10th IIFA Awards
Year	2009
Host city	Macau, MSAR
Venue	The Venetian Macao[1]
Opening night	11 June
Closing night	13 June
Number of awards	40
Best Film	Jodhaa Akbar

The 2009 IIFA Awards, officially the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards and informally known as the Decadial IIFA Awards, were a major film awards ceremony honoring Bollywood films held in Macau from 11 to 13 June 2009.

The choosing of Macau as the host city was considered to be a wise move, which would reduce tensions between India and China,^[2] as well as to end the "deadlock" between the two countries over the issue of exchange of cinema.

The 2009 Awards was a special time, as IIFA has completed 10 years of giving Awards to prestigious actors and actresses. Five special IIFA Awards were awarded this year, and these awards have collectively been called as the IIFA Golden Decade Honors^[3] or the Artists of the Decade Awards.

The Awards ceremony was hosted by the comic trio of Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta.

[edit] Choice of host city and venue

Usually, the decision of a host city for the forthcoming IIFA Award ceremony takes place in the first press conference in the host city itself. This rule was broken this time, as the host city and venue for the 2009 edition of the awards was announced in Mumbai.

Brand Ambassador of IIFA, Amitabh Bachchan, announced Macao to be host city, in an event in the JW Marriott Hotel. The venue was declared to be The Venetian Macao, one of the largest resorts in the World. Reportedly, Toronto and Istanbul were also bidding for the awards.

[edit] Winners of IDEA IIFA Awards 2009

9 films won the 40 awards at the IIFA Awards ceremony. The major winner at the ceremony turned out to be the epic romantic saga Jodhaa Akbar, which won 10 IIFA Awards.

Winners of Idea IIFA Awards
Award		Winner	Film/Reason
Technical Awards	Best Editing	Ballu Saluja	Jodhaa Akbar
	Best Sound Recording	Resul Pookutty Amrit	Ghajini
	Best Sound Re-recording	Leslie Fernandes	Race
	Best Special Effects	Prime Focus	Ghajini
	Best Art Direction	Nitin Chandrakant Desai	Jodhaa Akbar
	Best Cinematography	Jason West	Rock On!
Backstage Awards	Best Dialogue	Mano Rishil	Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
	Best Costume	Neeta Lulla	Jodhaa Akbar
	Best Make-up	Madhav Kadam
	Best Screenplay	Neeraj Pandey	A Wednesday
	Best Choreography	Farah Khan	Desi Girl Dostana
	Best Action	Peter Steins Stun Siva	Ghajini
	Best Story	Neeraj Pandey	A Wednesday
Musical Awards	Best Background Score	A R Rahman	Jodhaa Akbar
	Best Music
	Best Lyrics	Javed Akhtar	Jashan-e-Baharaa Jodhaa Akbar
	Best Playback Singer (Male)	Javed Ali
	Best Playback Singer (Female)	Shreya Ghoshal	Teri Ore Singh is Kinng
Star Awards	Debutant Star Award (Male)	Farhan Akhtar	Rock On!
	Debutant Star Award (Female)	Asin Thottumkal	Ghajini
	Best Performance in a Comic Role	Abhishek Bachchan	Dostana
	Best Performance in a Negative Role	Akshaye Khanna	Race
	Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female)	Kangana Ranawat	Fashion
	Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)	Arjun Rampal	Rock On!
	Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female)	Priyanka Chopra	Fashion
	Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)	Hrithik Roshan	Jodhaa Akbar
	Best Picture	Jodhaa Akbar	-
	Best Director	Ashutosh Gowariker	Jodhaa Akbar
Golden Decade Honours	Music of the Decade	A R Rahman
	Star of the Decade (female)	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
	Star of the Decade (male)	Shahrukh Khan
	Movie of the Decade	Lagaan	-
	Director of the Decade	Rakesh Roshan
Style Awards	Style Icon of the Year	Hrithik Roshan	Most stylish male personality in Bollywood
	Style Diva of the Year	Bipasha Basu	Most stylish female personality in Bollywood
Other	Green Award	Rahul Bose	Significant contribution towards environmental protection
	Lifetime Achievement Award	Rajesh Khanna	Outstanding career in Bollywood, spanning over 40 years
	Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Outstanding career in International films

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