20th IIFA Awards

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20th IIFA Awards
Date18 September 2019
Site Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
Mumbai, India
Hosted by Aparshakti Khurana
Official website IIFA Awards 2019
Highlights
Best Film Raazi
Most awards Andhadhun (6)
Most nominationsAndhadhun (13)
Television coverage
Network Colors TV

The 20th IIFA Awards (International Indian Film Academy Awards) were held on 18 September 2019. [1] For the first time in the Awards' history, the awards were held in India, Mumbai. The nominees were announced on 2019. [2]

Contents

Andhadhun led the ceremony with 13 nominations, followed by Padmaavat and Raazi with 10 nominations each, Sanju with 7 nominations and Badhaai Ho with 6 nominations.

Andhadhun won 6 awards, including Best Director (for Sriram Raghavan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Vicky Kaushal received dual nominations at the ceremony, having been nominated for Best Actor for Raazi and Best Supporting Actor for Sanju, winning the latter.

Winners and nominees

Merit Awards

Sriram Raghavan - Best Director winner; Best Story & Best Screenplay co-winner (Andhadhun) Sriram Raghavan at News 18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.jpg
Sriram Raghavan – Best Director winner; Best Story & Best Screenplay co-winner ( Andhadhun )
Ranveer Singh - Best Actor winner (Padmaavat) Ranveer Singh at Zee Cine Awards 2016 (cropped).jpg
Ranveer Singh – Best Actor winner ( Padmaavat )
Alia Bhatt - Best Actress winner (Raazi) Alia-at-the-press-conference-of-Singapore-Tourism-Board-6 (tweaked) (cropped).jpg
Alia Bhatt – Best Actress winner ( Raazi )
Vicky Kaushal - Best Supporting Actor winner (Sanju) Vicky Kaushal 2018.jpg
Vicky Kaushal – Best Supporting Actor winner ( Sanju )
Aditi Rao Hydari - Best Supporting Actress winner (Padmaavat) Aditi Rao Hydari at the Trailer launch of 'Wazir'.jpg
Aditi Rao Hydari – Best Supporting Actress winner ( Padmaavat )
Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Star Debut of the Year – Male Star Debut of the Year – Female

Music Awards

Best Music Director Best Lyricist
Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer

Technical Awards

Best Story Best Dialogue
Best Screenplay Best Editing
Best Cinematography Best Choreography
Best Background Score Best Special Effects
Best Sound Design Best Sound Mixing

Special Awards

Outstanding Contribution To Indian Cinema IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Film
IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best DirectorIIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Music Director
IIFA BIG 20 Award for Best ActorIIFA BIG 20 Award for Best Actress

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References

  1. "IIFA Awards 2019: Book Your Tickets Now". IIFA. Wizcraft International Entertainment. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. "IIFA - International Indian Film Academy". www.iifa.com. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019.