JFW Movie Awards 2026 poster celebrating Tamil and Malayalam cinema, presented by Twin Birds, held on 7th February 2026 at Chennai Trade Centre, featuring vote buttons for Tamil and Malayalam nominations and an option to get e-invites Home Tamil Nominations Malayalam Nominations Click here to get your e-Invites
JFW AWARDS 2026 - Tamil Categories

BEST ACTRESS
IN A LEAD ROLE

Nithya Menen
NITHYA MENEN
KADHALIKKA NERAMILLAI
Pooja Hegde
POOJA HEGDE
RETRO
Simran
SIMRAN
TOURIST FAMILY
Anupama Parameswaran
ANUPAMA PARAMESWARAN
DRAGON
Trisha Krishnan
TRISHA KRISHNAN
GOOD BAD UGLY
Mamitha Baiju
MAMITHA BAIJU
DUDE

BEST ACTRESS IN A
WOMAN-LED FILM

Anjali Sivaraman
ANJALI SIVARAMAN
BAD GIRL
Lijomol Jose
LIJOMOL JOSE
GENTLEWOMAN
Keerthy Suresh
KEERTHY SURESH
REVOLVER RITA
Losliya Mariyanesan
LOSLIYA MARIYANESAN
GENTLEWOMAN
Geetha Kailasam
GEETHA KAILASAM
ANGAMMAL

BEST DEBUTANT

Rukmini Vasanth
RUKMINI VASANTH
ACE
Kayadu Lohar
KAYADU LOHAR
DRAGON
Bhagyashri Borse
BHAGYASHRI BORSE
KAANTHA
Saanve Megghana
SAANVE MEGGHANA
KUDUMBASTHAN
Anishma Anilkumar
ANISHMA ANILKUMAR
SIRAI
Grace Antony
GRACE ANTONY
PARANTHU PO

BEST FILM OF THE YEAR

Tourist Family
TOURIST FAMILY
Bison
BISON
Bad Girl
BAD GIRL
Paranthu Po
PARANTHU PO
Dragon
DRAGON

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Shanthi Priya
SHANTHI PRIYA
BAD GIRL
Abhirami
ABHIRAMI
THUG LIFE
Roshini Haripriyan
ROSHNI HARIPRIYAN
MADRAS MATINEE
Swasika
SWASIKA
MAAMAN
Radikaa Sarathkumar
RADIKAA SARATHKUMAR
REVOLVER RITA

BEST SINGER

Shruti Haasan
SHRUTI HAASAN
VINVELI NAYAGA - THUG LIFE
Sublahshini
SUBLAHSHINI
MONICA - COOLIE
Chinmayi Sripada
CHINMAYI SRIPADA
CHEENIKKALU - BISON
Sharanya Srinivas
SHARANYA SRINIVAS
KALLALIYE KALLALIYE - MAAMAN
Sai Smriti
SAI SMRITI
UYIRNAADI NANBANE - COOLIE
Charulatha Mani
CHARULATHA MANI
ANJU VANNA POOVE - THUG LIFE

BEST DIRECTOR
OF A WOMEN-LED FILM

Varsha Bharath
VARSHA BHARATH
BAD GIRL
Hari Mahadevan
HARI MAHADEVAN
YELLOW
Vipin Radhakrishnan
VIPIN RADHAKRISHNAN
ANGAMMAL
Joshua Sethuraman
JOSHUA SETHURAMAN
GENTLEWOMAN

BEST DUBBING ARTIST

Savitha
SAVITHA
TOURIST FAMILY
Krithika Nelson
KRITHIKA
GOOD BAD UGLY
Varsha Bharath
VARSHA BHARATH
BAD GIRL
Raveena Ravi
RAVEENA RAVI
BISON
Magalakshmi Sudarsanan
MAGALAKSHMI SUDARSANAN
MADHARAASI
JFW AWARDS 2026 - Malayalam Categories

BEST ACTRESS
IN A LEAD ROLE

Shobana
SHOBANA
THUDARUM
Anaswara Rajan
ANASWARA RAJAN
REKHACHITHRAM
Anupama Parameswaran
ANUPAMA PARAMESWARAN
JANAKI VS STATE OF KERALA
Aparna Balamurali
APARNA BALAMURALI
MIRAGE
Lijomol Jose
LIJOMOL JOSE
PONMAN
Navya Nair
NAVYA NAIR
PAATHIRATHIRI

BEST ACTRESS IN A
WOMAN-LED FILM

Kalyani Priyadarshan
KALYANI PRIYADARSHAN
LOKAH
Rima Kallingal
RIMA KALLINGAL
THEATRE
Shamla Hamza
SHAMLA HAMZA
FEMINICHI FATHIMA

BEST DEBUTANT

Sushmitha Bhat
SUSHMITHA BHAT
DOMINIC AND THE LADIES PURSE
Revathy Sarma
REVATHY SHARMA
THALAVARA
Raniya Raanaa
RANIYA RAANAA
PRINCE AND FAMILY
Biana W Momin
BIANA W MOMIN
EKO

BEST FILM OF THE YEAR

Lokah
LOKAH
CHAPTER 1: CHANDRA
Eko
EKO
Ponman
PONMAN
Rekhachithram
REKHACHITHRAM
Sarvam Maya
SARVAM MAYA
Thudarum
THUDARUM

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Anagha Ravi
ANAGHA RAVI
ALAPPUZHA GYMKHANA
Priyamani
PRIYAMANI
OFFICER ON DUTY
Manju Warrier
MANJU WARRIER
L2: EMPURAAN
Arya Salim
ARYA SALIM
NARIVETTA

BEST ACTRESS IN A
NEGATIVE ROLE

Zarin Shihab
ZARIN SHIHAB
REKHACHITHRAM
Jaya Kurup
JAYA KURUP
DIES IRAE
Shanthi Krishna
SHANTHI KRISHNA
MACHANTE MAALAKHA

BEST SINGER

Sithara
SITHARA
MINNALAVALA - NARIVETTA
Jyoti Nooran
JYOTI NOORAN
Thani Lokah Murakkaari - LOKAH
Shakthisree Gopalan
SHAKTHISREE GOPALAN
PUTHU MAZHA - SARVAM MAYA
Sai Prabha
SAI PRABHA
ILAKOZHIYE - THALAVARA
KS Chithra
KS CHITHRA
PAKA - PONMAN
Anuradha Sriram
ANURADHA SRIRAM
PARANJE - LOKAH

BEST DIRECTOR
OF A WOMAN-LED FILM

Dominic Arun
DOMINIC ARUN
LOKAH
Fasil Muhammed
FASIL MUHAMMED
FEMINICHI FATHIMA
Sajin Babu
SAJIN BAABU
THEATRE
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