13th IIFA Awards

Summary

The 2012 IIFA Awards, officially the 13th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the films of 2011 took place between 7–9 June 2012. The official ceremony took place on 9 June 2012, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore for the second time after 2004. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar co-hosted the ceremony the first time. The IIFA Red Carpet was hosted by Karan Tacker

13th IIFA Awards
The official logo of the 13th IIFA Awards
Date7 June 2012 (2012-06-07)
9 June 2012 (2012-06-09)
SiteSingapore Indoor Stadium
Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore
Hosted by
Highlights
Best PictureZindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best DirectionZoya Akhtar
(Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
Best ActorRanbir Kapoor
(Rockstar)
Best ActressVidya Balan
(The Dirty Picture)
Most awardsZindagi Na Milegi Dobara (9)
Most nominationsZindagi Na Milegi Dobara (14)
Television coverage
ChannelStar Plus
NetworkSTAR TV

In related events, IIFA Rocks, also known as the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 8 June 2012 at the Esplanade Concert Hall. The event was hosted by Ayushmann Khurrana and Chitrangada Singh. During the event, all technical awards were presented to the winners. It was telecast on 1 & 7 July on popular Hindi Entertainment channel Star Plus.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by The Dirty Picture with 10 nominations and Rockstar with 9 nominations.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara won 9 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Zoya Akhtar) and Best Supporting Actor (for Farhan Akhtar), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Winners and nominees edit

Following the IIFA Voting Weekend,[1] which occurred from 31 March – 1 April 2012, the nominees, along with the winners of the technical awards were announced on 4 May 2012 on the IIFA website by Sabbas Joseph, director of Wizcraft International Entertainment.

The winners will be announced during the main awards ceremony on 9 June 2012. The technical awards will be given to their respective winners during the IIFA Rocks on 8 June 2012.

Popular awards edit

 
Zoya Akhtar (Best Director)
 
Ranbir Kapoor (Best Actor)
 
Farhan Akhtar (Best Supporting Actor)
 
Parineeti Chopra (Best Supporting Actress)
Best Film Best Director
Best Actor In A Leading Role Best Actress In A Leading Role
Best Actor In A Supporting Role Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Male Debutant Star Female Debutant Star
Best Performance In A Comic Role Best Performance In A Negative Role
Best Story

Musical awards edit

Best Music Direction Best Lyrics
Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer
Best Song Recording Best Background Score

Technical awards edit

Best Action Best Special Effects
Best Choreography Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Dialogue
Best Editing Best Makeup
Best Production Design Best Screenplay
Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Recording

Special awards edit

Category Recipient(s)
Hottest Pair of the Year Ranbir Kapoor & Nargis Fakhri

(for Rockstar)

IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award Rekha
Special Award for Cinema at 100 Zohra Sehgal
IIFA outstanding contribution to Environment Dia Mirza
IIFA outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema (Male) Ramesh Sippy
IIFA outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema (Female) Vijayashanti
IIFA outstanding contribution to International Cinema Liv Ullmann

Films with multiple nominations and awards edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Editorial, Glamsham (4 May 2012). "ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA, THE DIRTY PICTURE dominate IIFA 2012 Nominations". Glamsham. Glamsham. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

External links edit

  • IIFA.com Official website
  • IIFA Weekend Promotional Website
  • indya.com Star Plus – Official broadcaster of IIFA
  • IIFA on BBC Asian Network