(Image source from: IIFA declares nomination ahead of the event})

Bollywood's biggest award fest, the 14th Annual IIFA Awards is all set to kickstart tonight. The 3 day long event, replete with movie screenings, award ceremony, fun and fiesta will continue until 6th July.

Just hours before the event flagged off, the authorities revealed the nominations. And least to our surprise, Ranbir Kapoor- Priyanka Chopra starrer “Barfi” has bagged as many as 13 nominations.

Here's a quick look at all the nominees competing for the big honors:

Best Film
Vicky Donor - Eros Entertainment, John Abraham Entertainment
Barfi!' - UTV Motion Pictures
Kahaani - Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, Pen India Pvt.Ltd
English Vinglish - Eros Entertainment
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 - Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Talaash: The Answer Lies Within - Reliance Entertainment
Paan Singh Tomar - UTV Motion Pictures

Best Director
Anurag Kashyap – Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1
Anurag Basu – Barfi!
Shoojit Sircar – Vicky Donor
Sujoy Ghosh – Kahaani
Tigmanshu Dhulia – Paan Singh Tomar

Best Actor
Manoj Bajpai – Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 (Sardar Khan)
Hrithik Roshan – Agneepath (Vijay Deenanath Chauhan)
Irrfan Khan – Paan Singh Tomar (Paan Singh Tomar)
Shah Rukh Khan – Jab Tak Hai Jaan (Samar)
Ranbir Kapoor – Barfi! (Murphy "Barfi")

Best Actress
Katrina kaif - Ek tha tiger (Zoya)
Vidya Balan – Kahaani as Vidya Bagchi
Priyanka Chopra – Barfi! (Jhilmil Chatterjee)
Sridevi – English Vinglish (Shashi Godbole)
Deepika Padukone – Cocktail (Veronica Malaney)
Kareena Kapoor – Heroine (Mahi Arora)
Huma Qureshi – Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (Mohsina)

Best Music
Pritam - Cocktail
Ajay - Atul - Agneepath
Pritam- Barfi!
A.R. Rahman - Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Sneha Khanwalkar - Gangs of Wasseypur 1

Best Story
Gauri Shinde - English Vinglish
Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia - Paan Singh Tomar
Zeishan Quadri - Gangs of Wasseypur 1
Juhi Chaturvedi - Vicky Donor
Anurag Basu & Tani Basu - Barfi!

Image Source: India Tv

AW: Suchorita Dutta