Indian Television Academy Awards

The Indian Television Academy Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in television
Country	India
First awarded	2001
Official website	Indian Television Academy
Television coverage
Network	STAR Plus..Sony TV..Zee TV

The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the (ITA Awards) is an annual event organised by the Indian Television Academy.^[1] The awards are presented in various categories, including popular programming (music, news, entertainment, sports, travel, lifestyle and fashion), best television channel in various categories, technical awards, and best performance awards.

Contents 1 History 2 Records 3 Jury system 4 Categories 4.1 Jury Programming Awards 4.2 Jury Technical Awards 4.3 Popular Awards 4.4 Special Awards 5 References

History

The 1st Indian Television Academy Awards were held in Mumbai on 30 November 2001 while the ITA was flagged off on 18 July 2001 and the 11th Awards took place on the 25th of Sep at YRF Studios.. The ITA was founded by Anu Ranjan -The President of The ITA and Shashi Ranjan-The Convenor of The ITA.. The ITA is the only TV Award in India which is cross all channels and has now completed its 11th year..They have been annually telecast in all GEC channels namely Star Plus..Zee..Sony TV..They are the highest rated awards on Indian Television.. The ITA launced The ITA School of Performing Arts in Mumbai and Del NCR-Noida in Oct 2011.. It is the only one of its kind in India to have all faculties under one roof-singing.dancing.singing.personality enhancement and modelling.. The ITA plans to open such schools all over the country in the coming years.,For information log on to www.itaspa.in The ITA also has the only TV magazine in the country GR8! TV mag..which is now in it's 8th year.

Records

Record	Show	No. of Awards
Most Awards to A Single Serial	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	22
Most Awards for Television Show of the year	Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi	5
Most Awards for Television Actor of the year(Female)	Smriti Irani	6
Most Awards for Television Actor of the year(Male)	Ronit Roy	4

Jury system

Most of the awards are decided by a jury of eminent personalities from the Indian television industry. There are separate juries for different categories, with members drawn from the respective professional areas associated with each category.

Categories

Awards are presented in the following categories:

Jury Programming Awards

Best Serial Best Comedy Best Thriller / Horror Serial Best Historical / Mythological Serial Best Talk/Chat Show Best Game Show/Quiz Show Best Reality Show Best Music & Film-based Show Best News/Current Affairs Show

Best Children’s Programme Best Cookery show Best Interstitial/Filler Best Lifestyle Show Best Mini Series Best Television Best Travel-based Show Best TV documentary

• Best Actor, and Best Actress awards are given in Drama, Comedy, Negative Role and Supporting Role categories.
• Best Anchor awards are given in Talk/Chat Show, Music/Films-based Show, News/Current Affairs Show and Game/Quiz Show categories.
• Best Child Artiste

Jury Technical Awards

Best Title Music/Song Track Best Singer Best Art Direction Best Audiography Best Costumes Best Dialogues

Best Editing Best Lyricist Best Teleplay Best Videography Best Visual Effects

Popular Awards

These awards are presented following a public vote:

Best Serial - Drama Best Actor - Drama Best Actress - Drama Best Serial - Comedy GR8! Face of the Year - Male GR8! Face of the Year - Female

Best Entertainment Channel Best Hindi News Channel Best English News Channel Best Fashion & Lifestyle Channel Best Business News Channel

Special Awards

• The ITA Special Achiever
• The ITA Special Mention ‘2010’
• The GR8! Laurel for Ensemble Acting
• The ITA Scroll of Honour(Entertainment)
• The ITA Scroll of Honour(News & Current Affairs)

References

1. ^ Official ITA Website