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{{Short description|2024 Indian Telugu film award ceremony}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 3
| award = IIFA Utsavam
| last = [[2nd IIFA Utsavam|2nd]]
| award_link = IIFA Utsavam
| date = 27 September 2024
| site = [[Etihad Arena]], [[Abu Dhabi]], [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates
| host = [[Akul Balaji]] [[Divya Menon]] [[Pearle Maaney]] [[Rana Daggubati]] [[Sathish]] [[Sudev Nair]] [[Teja Sajja]] [[Vijay Raghavendra]]
| producer = Wizcraft International Entertainment
| channel = {{Ubl|[[Gemini TV]] (Telugu)|[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] (Tamil)|[[Surya TV]] (Malayalam)|[[Udaya TV]] (Kannada)}}
| network = [[Sun TV Network]]
| director =
| best_picture = {{ubl|''[[Dasara (film)|Dasara]]'' (Telugu)|''[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|Jailer]]'' (Tamil)|''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'' (Malayalam)|''[[Kaatera]]'' (Kannada)}}
| most_awards = ''Ponniyin Selvan: II'' (10)
| most_nominations = ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'' (13)
}}

The '''3rd IIFA Utsavam''' is an awards event that took place at the [[Etihad Arena]], [[Yas Island]] in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates, on 27 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA 2024: Shah Rukh Khan and Karan Johar all set to host grand celebration of cinema |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/iifa-2024-shah-rukh-khan-and-karan-johar-all-set-to-host-grand-celebration-of-cinema-3161650 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Awards: 'Jailer', 'Dasara', '2018: Everyone is a Hero', 'Kaatera' win 'Best Picture' |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2024/09/28/iifa-awards-best-picture-actor-actress-award-tamil-malayalam-telugu-kannada.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=[[Onmanorama]]}}</ref> [[Rana Daggubati]] and [[Teja Sajja]] have hosted the Telugu segment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=Rana takes centre stage as host of IIFA Utsavam 2024 Telugu Cinema Awards category |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/cinema/rana-takes-centre-stage-as-host-of-iifa-utsavam-2024-telugu-cinema-awards-category-779631 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref> [[Pearle Maaney]] and [[Sudev Nair]] have hosted the Malayalam segment. [[Akul Balaji]] and [[Vijay Raghavendra]] have hosted the Kannada segment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Utsavam 2024: Rana Daggubati turns host, Rakul Preet Singh to perform at the gala |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/entertainment/out-of-box/iifa-utsavam-2024-rana-daggubati-turns-host-rakul-preet-singh-to-perform-at-the-gala20240415171632/ |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> [[Sathish]] and [[Divya Menon]] were later announced as the hosts for the Tamil segment. The nominations were announced on 21 August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA UTSAVAM 2024 UNVEILS NOMINATIONS, HONORING THE DIVERSITY OF SOUTH INDIAN CINEMA! |url=https://www.iifa.com/news/utsavam-news-details/iifa-utsavam-2024-unveils-nominations-honoring-the-diversity-of-south-indian-cinema- |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=[[International Indian Film Academy Awards|IIFA]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=IIFA 2024 Utsavam unveils nominations, honouring the diversity of South Indian cinema |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/iifa-2024-utsavam-unveils-nominations-honouring-the-diversity-of-south-indian-cinema-13806739.html |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

The event was originally scheduled to be held on 6{{Ndash}}7 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-04-16 |title=IIFA UTSAVAM 2024 Dates, Venue, Ticket Price, Where to Buy |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/south-indian-stars-to-make-high-octane-global-waves-at-yas-island-abu-dhabi-889771 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=www.deccanchronicle.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] and [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] cinema segments were scheduled to be held on 6 September 2024 and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] and [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]] cinema segments on 7 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Excitement builds as IIFA Utsavam 2024 unveils hosts and performers line-up |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/excitement-builds-as-iifa-utsavam-2024-unveils-hosts-and-performers-line-up-3025688 |access-date=2024-08-22 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> It was later rescheduled to 27 September 2024 and will be the inaugural event of the IIFA Festival 2024, followed by the [[24th IIFA Awards]] and IIFA Rocks on 28 September 2024 and 29 September 2024 respectively, at the same venue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UAE: Shah Rukh Khan to host IIFA Awards 2024 in Abu Dhabi |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/entertainment/shah-rukh-khan-to-host-iifa-awards-2024 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=Khaleej Times |language=en}}</ref> The technical awards were announced on 17 September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEXA IIFA Utsavam Awards Co-Presented By Meteora Announces The Technical Awards Winners |url=https://www.iifa.com/news/utsavam-news-details/nexa-iifa-utsavam-awards-co-presented-by-meteora-announces-the-technical-awards-winners |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=IIFA |language=en}}</ref>

''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'' is the most awarded film with ten awards, followed by [[2018 (film)|''2018'']], ''[[Kaatera]]'' and ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'' with five, [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']] with three. [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']] is the most awarded Telugu film, followed by ''[[Hi Nanna]]''. ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'' is the most awarded Tamil film, followed by [[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]. ''[[Kaatera]]'' and ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'' are the most awarded Kannada films. [[2018 (film)|''2018'']] is the most awarded Malayalam film, followed by ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]'' and ''[[Romancham]]''.
