International Indian Film Academy Awards Explained

IIFA Awards
Current Awards:23rd IIFA Awards
Awarded For:Excellence in cinematic achievements for Hindi Cinema
Presenter:International Indian Film Academy
Producer:Wizcraft International
Country:India
Year:2000
Year2:2023
Network:Sony TV
STAR Plus
Colors TV
Website:iifa.com

The International Indian Film Academy Awards, popularly known as IIFA, is an annual awards ceremony for Indian Hindi movies. 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.

! Ceremony! Date! Best Film winner! Host(s)! Venue! City ! Country ! Continent
24 June 2000 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Europe
16 June 2001 Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai Superbowl Arena Africa
6 April 2002 Lagaan Asia
17 May 2003 Devdas Africa
22 May 2004 Kal Ho Naa Ho Asia
11 June 2005 Veer-Zaara Europe
17 June 2006 Black Asia
9 June 2007 Rang De Basanti Europe
8 June 2008 Chak De! India Asia
13 June 2009 Jodhaa Akbar
5 June 2010 3 Idiots
25 June 2011 Dabangg North America
9 June 2012 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Shahid Kapoor
Farhan Akhtar
Asia
6 July 2013 Barfi!
26 April 2014 Bhaag Milkha Bhaag North America
7 June 2015 Queen Asia
25 June 2016 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Shahid Kapoor
Farhan Akhtar[4]
Europe
14–15 July 2017[5] Neerja Karan Johar Saif Ali Khan[6] MetLife StadiumNorth America
22–24 June 2018 Tumhari Sulu Asia
18 September 2019
Raazi Mumbai
24 November 2021 Kabir Singh The Ceremony was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The winners were announced through Instagram.
2-4 June 2022 Shershaah Asia
23rd IIFA Awards[7] [8] 26-27 May 2023 Drishyam 2 Vicky Kaushal
Abhishek Bachchan
24th IIFA Awards OCTOBER 2024TBASalman KhanShah Rukh KhanTBAManhattanUnited StatesNorth America

Awards

Popular awards

Special awards

Technical awards

Records and facts

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IIFA Utsavam 2016: Baahubali and Thani Oruvan win maximum number of awards.
  2. Web site: IIFA AWARDS 2012 Singapore Watch Online . BoloIndia . 20 July 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20130116030843/http://www.xdesi.co/iifa-awards-2012-singapore-watch-online/ . 16 January 2013 .
  3. Web site: Golden Decade Honours to be given at IIFA 2009 . Thaindian.com . 24 May 2009 . 26 June 2011.
  4. News: IIFA 2016: Hosts Farhan, Shahid poke fun at censor board, award wapsi . 26 June 2016 . The Indian Express . Press Trust of India . 18 June 2018 .
  5. News: WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES IIFA FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2017. IIFA. 12 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606152951/http://www.iifa.com/highlight/wizcraft-international-entertainment-announces-iifa-festival-new-york-2017/. 6 June 2017. dead.
  6. News: Karan Johar to co-host IIFA 2017 with Saif Ali Khan and we can't contain our excitement!. Iyengar. Aarti. 15 June 2017.
  7. Web site: IIFA 2023 nominations announced: Brahmastra, Gangubai Kathiawadi and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 lead the list. 27 December 2022. 27 December 2022. The Indian Express.
  8. Web site: IIFA 2023: Awards to be Held in May. Details Here .