International Indian Film Academy Awards

Annual awards ceremony

IIFA Awards

Current: 25th IIFA Awards

The IIFA Trophy

Awarded for| Excellence in cinematic achievements for Hindi cinema
Country| India
Presented by| International Indian Film Academy
First award| 2000
Final award| 2025
Website| iifa.com
Television/radio coverage
Network| Sony TV (2000–04)
STAR Plus (2005–14)
Colors TV (2015–23)
Zee TV (2024–)
Produced by| Wizcraft International

The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA Awards) is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi cinema. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite actors from the Indian Hindi film industry. Instituted in 2000, the ceremony is held in different countries around the world every year.

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

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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.[2]

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.[3]

## Awards ceremonies

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

Ceremony  | Date  | Best Film | Host(s)  | Venue  | City, Country

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1st | 24 June 2000 | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | Yukta Mookhey
Anupam Kher | Millennium Dome | London, United Kingdom
2nd | 16 June 2001 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | Priyanka Chopra
Kabir Bedi | Superbowl Arena | Sun City, South Africa
3rd | 6 April 2002 | Lagaan | Lara Dutta | Arena of Stars | Genting Highlands, Malaysia
4th | 17 May 2003 | Devdas | Anil Kapoor
Dia Mirza | Coca-Cola Dome | Johannesburg, South Africa
5th | 22 May 2004 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Rahul Khanna | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Singapore, Singapore
6th | 11 June 2005 | Veer-Zaara | Shahrukh Khan
Fardeen Khan
Karan Johar | Amsterdam Arena | Amsterdam, Netherlands
7th | 17 June 2006 | Black | Fardeen Khan
Lara Dutta | Dubai International Convention Centre | Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8th | 9 June 2007 | Rang De Basanti | Boman Irani
Lara Dutta | Hallam FM Arena | Sheffield, United Kingdom
9th | 8 June 2008 | Chak De! India | Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh | Siam Paragon | Bangkok, Thailand
10th | 13 June 2009 | Jodhaa Akbar | Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh
Lara Dutta | The Venetian Macao | Macau, Macau
11th | 5 June 2010 | 3 Idiots | Sugathadasa Stadium | Colombo, Sri Lanka
12th | 25 June 2011 | Dabangg | Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh | Rogers Centre | Toronto, Canada
13th | 9 June 2012 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Shahid Kapoor
Farhan Akhtar | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Singapore, Singapore
14th | 6 July 2013 | Barfi! | Salman Khan
Akshay Kumar | The Venetian Macao | Macau, Macau
15th | 26 April 2014 | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Shahid Kapoor
Farhan Akhtar | Raymond James Stadium | Tampa, United States
16th | 7 June 2015 | Queen | Arjun Kapoor
Ranveer Singh | Putra Indoor Stadium | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17th | 25 June 2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Shahid Kapoor
Farhan Akhtar[4] | IFEMA | Madrid, Spain
18th | 14–15 July 2017[5] | Neerja | Karan Johar

Saif Ali Khan

| MetLife Stadium | New Jersey, United States
19th | 22–24 June 2018 | Tumhari Sulu | Karan Johar
Riteish Deshmukh | Siam Niramit Theatre | Bangkok, Thailand
20th | 18 September 2019 | Raazi | Ayushmann Khurrana
Aparshakti Khurana | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium | Mumbai, India
21st | 24 November 2021 | Kabir Singh | The ceremony was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were announced through Instagram.
22nd | 2–4 June 2022 | Shershaah | Salman Khan
Riteish Deshmukh
Maniesh Paul | Etihad Arena | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
23rd | 26–27 May 2023 | Drishyam 2 | Vicky Kaushal
Abhishek Bachchan
24th | 28 September 2024  | Animal | Shah Rukh Khan
Karan Johar
Vicky Kaushal
25th | 8–9 March 2025  | Laapataa Ladies | Karan Johar, Kartik Aaryan | Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre  | Jaipur, India

## Awards

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### Popular awards

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

## See also

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* IIFA Utsavam
* Bollywood
* Cinema of India

## References

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1. ^ "IIFA Utsavam 2016: Baahubali and Thani Oruvan win maximum number of awards". 25 January 2016.
2. ^ "IIFA AWARDS 2012 Singapore Watch Online". BoloIndia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
3. ^ "Golden Decade Honours to be given at IIFA 2009". Thaindian.com. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
4. ^ "IIFA 2016: Hosts Farhan, Shahid poke fun at censor board, award wapsi". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
5. ^ "WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES IIFA FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2017". IIFA. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.

## External links

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

* IIFA.com Official website
* IIFA 2014 Rocks with Stars at Tampa Bay
* IIFA To Be Held In Kathmandu Nepal Archived 1 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine

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IIFA Awards

Main awards|

* Best 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

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 Sound Recording
* Best Sound Re-Recording
* Best Special Effects
* Best Story

Special awards|

* Style Icon
* Style Diva
* Most Glamorous Star of the Year
* Hottest Pair
* Lifetime Achievement Award

Ceremonies|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* IIFA Utsavam

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Film and television awards in India

Film|

| Active|

* Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards
* International Indian Film Academy Awards
* IIFA Utsavam
* Filmfare Awards
* Filmfare Awards Bangla
* Filmfare Awards South
* Filmfare Marathi Awards
* Gaddar Telangana Film Awards
* Maharashtra State Film Awards
* National Film Awards
* Prag Cine Awards North-East
* Santosham Film Awards
* South Indian International Movie Awards
* Zee Cine Awards
* Zee Cine Awards Telugu

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Defunct|

* Anandalok Puraskar (1998-2010)
* Asianet Film Awards (1998-2019)
* BIG Star Entertainment Awards (2010-2015)
* CineMAA Awards (2003-2016)
* Global Indian Film Awards (2005-2006)
* People's Choice Awards India (2012)
* International Bhojpuri Film Awards (2015-2019)
* Nandi Awards (1964-2016)
* Producers Guild Film Awards (2004-16)
* PTC Punjabi Film Awards (2019-20)
* Punjabi International Film Academy Awards (2012)
* Sakshi Excellence Awards (2015)
* Screen Awards (1995-2019)
* Stardust Awards (2004-16)
* Vijay Awards (2007-18)

Television|

| Active|

* Indian Television Academy Awards
* Indian Telly Awards
* Asian Viewers Television Awards
* Gold Awards
* Iconic Gold Awards
* Pinkvilla Screen and Style Icons Awards
* Bollywood Hungama Style Icons

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Defunct|

* Producers Guild Film Awards (2004-16)
* People's Choice Awards India (2012)

Mixed|

* Nandi Awards (1964-2016)

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