== Winners and nominees ==

=== Main awards ===
==== Telugu ====
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;" ! |Best Picture
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;" ! |[[IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Direction]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']] – Sudhakar Cherukuri, producer'''
**[[Baby (2023 film)|''Baby'']] – Sreenivasa Kumar Naidu, producer
** ''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]'' – [[Sahu Garapati]] and Harish Peddi, producers
** ''[[Hi Nanna]]'' – Mohan Cherukuri, Murthy K. S. and Vijender Reddy Teegala, producers
** ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]'' – [[Vijay Kiragandur]] and [[Chaluve Gowda]], producers
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Anil Ravipudi]] – ''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]'''''
** Mahesh Babu Pachigolla – ''[[Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty]]''
** [[Prashanth Neel]] – ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
** [[Sai Rajesh]] – [[Baby (2023 film)|''Baby'']]
** [[Srikanth Odela]] – [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | [[IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actor-Telugu|Performance in a Leading Role – Male]]
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | [[IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Actress – Telugu|Performance in a Leading Role – Female]]
|-
|
* '''[[Nani (actor)|Nani]] – [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]'''
** [[Nandamuri Balakrishna|Balakrishna]] – ''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]''
** [[Dhanush]] – [[Sir (2023 film)|''Sir'']]
** Nani – ''[[Hi Nanna]]''
** [[Naveen Polishetty]] – ''[[Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty]]''
** [[Vijay Deverakonda]] – [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
|
* '''[[Mrunal Thakur]]''' – ''[[Hi Nanna]]''
** [[Anushka Shetty]] – ''[[Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty]]''
** [[Keerthy Suresh]] – [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]
** [[Sreeleela]] – ''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]''
** [[Vaishnavi Chaitanya]] – [[Baby (2023 film)|''Baby'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Supporting Role – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Brahmanandam]] – ''[[Ranga Maarthaanda]]'''''
** [[Dheekshith Shetty]] – [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]
** [[Hyper Aadi]] – ''[[Ravanasura]]''
** [[Jayaram]] – ''Ravanasura''
** Racha Ravi – [[Balagam (film)|''Balagam'']]
|
* '''[[Varalaxmi Sarathkumar]] – ''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]'''''
** [[Faria Abdullah]] – ''[[Ravanasura]]''
** [[Ramya Krishnan|Ramya Krishna]] – ''[[Ranga Maarthaanda]]''
** [[Sriya Reddy]] – ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
** Soniya Singh – [[Virupaksha (film)|''Virupaksha'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Music Direction
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Lyrics
|-
|
* '''[[Hesham Abdul Wahab]] – [[Hi Nanna (soundtrack)|''Hi Nanna'']]'''
** [[Devi Sri Prasad]] – ''[[Waltair Veerayya]]''
** Hesham Abdul Wahab – [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
** [[Santhosh Narayanan]] – [[Dasara (soundtrack)|''Dasara'']]
** [[Thaman S]] – ''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
|
* '''[[Anantha Sriram]] – "O Rendu Prema Meghaalila" from [[Baby (2023 film)|''Baby'']]'''
** Kalyan Nayak – "Ayyayyo" from ''[[Mem Famous]]''
** [[Kasarla Shyam]] – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from [[Dasara (soundtrack)|''Dasara'']]
** [[Krishna Kanth]] – "Adigaa" from [[Hi Nanna (soundtrack)|''Hi Nanna'']]
** [[Shiva Nirvana]] – "Kushi Title Song" from [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Playback Singer – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Playback Singer – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Rahul Sipligunj]] – "Ayyayyo" from ''[[Mem Famous]]'''''
** [[Leon James (composer)|Leon James]] – "Almost Padipoyindhe Pilla" from ''[[Das Ka Dhamki]]''
** [[Hesham Abdul Wahab]] – "Naa Roja Nuvve" from [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
** [[Ram Miriyala]] – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from [[Dasara (soundtrack)|''Dasara'']]
** [[Sid Sriram]] – "Aradhya" from [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
|
