International Indian Film Academy Awards

History

The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards have been held at locations around the world, signifying the international success of Hindi cinema. Since 2000, the event has expanded from a one-night event to a three-day celebration, hosting various events and activities relating to the Indian film industry.

These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Salman Khan has been the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA since its inception in 2000. 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.

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since 2000.

Awards

Popular awards

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Performance in a Negative Role (2000–2017, 2024–present)
• Best Performance in a Comic Role (2000–2017)
• Star Debut of the Year – Male
• Star Debut of the Year – Female
• Best Music Director
• Best Lyricist
• Best Playback Singer Male
• Best Playback Singer Female
• Best Story

Special awards

• IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award
• Style Icon
• Style Diva
• Most Glamorous Star of the Year
• Best On-Screen Beauty
• Contribution to a Greener Earth
• Face of the Year
• Entertainer 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

• Best Art Direction (2000–2017)
• Best Action (2000–2017)
• Best Background Score
• Best Cinematography
• Best Choreography
• Best Costume Design (2000–2017)
• Best Dialogue
• Best Editing
• Best Sound Design
• Best Makeup (2000–2017)
• Best Screenplay
• Best Song Recording (2000–2017)
• Best Sound Recording
• Best Sound Re-Recording
• Best Special Effects

Records and facts

• Most awards to a single film

  • 3 Idiots (2009) – 16
  • Devdas (2002) – 16
  • Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) – 14
  • Barfi! (2012) – 14
  • Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) – 14

• Most acting awards – male (Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor)

  • Hrithik Roshan (5+0) = 5
  • Shahrukh Khan (5+0) = 5

• Most acting awards – female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)

  • Rani Mukerji (4+1) = 5
  • Alia Bhatt (4+0) = 4

• Most directing awards

  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali = 4

• Most music awards (Best Music Director + Best Background Score)

  • A. R. Rahman (8+6) = 14
  • Pritam (4+3) = 7

• Most singing awards

  • Shreya Ghoshal = 10
  • Arijit Singh = 5
  • Sonu Nigam = 4

References

References

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4. (26 June 2016). "IIFA 2016: Hosts Farhan, Shahid poke fun at censor board, award wapsi". The Indian Express.
5. "WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES IIFA FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2017". IIFA.