Triveni, Tumhari Sulu

Best Actor (Female)

Alia Bhatt, Badrinath Ki Dulhania
Sridevi, Mom
Zaira Wasim, Secret Superstar
Bhumi Pednekar, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Vidya Balan, Tumhari Sulu

Best Actor (Male)

Irrfan Khan, Hindi Medium
Ranbir Kapoor, Jagga Jasoos
Adil Hussain, Mukti Bhawan
Rajkummar Rao, Newton
Akshay Kumar, Toilet – Ek Prem Katha

Best Actor In Supporting Role (Female)

Seema Pahwa, Bareilly Ki Barfi
Tabu, Golmaal Again
Meher Vij, Secret Superstar
Seema Pahwa, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan
Neha Dhupia, Tumhari Sulu

Best Actor In Supporting Role (Male)

Rajkummar Rao, Bareilly Ki Barfi
Deepak Dobriyal, Hindi Medium
Nawazzuddin Siddiqui, Mom
Pankaj Tripathi, Newton
Vijay Maurya, Tumhari Sulu

Best Story

Amit V Masurkar, Newton
Siddharth-Garima , Toilet – Ek Prem Katha
Suresh Triveni, Tumhari Sulu

Best Music Direction

Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva, Badrinath Ki Dulhania
Pritam, Jagga Jasoos
Tanishk Bagchi, Guru Randhawa-Rajat
Nagpal, Amartya Rahut, Santanu Ghatak, Tumhari Sulu