* '''[[Mangli]] – "Ooru Palletooru" from [[Balagam (film)|''Balagam'']]'''
** [[Dhee (singer)|Dhee]] – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from [[Dasara (soundtrack)|''Dasara'']]
** [[Chinmayi Sripaada]] – "Aradhya" from [[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
** [[Ramya Behara]] – "Mass Mogudu" from ''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
** [[Shruti Haasan]] – "Odiyamma" from [[Hi Nanna (soundtrack)|''Hi Nanna'']]
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Negative Role
|-
|
* '''[[Shine Tom Chacko]] – [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]'''
** [[Duniya Vijay]] – ''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
** [[Jisshu Sengupta]] – ''[[Tiger Nageswara Rao]]''
** [[Prakash Raj]] – ''[[Waltair Veerayya]]''
** [[Samuthirakani]] – [[Sir (2023 film)|''Sir'']]
|}

==== Tamil ====
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;" ! |Best Picture
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;" ! |Best Direction
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']] – [[Kalanithi Maran]], producer'''
** ''[[Ayothi]]'' – R. Ravindran, producer
** ''[[Maamannan]]'' – M. Shenbagamurthy and R. Arjun Durai, producers
** ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'' – [[Mani Ratnam]] and [[Subaskaran Allirajah]], producers
** ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]'' – [[Elred Kumar]], producer
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Mani Ratnam]] – ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'''''
** [[Lokesh Kanagaraj]] – [[Leo (2023 Indian film)|''Leo'']]
** [[Karthik Subbaraj]] – ''[[Jigarthanda DoubleX]]''
** R. Manthira Moorthy – ''[[Ayothi]]''
** [[Nelson Dilipkumar]] – [[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]
** [[Vetrimaaran]] – ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Leading Role – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Leading Role – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] ''– [[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'''''
** [[Karthi]] – ''Ponniyin Selvan: II''
** [[Rajinikanth]] – [[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]
** [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] – ''[[Chithha]]''
** [[Sivakarthikeyan]] – [[Maaveeran (2023 film)|''Maaveeran'']]
** [[Soori (actor)|Soori]] – ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
|
* '''[[Aishwarya Rai Bachchan]] – ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'''''
** [[Aishwarya Rajesh]] – [[Farhana (film)|''Farhana'']]
** [[Keerthy Suresh]] – ''[[Maamannan]]''
** [[Nayanthara]] – ''[[Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food]]''
** [[Shraddha Srinath]] – ''[[Irugapatru]]''
** [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]] – ''Ponniyin Selvan: II''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Supporting Role – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Jayaram]] – ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'''''
** [[Azhagam Perumal]] – ''[[Maamannan]]''
** [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] – ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
** [[R. Sarathkumar]]– ''Ponniyin Selvan: II''
** [[Redin Kingsley]] – [[Mark Antony (2023 film)|''Mark Antony'']]
|
* '''Sahasra Shree – ''[[Chithha]]'''''
** [[Aishwarya Lekshmi]] – ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]''
** [[Ramya Krishnan]] – [[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]
** [[Raichal Rabecca]] – [[Good Night (2023 film)|''Good Night'']]
** [[Saritha]] – [[Maaveeran (2023 film)|''Maaveeran'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Music Direction
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Lyrics
|-
|
* '''[[A. R. Rahman]] – [[Ponniyin Selvan: II (soundtrack)|''Ponniyin Selvan: II'']]'''
** [[Anirudh Ravichander]] – [[Jailer (soundtrack)|''Jailer'']]
** [[Dhibu Ninan Thomas]] and [[Santhosh Narayanan]] – ''[[Chithha (soundtrack)|Chithha]]''
** [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] – ''[[Aneethi]]''
** [[Ilaiyaraaja]] – ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
|
