| Number: | 12 |
| Award: | IIFA Awards |
| Award Link: | International Indian Film Academy |
| Date: | – |
| Site: | Rogers Centre Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto |
| Best Picture: | Dabangg |
| Best Direction: | Karan Johar |
| Best Direction Film: | (My Name is Khan) |
| Best Actor: | Shahrukh Khan |
| Best Actor Film: | (My Name is Khan) |
| Best Actress: | Anushka Sharma |
| Best Actress Film: | (Band Baaja Baaraat) |
| Most Wins: | Dabangg (10) |
| Most Nominations: | Dabangg (15) |
| Channel: | Star Plus |
| Network: | STAR TV |
| Duration: | 2 hours, 47 minutes |
| Last: | 11th |
| Next: | 13th |
The 2011 IIFA Awards, officially the 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2010 and took place between 23 and 25 June 2011. The official ceremony took place on 25 June 2011, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh co-hosted the ceremony for the fourth time.
In related events, the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 24 June 2011 at the Ricoh Coliseum. The event was hosted by Karan Johar (Best Director winner) and Anushka Sharma (Best Actress winner). During the event, all technical awards and one musical award were presented to the winners.
Dabangg led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by Band Baaja Baaraat and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai with 12 nominations each, and Ishqiya with 9 nominations.
Dabangg won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Female Debut (for Sonakshi Sinha) and Best Villain (for Sonu Sood), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Band Baaja Baaraat and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai were the runners-up of the ceremony with 5 awards each. Other multiple winners include I Hate Luv Storys, Robot and Udaan with 3 awards each. In addition, Guzaarish, Housefull and Love Sex aur Dhokha, each received 1 award.
This was the first time the IIFA Awards were held in Canada and North America. Toronto's large South Asian population likely influenced the choice as a host city (Ontario is the province with the most Indo-Canadians at 573,250[1] with 484,655 in the Greater Toronto Area). The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world and has not necessarily been held in locale with a large South Asian population.
The awards ceremony was telecasted on 24 July 2011 on Star Plus.[2]
The list of winners of the awards is given below. Winners are listed first, and highlighted in boldface.[3]
| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Dialogue | |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Action- |
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| Best Cinematography | Best Choreography | ||
| Best Costume Design | Best Editing | ||
| Best Makeup | Best Sound Recording | ||
| Best Sound Re-Recording | Best Special Effects | ||
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The following eleven films received multiple nominations:
The following four films received multiple awards:
The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.
| Name(s) | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in India and Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario | ||
| Introduced special welcoming presentation of Ontario, Canada | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Playback Singer (Female) | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Playback Singer (Male) | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Lyrics | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Music | ||
| Introduced the first look at "Aazaan", one of the most expensive Bollywood films to date | ||
| Presenter of the award for Best Story | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Screenplay | ||
| Zeenat Aman Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Sanch Atwal | Presenters of the award for Best Dialogue | |
| Presenters of the award for Lifetime Achievement Award (Male) | ||
| Introduced Shabana Azmi, Ameesha Patel, Lisa Ray and Nithan Krurejar | ||
| Presenter of the award for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema | ||
| Ameesha Patel Lisa Ray Nithan Krurejar | Presenters of the award for Star Plus Hottest Pair | |
| Presenters of the Green Globe Award | ||
| Presenters of the award for Debutant Star Award (Male) | ||
| Presenters of the award for Debutant Star Award (Female) | ||
| Dia Mirza Zayed Khan Sahil Sangha | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and Introduced the first trailer for Love Breakups Zindagi | |
| Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Negative Role | ||
| Presenters of the award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema | ||
| Presenters of the award for Lifetime Achievement Award (Female) | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Female) | ||
| Simran Vivek Oberoi Sunil Jain | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male) | |
| Shilpa Shetty Rajiv Jain | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female) | |
| Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Director | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Film |
| Name(s) | Notes | |
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| Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Mandy May Cheetham Oliver Pigott | Discover Ontario Opening Ceremony Performance | |
| Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award (Male) | ||
| Danced to "Sheela Ki Jawani" with Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh | ||
| Danced to "Zubbi Dubbi" with Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh | ||
| Winners of the Debutant Star Award (Male) and (Female) | ||
| Recipient of the IIFA Green Globe Award | ||
| Winner of Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) |
While co-hosting the Music Awards, a man jumped on stage and clamped himself to Shahrukh Khan's injured leg. He was later removed from the stage, when Shahrukh said "You're hurting my leg. Please move!". But, Shahrukh did agree to meet after the show upon the request of the man.