Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024: Spectacular Lineup of Nominations Announced

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024, celebrating its 15th edition, has announced its highly anticipated nominations. The prestigious awards ceremony is scheduled for August 16 at the iconic Palais Theatre in Melbourne.

Star-Studded Best Actor and Actress Nominations

This year's Best Actor category features prominent names including Shah Rukh Khan, nominated for his performances in Dunki and Jawan. Competing against him are Vikrant Massey, Fahadh Faasil, Ranveer Singh, Kartik Aaryan, and Mithun Chakraborty.

For the Best Actress category, Alia Bhatt has earned a nomination for her role in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. She faces stiff competition from Jyothika, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and rising stars Nitanshi Goel and Pratibha Ranta for their performances in Laapataa Ladies.

Leading the OTT Nominations

In the OTT category, series such as Heeramandi, Poacher, and Made In Heaven Season 2 have garnered significant nominations, highlighting the impressive growth and impact of digital platforms in the Indian entertainment industry.

List of Nominations

Best Film

12th Fail (Hindi)

Amar Singh Chamkila (Hindi)

Chandu Champion (Hindi)

Dunki (Hindi)

Jawan (Hindi)

Maharaja (Tamil)

Premalu (Malayalam)

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (Hindi)

Best Film - Critics Choice

Dear Jassi (Punjabi)

Girls Will Be Girls (English/Hindi)

Kaathal - The Core (Malayalam)

Kabuliwala (Bengali)

Laapataa Ladies (Hindi)

Rapture (Garo)

Sapta Sagaradaache Ello - Side A (Kannada)

Thadavu (The Sentence) (Malayalam)

Best Actor

Diljit Dosanjh - Amar Singh Chamkila

Fahadh Faasil - Aavesham

Kartik Aaryan - Chandu Champion

Mammootty - Kaathal - The Core

Mithun Chakraborty - Kabuliwala

Ranveer Singh - Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Shah Rukh Khan - Dunki & Jawan

Sparsh Shrivastava - Laapataa Ladies

Vicky Kaushal - Sam Bahadur

Vikrant Massey - 12th Fail

Best Actress

Alia Bhatt - Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Alizeh Agnihotri - Farrey

Beena R Chandran - Thadavu (The Sentence)

Jyothika - Kaathal - The Core

Nitanshi Goel - Laapataa Ladies

Parvathy Thiruvothu - Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)

Pratibha Ranta - Laapataa Ladies

Preeti Panigrahi - Girls will be Girls

Sanya Malhotra - Mrs

Swathi Reddy - Month of Madhu

Best Director

Imtiaz Ali - Amar Singh Chamkila

Kabir Khan - Chandu Champion

Karan Johar - Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani

Nithilan Saminathan - Maharaja

Rahul Sadasivan - Bramayugam

Rajkumar Hirani - Dunki

Vidhu Vinod Chopra - 12th Fail

Best OTT Show

Dhootha (Telugu)

Heeramandi (Hindi)

Kohrra (Hindi)

Made in Heaven 2 (Hindi)

Panchayat Season 3 (Hindi)

Poacher (Malayalam)

The Railway Men (Hindi)

Best Actor OTT

Arjun Mathur - Made in Heaven 2

Babil Khan - The Railway Men

Gulshan Devaiah - Guns & Gulaabs

Jitendra Kumar - Panchayat Season 3

Naveen Chandra - Inspector Rishi

R. Madhavan - The Railway Men

Roshan Mathew - Poacher

Suvinder Vicky - Kohrra

Best Actress OTT

Harleen Sethi - Kohrra

Karishma Tanna - Scoop

Neena Gupta - Panchayat Season 3

Nimisha Sajayan - Poacher

Parvathy Thiruvothu - Dhootha

Shriya Pilgaonkar - The Broken News 2

Sobhita Dhulipala - Made in Heaven 2

The winners of the prestigious IFFM 2024 Awards will be unveiled during the festival's annual gala night on August 16. The festival is set to commence on August 15 and conclude on August 25, promising a celebration of cinematic excellence and cultural diversity.