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.
The IIFA Award for Best Female Playback Singer given to chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. Shreya Ghoshal holds the record for most wins in this category (9). Ghoshal also holds the record for most nominations (27).
The IIFA Award for Best Lyricist is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony. The award is given in the current year but the winner is awarded for the previous year.
The IIFA Best Background Score is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Best Dialogue is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.
The IIFA Award for Best Cinematography is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Best Editing is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Sound Recording is a technical award chosen ahead of the International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies.
The IIFA Award for Best Screenplay is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Award for Best Art Direction is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Award for Best Costume Design is a technical award, chosen ahead of the ceremonies, at the annual International Indian Film Academy Awards.
The IIFA Best Makeup is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Award for Best Choreography is a technical award chosen ahead of the International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremonies. Saroj Khan received the first choreography award in 2000. Farah Khan is the most awarded choreographer followed by duo Bosco–Caesar and Saroj Khan / Vaibhavi Merchant / Ganesh Acharya / Remo D'Souza.
The IIFA Best Action is a technical award chosen ahead of the ceremonies.
The IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female is given by the International Indian Film Academy, as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in her debut film. Originally known as the "IIFA Award for Fresh Face of the Year (Female)", it was officially given its new title in 2005. During its inaugural year in 2001, four separate actresses were presented with an award.
The 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards were a major film awards ceremony honoring the best Bollywood films of 2008. The ceremony was held in The Venetian Macao, Macau from 11 June to 13 June 2009. The choice of Macau as host city was considered a well-planned decision, aimed at reducing tensions between India and China, as well as to end the "deadlock" between the two countries over the issue of exchange of cinema. The ceremony was hosted by Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta.
The 2008 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 9th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2007 and took place between 6 – 8 June 2008. The official ceremony took place on 8 June 2008, at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 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 first time.
The 2007 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 8th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2006 and took place between 7–9 June 2007. The official ceremony took place on 9 June 2007, at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co–hosted the ceremony – the first time.
The 2004 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 5th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2003 and took place between 20 and 22 May 2004. This year, the city of Singapore played host to the Indian Film Industry. The tag line of this year's IIFA Awards was Uniquely IIFA, Uniquely Singapore ....
The 1st IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 was an event held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad. Marking the inaugural event of the IIFA Utsavam, it recognised the best work from the four industries during the period from late 2014 to late 2015 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.