Inaugural Iconic Gold Streaming Awards 2026 Honours Excellence Across OTT and Digital Entertainment

The first edition of the Iconic Gold Streaming Awards 2026, organised under the Iconic Gold Awards umbrella and presented by Meghashrey NGO, concluded with a glittering celebration of outstanding performances and creative achievements spanning OTT films, web series, television, fashion, lifestyle, and digital entertainment.

The evening brought together prominent figures from the entertainment world to recognise exceptional work across multiple platforms. Anil Kapoor took the Best Actor honour for his performance in Subedaar, which also secured the Best Movie award. Madhuri Dixit's Maa Behen claimed the Best Movie (Critics') accolade, while director Suresh Triveni received recognition for Best Director. The film's creative team was further acknowledged through awards to Anmol Ahuja for Best Casting and Pooja Tolani for Best Dialogues.

In the acting categories, Manoj Bajpayee earned Best Actor (Critics') for Inspector Zende, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui received Best Actor (Jury's Choice) for Costao. The Best Actress awards went to Jyotika for System, Radhikka Madan, and Sonakshi Sinha for Subedaar.

The web series landscape saw Inspector Avinash 2 emerge as a major winner of the evening, capturing Best Web Series. Neeraj Pathak received Best Director (Popular) for the series, with Randeep Hooda taking Best Actor and Abhimanyu Singh recognised for Best Actor in a Negative Role. Kay Kay Menon was named Best Actor (Critics' Choice) for Special Ops 2, while Bhumi Pednekar won Best Actress for Daldal.

Beyond these major honours, the awards recognised contributions from Ravi Kishan, Shriya Saran, Mona Singh, Neha Dhupia, Sanjay Kapoor, Jim Sarbh, Vijay Varma, Munawar Faruqui, Rupali Ganguly, Priyanka Chahar Choudhary, Parth Samthaan, Kanika Mann, Shehnaaz Gill, Stebin Ben, Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, Ashutosh Gowariker, Arunabh Kumar, Prerna Arora, and numerous other artists and content creators.

The inaugural awards ceremony was overseen by a distinguished jury panel featuring Raaj Shaandilyaa, Saurabh Verma, Sidhaant Sachdev, and Seema Singh. The event successfully established itself as a significant platform for recognising excellence within the dynamic and rapidly expanding streaming and digital content ecosystem.