IIFA 2016 nominations are in: Bajirao Mastani and Bajrangi Bhaijaan lead the way

Another year, another IIFA!

Nominations for the 17th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards are in and Bajirao Mastani is on fire, with eight nominations; Sanjay Leela Bansali has been nominated for best director for the period drama and the film's lead stars, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have been nominated in the best actress and actor category respectively, among others.

Salman Khan’s feel-good Bajrangi Bhaijaan is following closely behind with seven nominations and Shoojit Sircar's Piku has six.

Also read: Filmfare 2016: Bajirao Mastani wins big, Piku gets its due at India's biggest awards show

This year's award ceremony is set to take place in Madrid, Spain and will be hosted by the dapper duo, Farhan Akhtar and Shahid Kapoor.

Here's a full list of nominees:

Best Story

• V. Vijayendra Prasad –Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Juhi Chaturvedi – Piku
• Massimo Carlotto – Badlapur

Lyrics

• Varun Grover Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha
• Irshad Kamil, Agar Tum Sath Ho – Tamasha
• Amitabh Bhattacharya, Gerua – Dilwale

Music Direction

• Pritam – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan – Roy
• Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Bajirao Mastani

Playback Singer – Male

• Arjit Singh, Hamari Adhuri Kahani – Hamari Adhuri Kahani
• Arjit Singh, Sooraj Dooba Hai – Roy
• Papon, Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha

Playback Singer – Female

• Sunidhi Chauhan, Girls Like to Swing – Dil Dhadakne Do
• Kanika Kapoor, Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan – Roy
• Monali Thakur, Moh Moh Ke Dhaage – Dum Laga Ke Haisha
• Shreya Ghoshal, Deewani Mastani – Bajirao Mastani

Performance in a Comic Role

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Deepak Dobriyal – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
• Kapil Sharma – Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon

Performance in a Negative Role

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Badlapur
• Gajraj Rao – Talvar
• Darshan Kumar – NH10

Performance in a Supporting Role – Male

• Irrfan Khan – Piku
• Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Anil Kapoor – Dil Dhadakne Do
• Deepak Dobriyal – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
• Farhan Akhtar – Dil Dhadakne Do

Performance in a Supporting Role – Female

• Priyanka Chopra – Bajirao Mastani
• Anushka Sharma – Dil Dhadakne Do
• Huma Qureshi – Badlapur
• Konkana Sen Sharma – Talvar
• Tanvi Azmi – Bajirao Mastani

Performance in a Leading Role – Male

• Varun Dhawan – Badlapur
• Salman Khan – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Amitabh Bachchan – Piku
• Ranbir Kapoor – Tamasha
• Ranveer Singh – Bajirao Mastani

Performance in a Leading Role – Female

• Priyanka Chopra – Dil Dhadakne Do
• Shraddha Kapoor – ABCD 2
• Deepika Padukone – Piku
• Kangana Ranaut – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
• Deepika Padukone – Bajirao Mastani

Director

• Kabir Khan – Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Shoojit Sircar – Piku
• Meghna Gulzar – Talvar
• Aanand L. Rai – Tanu Weds Manu Returns
• Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Bajirao Mastani

Best Picture

• Bajrangi Bhaijaan
• Piku
• Talvar
• Tanu Weds Manu Returns
• Bajirao Mastani