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9th IIFA Awards
Indian film award ceremony in 2008
Indian film award ceremony in 2008
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| number | 9 | |
| award | IIFA Awards | |
| award_link | International Indian Film Academy | |
| image | Iifa_2008_logo.png | |
| image_size | 200px | |
| caption | The official logo of the 2008 IIFA Awards | |
| date | – | |
| site | Siam Paragon | |
| Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| host | {{Plainlist | |
| best_picture | Chak De! India | |
| best_direction | Shimit Amin | |
| best_direction_film | (Chak De! India) | |
| best_actor | Shahrukh Khan | |
| best_actor_film | (Chak De! India) | |
| best_actress | Kareena Kapoor | |
| best_actress_film | (Jab We Met) | |
| most_wins | Chak De! India (9) | |
| most_nominations | Chak De! India (14) | |
| channel | Star Plus | |
| network | STAR TV | |
| last | 8th | |
| next | 10th |
Bangkok, Thailand
- Boman Irani
- Ritesh Deshmukh
- Urmila Matondkar
The 2008 IIFA Awards, officially known as the **9th International Indian Film Academy Awards **ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2007 and took place between 6 – 8 June 2008. The official ceremony took place on 8 June 2008, at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh co-hosted the ceremony for the first time.
The IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 7 June 2008, as did the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum. On 6 June, The IIFA World Premiere was held at Major Cineplex, Bangkok which showcased Sarkar Raj, starring Indian Film icons Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
Partner led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by Guru with 10 nominations, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Chak De! India with 9 nominations each, Life in a... Metro with 8 nominations and Jab We Met with 6 nominations.
Chak De! India won 9 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Shimit Amin), Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Om Shanti Om won 6 awards. Other multiple winners included Life in a... Metro with 3 awards and Guru, Jab We Met, Saawariya and Shootout at Lokhandwala with 2 awards each. In addition, Partner received 1 award at the ceremony.
Konkona Sen Sharma received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Life in a... Metro, winning for the latter.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.{{cite web |access-date=12 June 2012 |access-date = 12 June 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120528141948/http://www.iifa.com/city_thailand.php |archive-date = 2012-05-28 |url-status = dead
Popular awards
| Best Picture | 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 |
|---|
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
Style Diva of the Year
- Katrina Kaif
Style Icon of the Year
- Abhishek Bachchan
Fresh Face of the Year
- Neil Nitin Mukesh
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
- Shyam Benegal
Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
- A. R. Rahman
Achievement in Indian Cinema
- Mumtaz
Superlatives
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 11 | Partner |
| 10 | Guru |
| 9 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
| Chak De! India | |
| 8 | Life in a... Metro |
| 6 | Jab We Met |
| 5 | Om Shanti Om |
| Saawariya | |
| 3 | Cheeni Kum |
| Shootout at Lokhandwala | |
| 2 | Bheja Fry |
| Heyy Babyy |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 9 | Chak De! India |
| 6 | Om Shanti Om |
| 3 | Life in a... Metro |
| 2 | Guru |
| Jab We Met | |
| Saawariya | |
| Shootout at Lokhandwala |
References
References
- "Welcome to International Indian Film Academy".
- (31 May 2008). "Bangkok for 2008 IIFA Awards". DESIblitz.
- "IIFA Awards winners - IFFA 2008".
- "Neil Nitin Mukesh".
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