International Indian Film Academy Awards

The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, is an awards ceremony that honours Bollywood (Hindi language film industry) films around the world since 2000. The 2008 edition of the awards ceremony is to be telecast on July 20th on Star Plus.

History

The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international purpose of Hindi Cinema. The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world:

* 2000 - London, United Kingdom
* 2001 - Sun City, South Africa
* 2002 - Genting Highlands Resort, Malaysia
* 2003 - Johannesburg, South Africa
* 2004 - Singapore, Singapore
* 2005 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
* 2006 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
* 2007 - Yorkshire, United Kingdom
* 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand

These awards honor films from the previous calendar year. Amitabh Bachchan is the Brand Ambassador of IIFA.

Awards

Popular awards

* Best Movie
* Best Director
* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress
* Best Villain
* Best Comedian
* Best Music Director
* Best Lyricist
* Best Male Playback
* Best Female Playback

pecial awards

* Style Icon of the Year
* Style Diva of the Year
* Sony faces of the Year
* Glamorous Star Award
* Star debut Award
* Special Award for Global Impact

Technical awards

* Best Art Direction
* Best Action
* Best Background Score
* Best Cinematography
* Best Choreography
* Best Costume Design
* Best Dialogue
* Best Editing
* Best Makeup
* Best Screenplay
* Best Sound Recording
* Best Sound Re-Recording
* Best Special Effects
* Best Story

ee also

* Bollywood
* Cinema of India

External links

* [http://www.iifa.com/ IIFA.com] Official website
* [http://www.indya.com/ indya.com] Star Plus - Official broadcaster of IIFA