International Indian Film Academy Awards

IIFA Awards
16th IIFA Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements for Bollywood
Country	India
Presented by	International Indian Film Academy
First awarded	2000
Official website	iifa.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network	Sony TV Star Plus Colors TV

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (also known as the IIFA Awards) are a set of awards 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 with the most recent one being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The IIFA Utsavam is the South Indian segment of the annual IIFA Awards. The awards were introduced in 2016, around the films released in 2015. The 1st IIFA Utsavam was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India.^[1]

History

The first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards are held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. 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.^[2]

These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan was the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA until 2010. In its 10th year (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.^[3]

Awards ceremonies

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

Awards

Popular awards

• Movie
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Performance in a Negative Role
• Best Performance in a Comic Role
• 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

• 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
• Best Action
• Best Background Score
• Best Cinematography
• Best Choreography
• Best Costume Design
• Best Dialogue
• Best Editing
• Best Makeup
• Best Screenplay
• Best Song Recording
• Best Sound Recording
• Best Sound Re-Recording
• Best Special Effects
• IIFA Award for Best Music

Records and facts

• Most awards to a single film
  • Devdas (2003) – 16
  • 3 Idiots (2009) – 16
  • Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) – 14
  • Barfi! (2012) – 14
  • Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2014) – 14

• Most acting awards – male (Best Actor + Best Supporting Actor)
  • Hrithik Roshan (4+0) = 4
  • Shahrukh Khan (4+0) = 4
  • Amitabh Bachchan (2+1) = 3

• Most acting awards – female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)
  • Rani Mukerji (3+1) = 4
  • Jaya Bachchan (0+3) = 3
  • Vidya Balan (3+0) = 3

• Most directing awards
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali – 3
  • Rajkumar Hirani – 3
  • Ashutosh Gowariker – 2
  • Rakesh Roshan – 2

• Most music awards (Best Music Director + Best Background Score)
  • A. R. Rahman (7+3) = 10

• Most singing awards
  • Shreya Ghoshal = 7
  • Sonu Nigam = 4

See also

• South Indian International Movie Awards
• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to International Indian Film Academy Awards.

• IIFA.com Official website
• IIFA 2014 Rocks with Stars at Tampa Bay