International Indian Film Academy Awards

International Indian Film Academy Awards
The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Bollywood. 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 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.
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.
These awards honour films from the previous calendar year. Salman Khan has been the Brand Ambassador of the IIFA since its inception in 2000, 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.
Awards ceremonies
The following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since 2000.
Awards
Popular awards
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Negative Role(2000–2017)
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
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
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
Most awards to a single film
3 Idiots (2009) – 18
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 (4+0) = 4
Most acting awards – female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)
Alia Bhatt (4+0) = 4
Rani Mukerji (3+1) = 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 = 9
Arijit Singh = 5
Sonu Nigam = 4
See also
IIFA Utsavam
Bollywood
Cinema of India
References
External links
IIFA.com Official website
IIFA 2014 Rocks with Stars at Tampa Bay
IIFA To Be Held In Kathmandu Nepal
Awards established in 2000
2000 establishments in India
2000 in Indian cinema