* '''Super Subu – "Hukum – Thalaivar Alappara" from [[Jailer (soundtrack)|''Jailer'']]'''
** [[Ilaiyaraaja]] – "Kaattumalli" from ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
** Ilango Krishnan – "Veera Raja Veera" from ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II (soundtrack)|Ponniyin Selvan: II]]''
** Vishnu Edavan – "[[Naa Ready]]" from [[Leo (soundtrack)|''Leo'']]
** [[Yugabharathi]] – "Nenjame Nenjame" from [[Maamannan (soundtrack)|''Maamannan'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Playback Singer – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Playback Singer – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Haricharan]] – "Chinnanjiru Nilave" from [[Ponniyin Selvan: II (soundtrack)|''Ponniyin Selvan: II'']]'''
** [[Anirudh Ravichander]] – "Hukum" from [[Jailer (soundtrack)|''Jailer'']]
** Anirudh Ravichander – "Badass" from [[Leo (soundtrack)|''Leo'']]
** [[Sean Roldan]] – "Naan Gaali" from [[Good Night (2023 film)|''Good Night'']]
** [[Vijay Yesudas]] – "Nenjame Nenjame" from [[Maamannan (soundtrack)|''Maamannan'']]
** [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]] – "Rathamaarey" from ''Jailer''
|
* '''[[Shakthisree Gopalan]] – "Aga Naga" from [[Ponniyin Selvan: II (soundtrack)|''Ponniyin Selvan: II'']]'''
** [[Ananya Bhat]] – "Kaattumalli" from ''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
** Shakthishree Gopalan– "Nenjame Nenjame" from [[Maamannan (soundtrack)|''Maamannan'']]
** [[Shilpa Rao]] – "[[Kaavaalaa]]" from [[Jailer (soundtrack)|''Jailer'']]
** [[Shweta Mohan]] – "Vaa Vaathi" from ''[[Vaathi]]''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Negative Role
|-
|
* '''[[S. J. Suryah]] – [[Mark Antony (2023 film)|''Mark Antony'']]'''
** [[Arjun Sarja]] – [[Leo (2023 Indian film)|''Leo'']]
** [[Fahadh Faasil]] – ''[[Maamannan]]''
** [[Selvaraghavan]] – [[Farhana (film)|''Farhana'']]
** [[Vinayakan]] – [[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]
|}

==== Malayalam ====
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" |
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;" ! |Best Picture
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;" ! |Best Direction
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''[[2018 (film)|''2018'']] – Venu Kunnappilly, producer'''
** ''[[Falimy]]'' – Ganesh Menon and Lakshmi Warrier, producers
** ''[[Kannur Squad]]'' – George Sebastian, producer
** [[Neru (film)|''Neru'']] – [[Antony Perumbavoor]], producer
** ''[[Romancham]]'' – [[Johnpaul George]], producer
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Jeo Baby]] – ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]'''''
** Devan Jayakumar – ''[[Valatty]]''
** [[Jithu Madhavan]] – ''[[Romancham]]''
** [[Jude Anthany Joseph]] – [[2018 (film)|''2018'']]
** [[Lijo Jose Pellissery]] – ''[[Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam]]''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Leading Role – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Leading Role – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Tovino Thomas]] – [[2018 (film)|''2018'']]'''
** [[Fahadh Faasil]] – ''[[Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum]]''
** [[Joju George]] – ''[[Iratta]]''
** [[Mammootty]] – ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
** Mammootty – ''[[Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam]]''
** [[Mohanlal]] – [[Neru (film)|''Neru'']]
|
* '''[[Anaswara Rajan]] – [[Neru (film)|''Neru'']]'''
** [[Jyothika]] – ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
** [[Kalyani Priyadarshan]] – ''[[Sesham Mike-il Fathima]]''
** [[Manju Pillai]] – ''[[Falimy]]''
** [[Vincy Aloshious]] – [[Rekha (2023 film)|''Rekha'']]
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Supporting Role – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
|-
|
* '''Sudhi Kozhikode – ''[[Kaathal – The Core]]'''''
** [[Indrajith Sukumaran]] – [[Thuramukham (2023 film)|''Thuramukham'']]
** [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] – [[2018 (film)|''2018'']]
** [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] – [[Neru (film)|''Neru'']]
** [[Narain (actor)|Narain]] – ''2018''
|
