# Indian Television Academy Awards

The Indian Television Academy Awards, also known as the ITA Awards, is an annual award ceremony organised by the Indian Television Academy to honour excellence in Hindi-language television, films and web content.
The Indian Television Academy was launched in July 2001 by Anu Ranjan and the first ITA Awards were held in November 2001.

## Editions

| Year | Ceremony | Channel | Host |
| 2001 | 1st ITA Awards | Star Plus | Kabir Bedi |
| 2002 | 2nd ITA Awards | | |
| 2003 | 3rd ITA Awards | | |
| 2004 | 4th ITA Awards | | |
| 2005 | 5th ITA Awards | | Smriti Irani Ronit Roy |
| 2006 | 6th ITA Awards | | Roshan Abbas Manini De |
| 2007 | 7th ITA Awards | Star Plus | |
| 2008 | 8th ITA Awards | | |
| 2009 | 9th ITA Awards | | |
| 2010 | 10th ITA Awards | | |
| 2011 | 11th ITA Awards | | Gautam Rode Karishma Tanna |
| 2012 | 12th ITA Awards | Star Plus | Karan Grover |
| 2013 | 13th ITA Awards | | Kapil Sharma Ragini Khanna Karan Grover |
| 2014 | 14th ITA Awards | Colors TV | Rithvik Dhanjani Nakuul Mehta |
| 2015 | 15th ITA Awards | | Manish Paul Bharti Singh |
| 2016 | 16th ITA Awards | Colors TV | Manish Paul Sugandha Mishra Karishma Tanna |
| 2017 | 17th ITA Awards | Colors TV | Manish Paul Ali Asgar |
| 2018 | 18th ITA Awards | Star Plus | Manish Paul |
| 2019 | 19th ITA Awards | Sony TV | Aditya Narayan |
| 2020 | 20th ITA Awards | Held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic | Held in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | 20th ITA Awards | Star Plus | Manish Paul |
| 2022 | 21st ITA Awards | Star Plus | Rithvik Dhanjani |
| 2022 | 22nd ITA Awards | Star Plus | Manish Paul |
| 2023 | 23rd ITA Awards | Star Plus | Nakuul Mehta Paritosh Tripathi |
| 2024 | 24th ITA Awards | Star Plus | Gaurav Khanna |
| 2025 | 25th ITA Awards | Star Plus | TBA |

## Popular awards

* ITA Award for Best Actor Popular Drama
* ITA Award for Best Actress Popular Drama
* ITA Award for Best Show Popular Drama

## Jury awards
### General
#### Drama

* ITA Award for Best Actor in a Drama - Jury
* ITA Award for Best Actress in a Drama - Jury
* ITA Award for Best Drama - Jury
* ITA Award for Best Director Drama
* ITA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
* ITA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
* ITA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
* ITA Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role
* ITA Award for Best Child Artist

#### Comedy

* ITA Award for Best Actor - Comedy
* ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy
* ITA Award for Best Director Comedy
* ITA Award for Best Show - Comedy

#### Best Reality Show

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 1999 | Mickers | Colors TV |
| 2006 | Shabaash India | Zee TV |
| 2007 | Bigg Boss | Sony TV |
| 2008 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi | Colors TV |
| 2009 | Aap Ki Kachehri | Star Plus |
| 2010 | Stunt Mania | |
| 2011 | Just dance | Star Plus |
| 2012 | Survivor India – The Ultimate Battle | Star Plus |
| 2013 | DID Supermoms | Zee TV |
| 2014 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 | Colors TV |
| 2015 | Bigg Boss 8 | Colors TV |
| 2016 | Dance Plus (season 2) | Star Plus |
| 2017 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 8 | Colors TV |
| 2020 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi – Made in India | Colors TV |

