IIFA Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements for Bollywood
Presented by	International Indian Film Academy
Country	India
First awarded	2000
Official Website

The International Indian Film Academy (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.

Contents 1 History 2 Awards 2.1 Popular awards 2.2 Special awards 2.3 Technical awards 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international purpose of Hindi Cinema. The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world:

List of IIFA Awards
Year	City	Country
2000	London	England
2001	Sun City	South Africa
2002	Genting Highlands	Malaysia
2003	Johannesburg	South Africa
2004	Singapore	Republic of Singapore
2005	Amsterdam	The Netherlands
2006	Dubai	United Arab Emirates
2007	Yorkshire	England
2008	Bangkok	Thailand
2009	Macau	Macau

These awards honor films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan is the Brand Ambassador of IIFA. 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.^[1]

[edit] Awards

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) holds the most no. of wins in an award function (14). Jodhaa Akbar (2008) follows it with 11 awards.

[edit] Popular awards

• Best Film
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Actor In a Villainous Role
• Best Actor In a Comic Role
• Best Music Director
• Best Lyrics
• Best Playback Singer Male
• Best Playback Singer Female

[edit] Special awards

• Style Icon of the Year
• Style Diva of the Year
• Faces of the Year
• Glamorous Star Award
• Star Debut Award
• 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 Awards

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

• Bollywood
• Cinema of India

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• IIFA.com Official website
• indya.com Star Plus - Official broadcaster of IIFA
• IIFA on BBC Asian Network

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