* '''[[Mamitha Baiju]] – ''[[Pranaya Vilasam]]'''''
** [[Bindu Panicker]] – ''[[Madhura Manohara Moham]]''
** [[Darshana Rajendran]] – [[Thuramukham (2023 film)|''Thuramukham'']]
** [[Nikhila Vimal]] – ''[[Ayalvaashi]]''
** [[Srinda]] – ''Thuramukham''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Music Direction
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Lyrics
|-
|
* '''[[Sushin Shyam]] – ''[[Romancham]]'''''
** [[Dabzee]], [[Vishnu Vijay]] – ''[[Sulaikha Manzil]]''
** Nobin Paul – [[2018 (soundtrack)|''2018'']]
** Sushin Shyam – ''[[Kannur Squad]]''
** Vishnu Vijay – ''[[Falimy]]''
|
* '''[[Joe Paul (lyricist)|Joe Paul]] – "Uyirayi Maarave" from [[2018 (soundtrack)|''2018'']]'''
** Joe Paul – "Venmegham" from ''2018''
** BK Harinarayanan – "Arike Koottay Arike" from ''[[Valatty]]''
** [[Muhsin Parari]] – "Mazhavillile" from ''[[Falimy]]''
** [[Vinayak Sasikumar]] – "Mrudhu Bhaave Dhruda Kruthye" from ''[[Kannur Squad]]''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Playback Singer – Male
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;" ! | Playback Singer – Female
|-
|
* '''[[Sushin Shyam]] – "Aathmave Po" from ''[[Romancham]]'''''
** [[K. S. Harisankar]] – "Uyirayi Maarave" from [[2018 (soundtrack)|''2018'']]
** K. S. Harishankar– "Venmegham" from ''2018''
** [[Vijay Yesudas]] – "Niramulloru" from ''[[Valatty]]''
** [[Vishnu Vijay]] – "Mazhavillile" from ''[[Falimy]]''
|
* '''Ezma Nobin – "Innithile" from [[2018 (soundtrack)|''2018'']]'''
** [[K. S. Chithra]] – "Alivozhukum" from [[Antony (2023 film)|''Antony'']]
** K. S. Chithra – "Pottithakarnna Kinavu" from [[Neelavelicham (film)|''Neelavelicham'']]
** Madhuvanthi Narayan – "Aadharanjali" from ''[[Romancham]]''
** [[Shreya Ghoshal]] – "Ayisha Ayisha" from [[Ayisha (film)|''Ayisha'']]
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Negative Role
|-
|
* '''[[Arjun Radhakrishnan]] – ''[[Kannur Squad]]'''''
** [[Biju Menon]] – [[Garudan (2023 film)|''Garudan'']]
** [[Roshan Mathew]] – [[Dhoomam (2023 film)|''Dhoomam'']]
** [[Sudev Nair]] – [[Thuramukham (2023 film)|''Thuramukham'']]
** [[Sunny Wayne]] – [[Vela (film)|''Vela'']]
|}
==== Kannada ====
{| class="wikitable" width=100% |
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|Best Picture
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center; width:50%;"|Best Direction
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Kaatera]]'' {{Ndash}} [[Rockline Venkatesh]], producer'''
** ''[[Aachar & Co]]'' {{Ndash}} Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar, producer
** [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']] {{Ndash}} [[B. C. Patil]], Raghavendra P. S, Ramesha K, [[Shashank (director)|Shashank]], Shrushti Patil and Vanaja Patil, producers
** ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'' {{Ndash}} [[Rakshit Shetty]], producer
** ''[[Tagaru Palya]]'' – [[Dhananjaya (actor)|Dhananjaya]], producer
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Tharun Sudhir]] – ''[[Kaatera]]'''''
** [[Hemanth M. Rao]] – ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]''
** [[M. G. Srinivas]] – [[Ghost (2023 film)|''Ghost'']]
** [[Shashank (director)|Shashank]] – [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
** Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy – ''[[Aachar & Co]]''
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! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Leading Role – Male
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Leading Role – Female
|-
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* '''[[Rakshit Shetty]] – ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'''''
** [[Darshan (Kannada actor)|Darshan]] – ''[[Kaatera]]''
** [[Krishna (Kannada actor)|Krishna]] – [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
** [[Raj B. Shetty]] – [[Toby (film)|''Toby'']]
** [[Shiva Rajkumar]] – [[Ghost (2023 film)|''Ghost'']]
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* '''[[Rukmini Vasanth]] – ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'''''