#### Best Anchor - Music/Film Based Show

| Year | Actor | Show | Channel |
| 1999 | Sidharth Shukla | Naachange Saari Raat | Colors TV |
| 2003 | Nikhil Chinappa Annu Kapoor & Pallavi Joshi | MTV Fresh! Antakshari – The Great Challenge | MTV India Zee TV |
| 2004 | Sajid Khan | Ikke Pe Ikka | Zee TV |
| 2005 | Sajid Khan | Sab Kuch Ho Sakta Hai | SAB TV |
| 2006 | Sangeeta Ghosh & Shabbir Ahluwalia | Nach Baliye | Star One |
| 2007 | Javed Jaffrey & Naved Jaffrey | Boogie Woogie | Sony TV |
| 2008 | Ali Asgar (actor) | Say Shava Shava | NDTV Imagine |
| 2009 | Meiyang Chang | Indian Idol 4 | Sony TV |
| 2010 | Shahid Kapoor | Screen Awards | Star Plus |
| 2011 | Ayushmann Khurana | Just Dance | Star Plus |
| 2012 | Manish Paul | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Colors TV |
| 2013 | Beverly Kim White | Thank God It's Friday | |
| 2014 | Manish Paul | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Colors TV |
| 2015 | Manish Paul | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa | Colors TV |
| 2020 | Shahid Kapoor | Star Screen Awards | Star Plus |

#### Best Music/Film Based Show

| Year | Show |
| 2001 | Biographies - Ek Kalakar Ki Kahani |
| 2002 | Kuch Yaadein Kuch Baatein |
| 2003 | Antakshari |
| 2004 | Ikke Pe Ikka |
| 2005 | Indian Idol |
| 2006 | Nach Baliye |
| 2007 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge |
| 2008 | Boogie-woogie |
| 2009 | Indian Idol 4 |
| 2010 | Indian Idol 5 |
| 2011 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs |
| 2012 | Dance India Dance Li'l Masters 2 |
| 2013 | An Affair To Remember — Shyam Talkies |
| 2014 | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa |
| 2015 | |
| 2016 | The Voice India Kids |
| 2017 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs |
| 2020 | Indian Idol 12 |

#### Best Talk Show Anchor

| Year | Actor | Show |
| 2003 | Simi Garewal | Rendezvous with Simi Garewal |
| 2004 | Barkha Dutt | We the People |
| 2005 | Prabhu Chawla | Seedhi Baat |
| 2006 | Lola Kutty Barkha Dutt | Lola TV We the People |
| 2007 | Karan Johar | Koffee with Karan |
| 2008 | Vikram Chandra | The Big Fight |
| 2009 | Rajdeep Sardesai Kiran Bedi | Battle For India Aap Ki Kachehri |
| 2010 | Amitabh Bachchan | Bigg Boss 3 |
| 2011 | Koel Purie | On the Couch with Koel |
| 2012 | Sumeet Raghavan | Jay Hind! |
| 2020 | Amitabh Bachchan | Kaun Banega Crorepati |

#### Best Game Show Host

| Year | Anchor | Show | Channel |
| 2001 | Amitabh Bachchan | Kaun Banega Crorepati | Star Plus |
| 2002 | Naseeruddin Shah | Super Selector | |
| 2003 | Derek O'Brien | Bournvita Quiz Contest | |
| 2004 | Annu Kapoor | Sansui Antakshri | |
| 2005 | Amitabh Bachchan | Kaun Banega Crorepati | Star Plus |
| 2006 | Amitabh Bachchan | Kaun Banega Crorepati | Star Plus |
| 2007 | Arshad Warsi | Bigg Boss 1 | |
| 2008 | Shahrukh Khan | Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? | |
| 2009 | Salman Khan | 10 Ka Dum | Sony TV |
| 2010 | Rajeev Khandelwal | Sacch Ka Saamna | |
| 2011 | Amitabh Bachchan | Kaun Banega Crorepati | Sony TV |
| 2012 | Rajiv Makhni | Tech Grand Masters 2 | |
| 2020 | Salman Khan | Bigg Boss 13 | Colors TV |

#### Best Game Show

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 1999 | Cadbury Sabse International Khiladi Kaun? | Sony SET |
| 2002 | Super Selector | ESPN (India) |
| 2003 | Bournvita Quiz Contest | Zee TV |
| 2020 | Bigg Boss 13 | Colors TV |

