The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi 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.
| IIFA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 24th IIFA Awards | |
 The IIFA Trophy | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements for Hindi cinema |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | 2000 |
| Last awarded | 2024 |
| Website | iifa.com |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Sony TV (2000–04) STAR Plus (2005–14) Colors TV (2015–23) Zee TV (2024–) |
| Produced by | Wizcraft International |
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
editThe first awards were presented in 2000 at The Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. From then onwards, the awards have been held at locations around the world, signifying the international success of Hindi cinema. 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. 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.[3]
Awards ceremonies
editThe following is a listing of all International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies since 2000.
The 25th IIFA Awards ceremony will be held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.[7]
Awards
editPopular awards
edit- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Performance in a Negative Role
(2000–2017, 2024-present) - 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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 (4+1) = 5
- Alia Bhatt (4+0) = 4
- Most directing awards
- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. 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.
- ^ "Jaipur to Host 25th IIFA awards ceremony in 2025".
External links
edit
- IIFA.com Official website
- IIFA 2014 Rocks with Stars at Tampa Bay
- IIFA To Be Held In Kathmandu Nepal Archived 1 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine