The nominees for the 2025 edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), which honors the best in Indian film and streaming material, have been formally announced. The largest celebration of Indian film outside India, IFFM, is now in its 16th year.

The festival, which is sponsored by the Victorian Government, will take place between August 14 and 24, and the IFFM Awards Night will be held on August 15 to recognize cinematic brilliance in both film and OTT categories. A distinguished panel made up of some of the most respected figures in Australian cinema and cultural landscape, such as Theatre Director and Film Producer Nadia Tass and Garth Davis, the director of Dev Patel-Nicole Kidman's Lion, will choose the winners.

This year's selection, which includes mainstream superhits, indie discoveries, regional gems, and binge-worthy series, is focused on projects that were taken into consideration between June 15, 2024, and June 14, 2025. Only OTT nominations from Australian platforms are eligible.

Superboys of Malegaon, Maharaj, and L2: Empuraan are a few of the films and television shows that have received the most nominations. The series categories are dominated by Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper, Paatal Lok 2, and Manorathangal on the streaming side.

Best Film

Homebound

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L2 : Empuraan

Maharaj

Meiyazhagan

Stree 2

Superboys of Malegaon

Best Indie Film

Angammal

Baksho bondi (Shadowbox)

Boong

Feminichi Fathima (Feminist Fathima)

Humans in the loop

Village Rockstars 2

We are Faheem and Karun

Best Actor (Male)

Abhishek Bachchan - I Want to Talk

Adarsh Gourav - Superboys of Malegaon

Gugun Kipgen - Boong

Ishaan Khatter - Homebound

Junaid Khan - Maharaj

Manoj Bajpayee - The Fable

Mohanlal - L2 : Empuraan

Vishal Jethwa - Homebound

Best Actor (Female)

Anjali Sivaraman - Bad Girl

Bhanita Das - Village Rockstars 2

Geetha Kailasam - Angammal

Kareena Kapoor Khan - The Buckingham Murders

Shamla Hamza - Feminichi Fathima (Feminist Fathima)

Sharmila Tagore - Puratawn

Shraddha Kapoor - Stree 2

Tillotama Shome - Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox)

Best Director

Aranya Sahay - Humans in the loop

Lakshmipriya Devi - Boong

Neeraj Ghaywan - Homebound

Onir - We are Faheem and Karun

Reema Kagti - Superboys of Malegoan

Rima Das - Village Rockstars 2

Varsha Bharath - Bad Girls

Vipin Radhakrishnan - Angammal

Best Web Series

Black Warrant

Gyaarah Gyaarah

Khauf

Kota Factory Season 3

Manorathangal

Paatal Lok Season 2

Thallivattam Palayam

Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper

Best Actor (Female) - Web Series

Ananya Pandey - Call Me Bae

Monika Panwar - Khauf

Nimisha Sajayan - Dabba Cartel

Parvathy Thiruvothu - Manorathangal

Rasika Dugal - Mirzapur Season 3

Shabana Azmi – Dabba Cartel

Tillotamma Shome - Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper

Best Actor (Male) - Web Series

Abhishek Kumar - Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam

Ali Fazal - Mirzapur Season 3

Jaideep Ahlawat - Paatal Lok Season 2

Jitendra Kumar – Kota Factory Season 3

Mammootty – Manorathangal

Manav Kaul - Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper

Zahaan Kapoor - Black Warrant

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