#### Best News Anchor

| Year | Anchor | Show | Channel |
| 2001 | Rajat Sharma | Aap Ki Adalat | Zee TV |
| 2002 | Barkha Dutt | Reality Bites | NDTV |
| 2003 | Rajdeep Sardesai | The Big Fight | NDTV |
| 2004 | Rajdeep Sardesai | X-Factor/Election Watch | NDTV |
| 2005 | Barkha Dutt | We the People | NDTV 24x7 |
| 2006 | Sreenivasan Jain | Witness | NDTV |
| 2007 | Cyrus Broacha | The Week That Wasn't | CNN-News18 |
| 2008 | Rajdeep Sardesai | Weekend Edition with Rajdeep Sardesai | CNN-News18 |
| 2009 | Prabhu Chawla | Seedhi Baat | Aaj Tak |
| 2010 | Rajdeep Sardesai | Ground Zero Bhopal | CNN-News18 |
| 2011 | Rajdeep Sardesai | Indian at 9 & Election Counting Day Coverage | CNN-News18 |
| 2012 | Rajdeep Sardesai | Ground Zero | CNN-News18 |
| 2013 | Rahul Kanwal | Centrestage - Inside Lanka's museum of horrors | |
| 2014 | Anjana Om Kashyap | Rail Budget | Aaj Tak |
| 2015 | | | |
| 2016 | | | |
| 2017 | Rajdeep Sardesai | 5 state Polls Day verdict | CNN-News18 |
| 2018 | Anjana Om Kashyap | | Aaj Tak |
| 2020 | Rahul Kanwal | | India Today |

#### Best News Show

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 2020 | Viral Punch | ABP News |

#### Best Television Event

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 1999 | Zee Cine Awards | Zee Cinema |
| 2003 | Jai Jawan | NDTV |
| 2004 | Jai Jawan | NDTV |
| 2005 | Jai Jawan | NDTV |
| 2006 | MTV Immies | MTV |
| 2007 | IIFA Awards | Star Plus |
| 2008 | IIFA Awards | Star Plus |
| 2009 | IIFA Awards | |
| 2010 | Not Awarded | Not Awarded |
| 2011 | Star Parivaar Awards | Star Plus |
| 2020 | Zee Cine Awards | Zee Cinema |

#### Best Interstitial/Filler

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 2013 | Gustakhi Maaf Angry Appa | NDTV Bindass |

#### Best Mini Series

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 2013 | Bemisaal 100 saal | News Nation Network Pvt Ltd |

#### Best TV Documentary

| Year | Show | Channel |
| 2013 | Ballot Trail Karanataka…… Mangalore | |
| 2017 | JANNAT- NEWS18 INDIA- ASHISH PANDEY | |

#### Others

* ITA Award for Best Thriller/Horror Serial
* ITA Award for Popular Serial -Special Recognition
* Milestone Achievement Award - Crime Patrol (2021)

### Technical
#### Best Art Direction

| Year | Name | Show |
| 2001 | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | The Great Warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji |
| 2002 | Jayant Deshmukh | Amrapali (DD National) |
| 2003 | Chokas Bharadwaj | Kashmeer |
| 2004 | Saurabh Tiwari | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2005 | Mukesh Kalola | Hatim |
| 2006 | Omung Kumar | Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan |
| 2007 | Saurabh Tiwari | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2008 | Chokas Bharadwaj | Jai Shri Krishna |
| 2009 | Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur |
| 2010 | Samir Chanda | Bigg Boss 3 |
| 2011 | Akshay Vayeda | Mukti Bandhan |
| 2012 | Omung Kumar | MasterChef India |
| 2013 | Sandesh & Vishwanath | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap |
| 2014 | Omung Kumar | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 7 |
| 2015 | ?? | |
| 2016 | Omung Kumar | Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 8 |
| 2017 | Chandravadan More | Peshwa Bajirao |

