The IIFA Award for Best Music Director is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.
Category
|
Name
|
Superlative
|
Notes
|
Most awards
|
A. R. Rahman
|
8 awards
|
Most nominations without a win
|
Anu Malik
|
7 nominations
|
–
|
A.R. Rahman (8 wins) is the most awarded artist, followed by Amaal Mallik (4) and Pritam (4), Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (3). Anu Malik is the artist with most nominations (7) without a win.
The winners are listed below:
Year |
Music Director |
Film
|
2000 |
A.R. Rahman |
Taal
|
2001 |
Rajesh Roshan |
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai
|
2002 |
A.R. Rahman |
Lagaan
|
2003 |
Saathiya
|
2004 |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Kal Ho Naa Ho
|
2005 |
Madan Mohan |
Veer-Zaara
|
2006 |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
Bunty Aur Babli
|
2007 |
A.R. Rahman |
Rang De Basanti
|
2008 |
Guru
|
2009 |
Jodhaa Akbar
|
2010 |
Pritam |
Love Aaj Kal
|
2011 |
Sajid–Wajid & Lalit Pandit |
Dabangg
|
2012 |
A.R. Rahman |
Rockstar
|
2013 |
Pritam |
Barfi!
|
2014 |
Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Ganguly |
Aashiqui 2
|
2015 |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
2 States
|
2016 |
Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan |
Roy
|
2017 |
Pritam |
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
|
2018 |
Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva |
Badrinath Ki Dulhania
|
2019 |
Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Zack Knight
|
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
|
2020 |
Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva |
Kabir Singh
|
2021
|
AWARDS FUNCTION WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
|
2022
|
A.R. Rahman
|
Atrangi Re
|
2023
|
Pritam
|
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva
|
2024
|
Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Jaani, Bhupinder Babbal, Ashim Kemson, Harshavardhan Rameshwar
|
Animal
|