** Amrutha Prem – ''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
** Aradhana Ram – ''[[Kaatera]]''
** [[Chaithra J. Achar]] – [[Toby (film)|''Toby'']]
** [[Megha Shetty]] – [[Kaiva (2023 film)|''Kaiva'']]
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! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Supporting Role – Male
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Supporting Role – Female
|-
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* '''Gopal Krishna Deshpande – ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B]]'''''
** [[Anoop Revanna]] – [[Kabzaa (2023 film)|''Kabzaa'']]
** [[Chikkanna]] – ''[[Raja Marthanda]]''
** [[Kumar Govind]] – ''[[Kaatera]]''
** [[Nagabhushana]] – [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
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* '''[[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]] – ''[[Kaatera]]'''''
** Janvi Rayala – [[Kaiva (2023 film)|''Kaiva'']]
** [[Meghana Gaonkar]] – ''[[Shivaji Surathkal 2]]''
** [[Sudha Belawadi]] – [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
** [[Tara (Kannada actress)|Tara]] – ''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Music Direction
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Lyrics
|-
|
* '''[[V. Harikrishna]] – ''[[Kaatera]]'''''
** [[Arjun Janya]] – [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
** [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] – ''[[Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare]]''
** [[Charan Raj (composer)|Charan Raj]] – ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]''
** [[Vasuki Vaibhav]] – ''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
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* '''Dhananjay Ranjan – "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Title Track" from ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'''''
** [[Chethan Kumar (director)|Chethan Kumar]] – "Pasandaagavne" from ''[[Kaatera]]''
** [[Dhananjaya (actor)|Dhananjaya]] – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from ''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
** Shashank – "Shivani" from [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
** [[V. Nagendra Prasad]] – "Sankranthi Sanjeli" from [[Kaiva (2023 film)|''Kaiva'']]
|-
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Playback Singer – Male
! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Playback Singer – Female
|-
|
* '''MC Bijju and Kiran Kaverappa – "Horaata" from ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'''''
** Nishan Rai – "Shivani" from [[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
** [[B. Ajaneesh Loknath]] – "Protest Song" from ''[[Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare]]''
** [[Prem (director)|Prem]] – "Sambanja Annodu Doddu Kana" from ''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
** [[Hemanth (singer)|Hemanth]] – "Manasege Banthu Bittu Hogoke" from ''[[Kaatera]]''
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* '''Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Kadalanu" from ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]'''''
** Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Namaami Namaami" from [[Kabzaa (2023 film)|''Kabzaa'']]
** Eesha Suchi – "Twinkle Twinkle" from ''[[Shivaji Surathkal 2]]''
** Madhuri Seshadri – "Suryakanthi" from ''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
** [[Vani Harikrishna]] – "Anuragava Kalisalu" from ''[[Kaatera]]''
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! ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Performance in a Negative Role
|-
|
* '''[[Jagapathi Babu]] – ''[[Kaatera]]'''''
** [[Abhijith (actor)|Abhijith]] – [[Ghost (2023 film)|''Ghost'']]
** [[Meghana Raj]] – ''[[Tatsama Tadbhava]]''
** Ramesh Indira – ''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]''
** Shishya Deepak – [[Veeram (2023 film)|''Veeram'']]
|}

=== Technical awards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Screenplay
|-
|
* '''Alfred Prakash, Vignesh Raja – ''[[Por Thozhil]]'' (Tamil)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Dialogues
|-
|
* '''Mahesh Babu Pachigolla – ''[[Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty]]'' (Telugu)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Cinematography
|-
|
