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8th IIFA Awards
Indian film award ceremony in 2007
Indian film award ceremony in 2007
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| number | 8 | |
| award | IIFA Awards | |
| award_link | International Indian Film Academy | |
| image | Iifa_2007_logo.jpg | |
| caption | The official logo of the 2007 IIFA Awards | |
| date | – | |
| site | Hallam FM Arena | |
| Sheffield, England | ||
| host | {{Plainlist | |
| best_picture | Rang De Basanti | |
| best_direction | Rajkumar Hirani | |
| best_direction_film | (Lage Raho Munna Bhai) | |
| best_actor | Hrithik Roshan | |
| best_actor_film | (Krrish) | |
| best_actress | Rani Mukerji | |
| best_actress_film | (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna) | |
| most_wins | Rang De Basanti (11) | |
| most_nominations | Rang De Basanti (21) | |
| channel | Star Plus | |
| network | STAR TV | |
| last | 7th | |
| next | 9th |
Sheffield, England
- Boman Irani
- Lara Dutta
The 2007 IIFA Awards, officially known as the **8th International Indian Film Academy Awards **ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2006 and took place between 7–9 June 2007. The official ceremony took place on 9 June 2007, at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co–hosted the ceremony – the first time.
Some other salient events held during this weekend included the IIFA World Premiere, IIFA–BAFTA Film Workshop, FICCI–IIFA Global Business –um and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Charity Cricket Match.
The tag line of the IIFA 2007 was IIFA 2007: Yorkshire "Love At First Sight".
IIFA returned to England, UK, after Debutant London 2000.
Rang De Basanti led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by Omkara with 11 nominations, Dhoom 2 and Lage Raho Munna Bhai with 10 nominations, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna with 9 nominations, and Krrish with 7 nominations.
Rang De Basanti won 11 awards, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Soha Ali Khan), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai and Omkara won 4 awards each. Other multiple winners included Krrish with 3 awards and Dhoom 2 and Fanaa with two each. In addition, films receiving a single award included, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Best Actress), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (Best Comedian), 36 China Town (Best Male Debut) and Gangster (Best Female Debut).
Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards at the ceremony.
Background
The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2008.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Popular awards
| Best Film | Best Director | Best Performance In A Leading Role Male | Best Performance In A Leading Role Female | Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male | Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female | Best Performance In A Comic Role | Best Performance In A Negative Role | Male Debutant Star | Female Debutant Star |
|---|
Musical awards
| Best Music Director | Best Lyrics | Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer | Best Song Recording | Best Background score |
|---|
Backstage awards
| Best Story | Best Screenplay | Best Dialogue |
|---|
Technical awards
| Best Art Direction | Best Action | Best Cinematographer | Best Choreography | Best Costume Design | Best Editing | Best Makeup | Best Sound Recording | Best Sound Re–Recording | Best Special Effects |
|---|
Special awards
Most Glamorous Star
- Aishwarya Rai & Hrithik Roshan – Dhoom 2
Creative Person of the Year Award
- Rakesh Roshan – Krrish
Special Award – Best Adaptation
- Vishal Bhardwaj – Omkara, adapted from Shakespeare's Othello
Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema
- Deepa Mehta
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Basu Chatterjee
- Dharmendra
Superlatives
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 15 | Rang De Basanti |
| 11 | Omkara |
| 10 | Dhoom 2 |
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | |
| 9 | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
| 7 | Krrish |
| 6 | Gangster: A Love Story |
| 3 | Fanaa |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 11 | Rang De Basanti |
| 4 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| 3 | Krrish |
| Omkara | |
| 2 | Dhoom 2 |
| Fanaa |
References
References
- "Welcome To International Indian Film Academy". Iifa.com.
- "Showcase: IIFA 2008 – Thailand". IIFA.
- (4 April 2007). "Nominees for IIFA Awards 2007".
- Andre Soares. (2007-06-02). "Indian Film Academy Awards 2007". Altfg.com.
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