IIFA Award for Best Lyricist
Appearance
IIFA Award for Best Music Director | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by a Lyricist |
Country | India |
Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
First awarded | Anand Bakshi for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (2000) |
Currently held by | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Kesariya" Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2023) |
Website | http://www.iifa.com |
The IIFA Award for Best Lyricist is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony. The award is given in the current year but the winner is awarded for the previous year.
Superlatives
Javed Akhtar has the most wins with 6 awards followed by Amitabh Bhattacharya(4) and Manoj Muntashir(3). Javed Akhtar also holds the record for most consecutive wins from 2001–02, 2004–05 and 2008–09 contributing to six awards.
Superlative | Lyricist | Record |
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Most awards in 2000s | Javed Akhtar | 6 (out of 10) |
Most awards in 2010s | Amitabh Bhattacharya | 3 (out of 10) |
List of Winners
The winners are listed below:
See also
References
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2016: The Complete List of Winners". News18. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.