International Indian Film Academy Awards

IIFA Awards

2011 IIFA Awards in Toronto
Awarded for Excellence in cinematic achievements for Bollywood
Presented by International Indian Film Academy
Country India
First awarded 2000
Official website iifa.com

The International Indian Film Academy Awards, also known as the IIFA Awards are presented annually by the International Indian Film Academy to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in Bollywood, the Hindi language film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year. This award ceremony has been organised by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd – one of India’s premier event management and entertainment agencies - since its inception.[1]

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History

The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world:

List of IIFA Awards
Year Venue City Country
2000 Millennium Dome London United Kingdom
2001 Super Bowl Arena Sun City South Africa
2002 Arena of Stars Genting Highlands Malaysia
2003 Coca-Cola Dome Johannesburg South Africa
2004 Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore Singapore
2005 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam The Netherlands
2006 Dubai International Convention Centre Dubai United Arab Emirates
2007 Hallam FM Arena Sheffield United Kingdom
2008 Siam Paragon Bangkok Thailand
2009 The Venetian Macao Macau Macau
2010 Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka[2]
2011 Rogers Centre Toronto Canada[3]

These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan has been the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA until 2010 where he resigned from the post due to much controversy about holding that year's ceremony in Sri Lanka,[2] and appointed Salman Khan.[4] 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.[5]

Awards

Popular awards

Special awards

Technical awards

Records and facts

See also

References

  1. ^ "About IIFA". Iifablog.com. 2010-08-11. http://iifablog.com/about-iifa/. Retrieved 2011-06-26. 
  2. ^ a b "Tamils protest outside Amitabh Bachchan's residence". Ndtv.com. http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/tamils-protest-outside-amitabh-bachchans-residence-24748.php. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  3. ^ "Toronto to host 2011 IIFA Awards". Indianexpress.com. 2009-12-10. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/toronto-to-host-2011-iifa-awards/552482/. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  4. ^ "Amitabh - Tamil Movie News - Amitabh steps down - Amitabh | Seeman | Abhishek". Behindwoods.com. 2010-05-12. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-10-02/amitabh-seeman-abhishek-12-05-10.html. Retrieved 2010-08-26. 
  5. ^ "Golden Decade Honours to be given at IIFA 2009". Thaindian.com. 2009-05-24. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/golden-decade-honours-to-be-given-at-iifa-2009_100196278.html. Retrieved 2011-06-26. 

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