#### Best Costumes

| Year | Name | Show |
| 2001 | Pradeep Muley | The Great Warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji |
| 2002 | Manohar Sawant | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2003 | Manohar Sawant | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2004 | Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Hatim |
| 2005 | Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Hatim |
| 2006 | Tara Desai, Nisha Sagar, Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan |
| 2007 | Sheela Sagar and Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan |
| 2008 | Sheela Sagar | Jai Shri Krishna |
| 2009 | Neeta Lulla | Chittod Ki Rani Padmini Ka Johur |
| 2010 | Winnie Malhotra & Neelu Shroff | Balika Vadhu |
| 2011 | Nidhi Yasha | Shobha Somnath Ki |
| 2012 | Winnie Malhotra & Neelu Shroff | Balika Vadhu |
| 2013 | Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap |
| 2014 | Jerry D'souza | Nach Baliye 6 |
| 2015 | | |
| 2016 | Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Siya Ke Ram |
| 2017 | Nikhat Mariyam Neerushaa | Prem Ya Paheli – Chandrakanta |
| 2018 | Ketki Dalal | Porus |
| 2021 | Sheetal Sharma | The Empire (TV series) |
| 2023 | Tara Desai | Pandya Store |

#### Best Dialogues

| Year | Name | Show |
| 2001 | Ashwni Dhir | Office Office |
| 2002 | Rekkha Modi | Kasautii Zindagii Kay |
| 2003 | Ashwni Dhir | Office Office |
| 2004 | Ashwni Dhir | Office Office |
| 2005 | Aatish Kapadia | Sarabhai vs Sarabhai |
| 2006 | Ashwni Dhir | Naya Office Office |
| 2007 | Kamlesh Pandey | Virrudh |
| 2008 | Raghuvir Shekhawat | Balika Vadhu |
| 2009 | Usha Dixit | Balika Vadhu |
| 2010 | Usha Dixit | Balika Vadhu |
| 2011 | Mihir Bhuta | Mukti Bandhan |
| 2012 | Usha Dixit | Balika Vadhu |
| 2013 | Raghuvir Shekhawat | Diya Aur Baati Hum |
| 2014 | B. M. Vyas | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap |
| 2014 | Amit Aaryan | F.I.R. |
| 2016 | Manoj Santoshi | Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai! |
| 2017 | Manoj Santoshi | Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hai! |
| 2018 | Manoj Santoshi | Jijaji Chhat Per Hain |

#### Best Editing

| Year | Name | Show |
| 2001 | | IT India Tomorrow |
| 2002 | Aparna Roy and Anand Kumar | The Year that Shook the World (International Year ender) |
| 2003 | Naved Jaffrey | Boogie Woogie |
| 2004 | Papu Trivedi | Hatim |
| 2005 | Pratik Chitalia & Raj Singh | Time Bomb |
| 2006 | Koteswara Rao | The Last Goodbye-Missing in Action |
| 2007 | | SPL REPORT - TRAIN TO TIBET |
| 2008 | Koteswara Rao | Scaling New Heights |
| 2009 | Vikas Singh, Tarique Ahmed & Devang Kakkad | Ladies Special |
| 2010 | Sanjeev Naag | Inside: Mumbai Terror Attacks |
| 2011 | Paresh Shah | Shobha Somnath Ki |
| 2012 | Amit Kalra | Making of Foodistan |
| 2013 | K. Rajgopal | Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap |
| 2014 | Bhakti Mayaloo | 24 |
| 2015 | | |
| 2016 | Bhakti Mayaloo | 24 |
| 2017 | Gaurav Khera | Defender Of India |
| 2023 | Janak Chauhan | Pandya Store |

#### Edutainment/Science/Knowledge Based Show

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2002 | Pulse Media | Turning Point | DD National |

#### Best TV Picture Editor

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2002 | Awadh Singh | Kudrat | DD National |

#### Best Public Service Shorts

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2004 | BBC World Services Trust, Naco & Prasar Bharti | HIV/Aids Spots | DD National |

