IIFA Awards 2022: Shershaah, 83, Ludo lead the pack

The nominations for the 22nd edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards were announced on 1 April in 12 categories. Hindi films Shershaah (2021), 83 (2021) and Ludo (2020) lead the pack.

Originally slated to have taken place last month, the awards were delayed by the growing number of COVID-19 cases globally with the Omicron variant spreading. The ceremony is being held after a gap of two years.

The Siddharth Malhotra-starrer Shershaah dominates this year’s edition with 12 nominations while Kabir Khan's sports drama 83 follows with nine and Anurag Basu’s multi-starrer Ludo takes third place with six. Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad (2020) and Aanand L Rai's Atrangi Re (2021) both have five nominations while the Kriti Sanon-starrer Mimi (2021) has four.

This year's edition will be co-hosted by Salman Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. Ranveer Singh, Varun Dhawan, Ananya Panday, and Nora Fatehi are expected to perform at the event. The awards ceremony is being held 20 and 21 May on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.

The complete list of nominations follows:

Best Picture
Shershaah
83
Ludo
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (2020)
Thappad

Best Director
Kabir Khan (83)
Anurag Basu (Ludo)
Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)
Vishnu Varadhan (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)
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)
AR Rahman (99 Songs)
AR 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 (Male)
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)