Deserving talent wins big at VZY Presents Dentsu-IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8

The renowned personalities in the OTT and web entertainment industry came together to celebrate and recognize outstanding achievements in content creation at the prestigious IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8. 

India’s original and most celebrated OTT and web entertainment awards, Dentsu-IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8, turned out to be a grand success, celebrating excellence at its finest, with the top and deserving faces from the digital, OTT, and Bollywood spaces taking home the flying golden jaguar.

The grand night held on June 16th, at JW Marriott, Juhu, Mumbai, the evening turned out to be memorable, celebrating the finest talents in attendance of several renowned personalities like Anupam Kher, Bhumi Pednekar, Manoj Bajpayee, Vijay Varma, Jaideep Ahlawat, Rajpal Yadav, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Kajol, Kubra Sait, Mona Singh, Amol Parashar, Anurag Kashyap, Pankaj Tripathi, Divya Dutta, Gulshan Grover, Konkona Sen Sharma, Ashi Singh, Nehal Chudasama, Radhika Madan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kay Kay Menon, Sanjay Kapoor, Chitrangada Singh, and others. The presence of renowned celebrities made IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8 even grander and more glamorous.

And the evening saw an electrifying, interesting, and vibrant mix of categories that truly reflected the heartbeat of the digital entertainment world. The awards night celebrates every facet of talent on stage—from the powerful Jury Awards to the fan-driven Popular Awards, insightful Editorial picks, and bold Special Recognitions.

The categories span from web series and digital films to podcasts, youth dramas, and outstanding non-fiction projects and micro dramas. The awards night celebrated and honored excellence across sectors such as acting, direction, cinematography, editing, music, VFX, and more. From honoring captivating negative characters to recognizing breakout debuts, viral sensations, powerhouse performances, and reinventionary talents, every effort was made to highlight the creativity, craftsmanship, and charisma that fuel the OTT revolution.

Also during the awards night, Dentsu–IWMBuzz launched Stream Culture 2026 in presence of Hon Min Shri Ashish Shelar.

And with yet another successful season, the Dentsu–IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8, the platform continues to celebrate excellence in OTT and web entertainment.

Says Siddhartha Laik, Founder, IWMBuzz Media: “Eight seasons ago, we were celebrating shows. Somewhere along the way, we found ourselves celebrating characters that became family, dialogues that became language, stories that cities argued about like their own. That is when entertainment crosses into culture. Stream Culture 2026, with dentsu, gives shape to what we have watched happen season after season - and these awards are our bow to the people who made it happen. Eight years of covering this industry teaches you the difference between a hit and a moment. Hits top charts. Moments enter homes. This era belongs to the moment-makers. I thank all sponsor partners for believing in our vision, and the entire content creation fraternity for being there to support.”

Sukhpreet Singh, Chief Revenue Officer, DishTV India Ltd., Said, "The digital entertainment landscape has transformed the way India consumes content, with audiences seeking greater choice, convenience and quality. At Dish TV, through our VZY ecosystem, we are committed to delivering a seamless entertainment experience by bringing together live TV, OTT platforms and connected devices such VZY Smart TV loaded with premium content under one roof. Partnering with the Dentsu-IWMBuzz Digital Awards Season 8 is a natural extension of this vision, as it celebrates the remarkable storytellers, performers and creators who are driving the evolution of India's OTT ecosystem. We congratulate all the winners and look forward to enabling millions of consumers to discover and enjoy the best of digital entertainment through VZY."

Presenting partner: VZY Smart TV.

Co-powered by partner: IDFC First Bank.

Associate partners: Catch Salt & Spices, Lacto Calamine, Zee Bharat and Philips.

Celebration partner: Carlsberg Smooth Packaged Drinking Water.

Ad-Tech partner: Huella

Radio partner: Big FM.

Outdoor partner: Art Media.

Support partners: Think Result, Truecaller, India.com, White Apple & Think Events.

An initiative by IWMBuzz Live.