International Indian Film Academy Awards

The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Indian Hindi movies(Not all Indian 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

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.^[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, 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

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

Awards

Popular awards

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

Records and facts

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 (4+0) = 4

Most acting awards – female (Best Actress + Best Supporting Actress)
- 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

References

^ "IIFA Utsavam 2016: Baahubali and Thani Oruvan win maximum number of awards".
^ "IIFA AWARDS 2012 Singapore Watch Online". BoloIndia. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ "Golden Decade Honours to be given at IIFA 2009". Thaindian.com. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
^ "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.
^ "WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES IIFA FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2017". IIFA. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
^ Iyengar, Aarti. "Karan Johar to co-host IIFA 2017 with Saif Ali Khan and we can't contain our excitement!". Retrieved 15 June 2017.
^ "IIFA 2023 nominations announced: Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the list". The Indian Express. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
^ "IIFA 2023: Awards to be Held in May. Details Here".

External links

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IIFA.com Official website
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