Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Awards winners' list out

The 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2024 awards were announced on August 16. While Vikrant Massey-starrer '12th Fail' won the Best Film, Kartik Aaryan received the Best Actor award for 'Chandu Champion'. Kiran Rao's 'Laapataa Ladies' was felicitated with the Best Film Critics' Choice Award.

The 15th edition of IFFM officially kicked off on August 15 with great fanfare. Several Indian films, web shows, actors, and directors were honoured at the film festival. Ram Charan received an award as the Ambassador for Indian Art and Culture. Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' won the Equality in Cinema award.

Best Performance (Male): Kartik Aaryan for 'Chandu Champion'

Best Performance (Female): Parvathy Thiruvothu for 'Ullozhukku'

Best Film: '12th Fail'

Best Director: Kabir Khan for 'Chandu Champion' and Nithilan Swaminathan for 'Maharaja'

Best Performer Critics Choice: Vikrant Massey for '12th Fail'

Ambassador for Indian Art and Culture: Ram Charan

Best Film Critics Choice: 'Laapataa Ladies'

Best Series:



'Kohhra'

Equality in Cinema: 'Dunki'

Best Film from the Subcontinent: 'The Red Suitcase'

People’s Choice: 'Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'

Excellence in Cinema: AR Rahman

Breakout Film Of The Year: 'Amar Singh Chamkila'

Disruptor of the Year: Adarsh Gourav

Diversity Champion: Rasika Dugal

Best Performance Female Series: Nimisha Sajayan for 'Poacher'

Best Performance Male Series: Arjun Mathur for 'Made in Heaven Season 2'

Best Director Critics Choice: Dominic Sangma for 'Rapture'

Short Film Competition: Robbie Fatt for 'The Vegemite Sandwich'

Short Film Competition Special Mention: Sandeep Raj for 'Echo'

IFFM 2024 was inaugurated with an official press conference, which was attended by a line-up of stars including Kartik Aaryan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Shoojit Sircar, Rima Das, Adarsh Gourav, Lakshya and Sona Mohapatra. The festival will celebrate Indian films from August 15 to August 25.