* '''[[Ravi Varman]] – ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'' (Tamil)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Editing
|-
|
* '''Ujwal Kulkarni – ''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]'' (Telugu)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Background Score
|-
|
* '''[[A. R. Rahman]] – [[Ponniyin Selvan: II (soundtrack)|''Ponniyin Selvan: II'']] (Tamil)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Choreography
|-
|
* '''[[Prem Rakshith]] – "Chamkeela Angeelesi" from [[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']] (Telugu)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Production Design
|-
|
* '''[[Thota Tharani]]''' '''– ''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]'' (Tamil)'''
|-
! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"| Best Special Effects (Visual)
|-
|
* '''Mindstein Studios – [[2018 (film)|''2018'']] (Malayalam)'''
|}

=== Special awards ===

* Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – [[Chiranjeevi]]
* Golden Legacy – [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]]
* Woman of the Year – [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]]
* Excellence in Indian Cinema – [[Keerthy Suresh]]
* Outstanding Contribution in Indian Cinema – [[Priyadarshan]]
* Outstanding Excellence in Kannada cinema – [[Rishab Shetty]]
* Best Debut – Kannada – Aradhana Ram for ''[[Kaatera]]''

== Superlatives ==
{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|+Films with multiple nominations
! Nominations !! Film
|-
!13
|''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |11
| [[2018 (film)|''2018'']]
|-
|''[[Kaatera]]''
|-
! rowspan="2" |10
|[[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]
|-
|[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]
|-
!9
|''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]''
|-
!8
|[[Kousalya Supraja Rama (2023 film)|''Kousalya Supraja Rama'']]
|-
! rowspan="3" |7
|''[[Maamannan]]''
|-
|''[[Tagaru Palya]]''
|-
|''[[Viduthalai Part 1]]''
|-
!6
|''[[Hi Nanna]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |5
|''[[Falimy]]''
|-
|[[Kushi (2023 film)|''Kushi'']]
|-
|''[[Romancham]]''
|-
! rowspan="6" |4
|[[Baby (2023 film)|''Baby'']]
|-
|''[[Bhagavanth Kesari]]''
|-
|''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
|-
|''[[Kannur Squad]]''
|-
|[[Leo (2023 Indian film)|''Leo'']]
|-
|[[Neru (film)|''Neru'']]
|-
! rowspan="10" |3
|''[[Chithha]]''
|-
|[[Farhana (film)|''Farhana'']]
|-
|[[Ghost (2023 film)|''Ghost'']]
|-
|[[Kaiva (2023 film)|''Kaiva'']]
|-
|''[[Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty]]''
|-
|''[[Ravanasura]]''
|-
|''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''
|-
|[[Thuramukham (2023 film)|''Thuramukham'']]
|-
|''[[Valatty]]''
|-
|''[[Veera Simha Reddy]]''
|-
! rowspan="14" |2
|''[[Aachar & Co]]''
|-
|''[[Ayothi]]''
|-
|[[Balagam (film)|''Balagam'']]
|-
|[[Good Night (2023 film)|''Good Night'']]
|-
|''[[Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare]]''
|-
|[[Kabzaa (2023 film)|''Kabzaa'']]
|-
|[[Maaveeran (2023 film)|''Maaveeran'']]
|-
|[[Mark Antony (2023 film)|''Mark Antony'']]
|-
|''[[Mem Famous]]''
|-
|''[[Ranga Maarthaanda]]''
|-
|''[[Shivaji Surathkal 2]]''
|-
|[[Sir (2023 film)|''Sir'']]
|-
|[[Toby (film)|''Toby'']]
|-
|''[[Waltair Veerayya]]''
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="display:inline-table;"
|+Films with multiple awards
! Awards !! Film
|-
!10
|''[[Ponniyin Selvan: II]]''
|-
! rowspan="3" |5
|[[2018 (film)|''2018'']]
|-
|''[[Kaatera]]''
|-
|''[[Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A]]''
|-
!4
|[[Dasara (film)|''Dasara'']]
|-
! rowspan="4" |2
|''[[Hi Nanna]]''
|-
|[[Jailer (2023 Tamil film)|''Jailer'']]
|-
|''[[Kaathal – The Core]]''
|-
|''[[Romancham]]''
|}

== Presenters and performers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Performer
!Work
|-
|Aradhana Ram
|Dance
|-
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|Singing
|-
|[[Malashri]]
| rowspan="7" |Dance
|-
|[[Prabhu Deva]]
|-
|[[Pragya Jaiswal]]
|-
|[[Raashii Khanna]]
|-
|[[Regina Cassandra]]
|-
|[[Shane Nigam]]
|-
|[[Janhvi Kapoor]]
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.iifa.com/iifa-utsavam-2024|name=Official website}}
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