4th IIFA Awards explained

Number:4
Award:IIFA Awards
Award Link:International Indian Film Academy
Site:Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa
Host:Anil Kapoor and Dia Mirza
Best Picture:Devdas
Best Direction:Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Best Direction Film:(Devdas)
Best Actor:Shah Rukh Khan
Best Actor Film:(Devdas)
Best Actress:Aishwarya Rai
Best Actress Film:(Devdas)
Most Wins:Devdas (16)
Most Nominations:Devdas (18)
Last:3rd
Next:5th

The 2003 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 4th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2002 and took place on 17 May 2003.

The official ceremony took place on 6 April 2002, at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories.

Devdas led the ceremony with 18 nominations, and won a leading 16 awards including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali), Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), Best Actress (for Aishwarya Rai) and Best Supporting Actress (for Kirron Kher), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Ajay Devgan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Company and The Legend of Bhagat Singh, but lost to Shah Rukh Khan won the award for Devdas.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Popular awards

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Best PictureBest Director
  • Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Devdas
Best Performance In A Leading Role MaleBest Performance In A Leading Role Female
Best Performance In A Supporting Role MaleBest Performance In A Supporting Role Female
Best Performance In A Comic RoleBest Performance In A Negative Role
Male Debutant StarFemale Debutant Star

Musical awards

Best Music DirectorBest Lyrics
Best Male Playback SingerBest Female Playback Singer
Best Song RecordingBest Background score

Backstage awards

Best DialogueBest Screenplay
Best Story

Technical awards

Best CinematographyBest Choreography
Best Costume DesignBest Editing
Best MakeupBest Sound Recording
Best Sound Re-RecordingBest Special Effects
Best Art DirectionBest Action

Special awards

Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema

Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema

Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in South Africa

Samsung Style Diva of the Year

Samsung Style Icon of the Year

Fresh Faces Of The Year

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awards of the International Indian Film Academy (2003). IMDb. 2019-06-12.
  2. Web site: IIFA Through the Years. 20 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208124732/http://iifa.com/iifa-years/iifa-years-2003/. 8 February 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Stars Descend on Johannesburg . May 2003 . Bollywood Hungama . Adarsh . Taran . https://web.archive.org/web/20030609212619/http://www.indiafm.com/scoop/03/may/1605iifa/index.shtml . 9 June 2003 . 16 March 2021 . dead .