#### Best Lyricist

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2003 | Naksh Lyalpuri | Shikwah | DD National |
| 2005 | Nawab Arzoo | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Star Plus |
| 2013 | Vibha Tewari | Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon | Colors TV |
| 2014 | Abhishek Kumar Shashank Kunwar | Rangrasiya | Colors TV |

#### Best Singer

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2004 | Shreya Ghoshal | Ye Meri Life Hai | Sony TV |
| 2006 | Shreya Ghoshal & Sonu Nigam | Haath Se Haath Mila | DD National |
| 2013 | Harshdeep Kaur | Bani - Ishq Da Kalma | Colors TV |
| 2014 | Mika Singh | Mission Sapne | Colors TV |
| 2019 | Shivangi Bhayana | Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum | Star Plus |

#### Best Story

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2013 | | Lapataganj | SAB TV |
| 2014 | Purnendu Shekhar Gajra Kottary | Balika Vadhu | Colors TV |
| 2018 | | Ishq Subhan Allah | Zee TV |

#### Best Teleplay

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2004 | Rajat Arora | CID | Sony TV |
| 2013 | Seema Mantri | Diya Aur Baati Hum | Star Plus |
| 2014 | Rensil D'Silva Bhavani Iyer Priya Pinto | Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | Star Plus |
| 2023 | Bhavna Vyas | Anupamaa | Star Plus |

#### Best Title Music/Song Track

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2002 | Lalit Sen | Kasautii Zindagii Kay | Star Plus |
| 2013 | Karthik Shah | Bharat Ka Veer Putra –Maharana Pratap | Sony TV |
| 2014 | Saurabh Kalsi | Rangrasiya | Colors TV |

#### Best Videography

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2004 | B. P. Singh | CID | Sony TV |
| 2013 | Sanjay Agrawal | Everest: Indian Army Women's Expedition | Discovery Channel (India) |
| 2014 | Jay Oza Tanay Satam | 24 | Colors TV |

#### Best Visual Effects

| Year | Name | Show | Channel |
| 2013 | Hardik Gajjar | Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev | Life OK |
| 2014 | | The Adventures of Hatim Mahabharat | Life OK Star Plus |

## Channel awards
### Best Entertainment Channel

* 2001 - DD Metro
* 2002 - Star Plus
* 2003 - Star Plus
* 2004 - Star Plus
* 2005 - Star Plus
* 2006 - Star Plus
* 2007 - Star Plus
* 2008 - Star Plus
* 2009 - Colors TV
* 2010 - Star Plus
* 2011 - Star Plus
* 2012 - Star Plus
* 2013 - Star Plus
* 2014 - Star Plus
* 2015 - Star Plus
* 2016 - Star Plus
* 2017 - Star Plus
* 2018 - Colors TV
* 2019 - Star Plus
* 2020 - Star Plus

### Best Hindi News Channel

* 2001 - Aaj Tak
* 2002 - Aaj Tak
* 2003 - Aaj Tak
* 2004 - Aaj Tak
* 2005 - Aaj Tak
* 2006 - Aaj Tak
* 2007 - Aaj Tak
* 2008 - Aaj Tak
* 2009 - Aaj Tak
* 2010 - Aaj Tak
* 2011 - Aaj Tak
* 2012 - Aaj Tak
* 2013 - Aaj Tak
* 2014 - Aaj Tak
* 2015 - Aaj Tak
* 2016 - India TV
* 2017 - Aaj Tak
* 2018 - Aaj Tak
* 2019 - Aaj Tak
* 2020 - Aaj Tak

### Best English News Channel

* 2006 - CNN-News18
* 2007 - CNN-News18
* 2008 - CNN-News18
* 2009 - NDTV 24x7
* 2010 - CNN-News18
* 2011 - CNN-News18
* 2012 - CNN-News18
* 2013 - CNN-News18
* 2014 - Times Now
* 2015 - CNN-News18
* 2016 - CNN-News18
* 2017 - India Today
* 2018 - India Today
* 2019 - India Today
* 2020 - India Today