18th IIFA Awards
The 2017 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 18th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2016, occurred in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 14–15 July 2017. It was the first time that the awards held there and also IIFA returned to United States after 2014.
Udta Punjab led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story with 8 nominations each, Pink with 7 nominations and Neerja with 5 nominations.
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil won 7 awards, including Best Music Director, Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Alia Bhatt received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Dear Zindagi and Udta Punjab, winning for the latter.
Winners and Nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.Technical awards
| Best Action | Best Special Effects |
| Larnell Stovall, Parvez Shaikh, `ANL` Arasu – Sultan | Red Chillies VFX – Fan |
| Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
| Adil Shaikh – Kapoor & Sons | Anil Mehta, ISC & WICA – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| Best Costume Design | Best Dialogue |
| Manish Malhotra – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Ritesh Shah – Pink |
| Best Editing | Best Makeup |
| Bodhaditya Bandyopadhyay – Pink | Greg Cannom – Fan |
| Best Production Design | Best Screenplay |
| Aparna Sud & Anna Ipe – Neerja | Ritesh Shah – Pink |
| Best Sound Mixing | IIFA Award for [Best Sound Recording|Best Sound Recording] |
| Anuj Mathur – Sultan | Shadab Rayeen – Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| Best Story | - |
| Ayesha Devitre, Shakun Batra – Kapoor & Sons | - |
Superlatives
| Awards | Film |
| 7 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 4 | Neerja |
| 4 | Pink |
| 4 | Udta Punjab |
| 2 | Fan |
| 2 | Kapoor & Sons |
| 2 | M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story |
| 2 | Sultan |