International Indian Film Academy Awards
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The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year. This award ceremony has been organised by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd – one of India’s premier event management and entertainment agencies - since its inception.

History

The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome
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 in London
London
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

. The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world:
List of IIFA Awards
Year Venue City Country
2000 Millennium Dome
Millennium Dome
The Millennium Dome, colloquially referred to simply as The Dome or even The O2 Arena, is the original name of a large dome-shaped building, originally used to house the Millennium Experience, a major exhibition celebrating the beginning of the third millennium...

 
London
London
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

2001 Super Bowl Arena Sun City
Sun City, North West
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  South Africa
South Africa
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2002 Arena of Stars
Arena of Stars
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Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands
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  Malaysia
2003 Coca-Cola Dome  Johannesburg
Johannesburg
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  South Africa
South Africa
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2004 Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore Indoor Stadium
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Singapore
Singapore
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  Singapore
Singapore
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2005 Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam ArenA
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Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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  The Netherlands
2006 Dubai International Convention Centre
Dubai International Convention Centre
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Dubai
Dubai
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  United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
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2007 Hallam FM Arena
Hallam FM Arena
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Sheffield
Sheffield
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

2008 Siam Paragon
Siam Paragon
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Bangkok
Bangkok
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  Thailand
Thailand
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2009
2009 IIFA Awards
The 2009 IIFA Awards, officially the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards and informally known as the Decadial IIFA Awards, were a major film awards ceremony honoring Bollywood films held in The Venetian Macao, Macau from 11 to 13 June 2009.The choosing of Macau as the host city was...

 
The Venetian Macao
The Venetian Macao
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Macau
Macau
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  Macau
Macau
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2010
2010 IIFA Awards
The 2010 IIFA Awards, officially the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from June 3-5, 2010.-Background:...

 
Sugathadasa Stadium
Sugathadasa Stadium
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Colombo
Colombo
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  Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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2011
2011 IIFA Awards
The 2011 IIFA Awards, officially the 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, was held in Toronto, Canada from June 23-25, 2011.The Awards ceremony took place at Rogers Centre and the Music & Fashion Extravaganza at the Ricoh Coliseum....

 
Rogers Centre
Rogers Centre
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Toronto
Toronto
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  Canada
Canada
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These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

 has been the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA until 2010 where he resigned from the post due to much controversy about holding that year's ceremony in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, and appointed Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...

. In 2009, five special awards were introduced: Star of the decade (male and female), Movie of the decade, Music of the decade, and Director of the decade.

Popular awards

  • Best Movie
  • Best Director
  • Best Actor
  • Best Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Performance in a Negative Role
  • Best Performance in a Comic Role
  • Star Debut of the Year – Male
    IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male
    The IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male is given by the International Indian Film Academy as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in his debut film. Originally known as the "IIFA Award for Fresh Face of the Year ", it was...

  • Star Debut of the Year – Female
    IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female
    The IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female is given by the International Indian Film Academy as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in her debut film. Originally known as the "IIFA Award for Fresh Face of the Year ", it...

  • Best Music Director
  • Best Lyricist
  • Best Playback Singer Male
  • Best Playback Singer Female

Special awards

  • Style Icon
  • Style Diva
  • Most Glamorous Star of the Year
  • Best On-Screen Beauty
  • Contribution to a Greener Earth
  • Face of the Year
  • Special Award for Global Impact
  • Outstanding Contribution to Indian cinema
  • Outstanding Achievement in Indian cinema
  • Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema
  • Artists of the Decade

Technical awards

  • Best Art Direction
  • Best Action
  • Best Background Score
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Choreography
  • Best Costume Design

  • Best Dialogue
  • Best Editing
  • Best Makeup
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Sound Recording
  • Best Sound Re-Recording
  • Best Special Effects
  • Best Story

Records and facts

  • Most awards to a single film
    • 3 Idiots (2009) - 16
    • Kal Ho Naa Ho
      Kal Ho Naa Ho
      Kal Ho Naa Ho is a 2003 Hindi film set in New York City. It stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Jaya Bachchan. The film was directed by first-timer Nikhil Advani, it was produced by Yash Johar and co-written by Karan Johar, better known as the director of the hit films Kuch Kuch...

      (2003) - 14

  • Most acting awards - male (Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor)
    • Hrithik Roshan
      Hrithik Roshan
      Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.After having appeared in films as a child actor in the 1980s, Roshan made his film debut in a leading role in Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai for which Roshan earned his Filmfare Awards for Best Actor and Best Male Debut...

       (4+0) = 4
    • Shahrukh Khan
      Shahrukh Khan
      Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....

       (4+0) = 4
    • Amitabh Bachchan
      Amitabh Bachchan
      Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...

       (2+1) = 3

  • Most acting awards - female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)
    • Rani Mukerji
      Rani Mukerji
      Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....

       (3+1) = 4
    • Jaya Bachchan
      Jaya Bachchan
      Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan is an Indian actress and politician. She is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Bachchan is the wife of Amitabh Bachchan, and is the mother of Shweta Bachchan-Nanda and Abhishek Bachchan...

       (0+3) = 3

  • Most directing awards
    • Sanjay Leela Bhansali
      Sanjay Leela Bhansali
      Sanjay Leela Bhansali is an Indian film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India...

       - 3
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
      Ashutosh Gowariker
      Ashutosh Gowariker is an Indian film director, actor, writer and producer. He is known for directing the films Lagaan , Swades , Jodhaa Akbar , What's Your Raashee and Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey...

       - 2
    • Rakesh Roshan
      Rakesh Roshan
      Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan Rakesh Roshan (Hindi: राकेश रोशन (born Rakesh Roshan Lal Nagrath on 6 September 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a producer, director and former actor in Bollywood films who was born in a Punjabi Hindu Kayastha family...

       - 2
    • Rajkumar Hirani
      Rajkumar Hirani
      Rajkumar Hirani is a National Award and Filmfare Award winning Indian director, screenwriter and film editor of Hindi films, best known for the films Munna Bhai MBBS , Lage Raho Munnabhai and 3 Idiots , considered the highest-grossing Hindi film by distributor-share.-Early life and...

       - 2

  • Most music awards (Best Music Director + Best Background Score)
    • A. R. Rahman
      A. R. Rahman
      Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...

       (6+2) = 8
    • Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
      Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
      Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...

      (2+1) = 3

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