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. The event was last held at Singapore in the year 2012. 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]
History [edit]
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. Since 2000 the event has expanded from one-night event to a three-days celebration, hosting various events and activities relating to the Indian film industry.[2] 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. In its 10th year (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.[3]
Awards ceremonies [edit]
The following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since 2000.
| Ceremony |
Date |
Best Picture winner |
Host(s) |
Venue |
City |
| 1st IIFA Awards |
June 24, 2000 |
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
Yukta Mookhey
Anupam Kher |
Millennium Dome |
 London |
| 2nd IIFA Awards |
June 16, 2001 |
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
Priyanka Chopra
Kabir Bedi |
Super Bowl Arena |
 Sun City |
| 3rd IIFA Awards |
April 6, 2002 |
Lagaan |
Lara Dutta |
Arena of Stars |
 Genting Highlands |
| 4th IIFA Awards |
May 17, 2003 |
Devdas |
Anil Kapoor
Dia Mirza |
Coca-Cola Dome |
Johannesburg |
| 5th IIFA Awards |
May 22, 2004 |
Kal Ho Naa Ho |
Rahul Khanna |
Singapore Indoor Stadium |
 Singapore |
| 6th IIFA Awards |
June 11, 2005 |
Veer-Zaara |
Shahrukh Khan
Fardeen Khan
Karan Johar |
Amsterdam Arena |
 Amsterdam |
| 7th IIFA Awards |
June 17, 2006 |
Black |
Fardeen Khan
Lara Dutta |
Dubai International Convention Centre |
 Dubai |
| 8th IIFA Awards |
June 9, 2007 |
Rang De Basanti |
Boman Irani
Lara Dutta |
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
Lara Dutta |
The Venetian Macao |
 Macau |
| 11th IIFA Awards |
June 5, 2010 |
3 Idiots |
Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh
Lara Dutta |
Sugathadasa Stadium |
 Colombo[4] |
| 12th IIFA Awards |
June 25, 2011 |
Dabangg |
Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh |
Rogers Centre |
 Toronto[5] |
| 13th IIFA Awards |
June 9, 2012 |
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara |
Shahid Kapoor
Farhan Akhtar |
Singapore Indoor Stadium |
Singapore[6][7] |
| 14th IIFA Awards |
July 5, 2013 |
|
|
The Venetian Macao |
Macau[8] [9] |
Awards [edit]
Popular awards [edit]
Special awards [edit]
- 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 [edit]
Records and facts [edit]
- 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 directing awards
- Most music awards (Best Music Director + Best Background Score)
- Most singing awards
See also [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
|
IIFA Awards
|
|
| Main awards |
|
|
| Technical awards |
|
|
| Special awards |
|
|
| Ceremonies |
|
|
