The winners of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards have been finally announced! Ranveer Singh bagged the Best Actor Award for 83 while Shefali Shah won it big for Jalsa. The awards night took place at Palais Theatre in Australia where Rithvik Dhanjani was the host for the night. Several other films and web shows were honoured at the film festival. Alia Bhatt’s Gangubai Kathiawadi and Suriya’s Jai Bhim failed to win a single award despite multiple nominations.
Here is the full list:
Best Film: 83
Best Director: Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham) and Aparna Sen (The Rapist)
Best
Actor: Ranveer Singh (83)
Best Actress: Shefali Shah (Jalsa)
Best Series: Mumbai Diaries 26/11
Best Actor in a Series: Mohit Raina (Mumbai Diaries 26/11)
Best Actress in a Series: Sakshi Tanwar (Mai)
Best Indie Film: Jaggi
Best Film from the Subcontinent: Joyland
Lifetime Achievement Award: Kapil Dev
Disruptor in Cinema Award: Vaani Kapoor (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)
Equality in Cinema Award: Jalsa
Leadership in Cinema Award: Abhishek Bachchan