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, 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.[1]
[edit] History
The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world:
These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan 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,[2] and appointed Salman Khan.[3] 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.[4]
[edit] Awards ceremonies
The following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since since 2000.
| Ceremony |
Date |
Best Picture winner |
Host(s) |
Venue |
| 1st IIFA Awards |
- |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
- |
Millennium Dome,
London  |
| 2nd IIFA Awards |
- |
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
- |
Super Bowl Arena,
Sun City  |
| 3rd IIFA Awards |
- |
Lagaan |
- |
Arena of Stars,
Genting Highlands  |
| 4th IIFA Awards |
- |
Devdas |
- |
Coca-Cola Dome,
Johannesburg |
| 5th IIFA Awards |
May 22, 2004 |
Kal Ho Naa Ho |
- |
Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore  |
| 6th IIFA Awards |
June 15, 2005 |
Veer-Zaara |
- |
Amsterdam Arena,
Amsterdam  |
| 7th IIFA Awards |
June 17, 2006 |
Black |
- |
Dubai International Convention Centre,
Dubai  |
| 8th IIFA Awards |
June 9, 2007 |
Rang De Basanti |
- |
Hallam FM Arena,
Sheffield |
| 9th IIFA Awards |
June 8, 2008 |
Chak De! India |
Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh |
Siam Paragon,
Bangkok  |
| 10th IIFA Awards |
June 13, 2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar |
Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh |
The Venetian Macao,
Macau  |
| 11th IIFA Awards |
June 5, 2010 |
3 Idiots |
Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh |
Sugathadasa Stadium,
Colombo  [2] |
| 12th IIFA Awards |
June 25, 2011 |
Dabangg |
Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh |
Rogers Centre,
Toronto  [5] |
| 13th IIFA Awards |
June 17, 2012 |
|
|
TBD |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Popular awards
[edit] 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
[edit] Technical awards
[edit] Records and facts
- Most awards to a single film
- Most acting awards - male (Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor)
- Most acting awards - female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)
- Most music awards (Best Music Director + Best Background Score)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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