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 IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 7 June 2008, as did the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum.[1] On 6 June, The IIFA World Premiere was held at Major Cineplex, Bangkok which showcased Sarkar Raj, starring Indian Film icons Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[2]
Chak De! India won nine awards, three of which were popular awards: Best Picture, Best Performance In A Leading Role Male and Best Director. Om Shanti Om won six awards. Other multiple winners included Life in a... Metro with three awards and Jab We Met, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Guru and Saawariya, with two awards each. In addition, Partner received one award (Best Performance In A Comic Role).
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[3][4]
Popular awards
Musical awards
| Best Music Director | Best Lyrics |
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| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
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Backstage awards
| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Dialogue | |
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Technical awards
| Best Art Direction | Best Action |
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| Best Cinematographer | Best Choreography |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Editing |
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| Best Makeup | Best Sound Recording |
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| Best Sound Re-Recording | Best Special Effects |
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Special awards
IIFA Award for Style Diva of the Year
IIFA Award for Style Icon of the Year
IIFA Fresh Face of the Year Award
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
Outstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
Achievement in Indian Cinema
Multiple nominations and awards
Template:Col-begin Template:Col-1-of-2 The following eleven films received multiple nominations:
- Fourteen: Chak De! India
- Ten: Guru and Om Shanti Om
- Nine: Life in a... Metro and Bhool Bhulaiyaa
- Seven: Jab We Met and Partner
- Six: Saawariya
- Three: Cheeni Kum and Shootout at Lokhandwala
- Two: Aaja Nachle and Bheja Fry
Template:Col-2-of-2 The following four films received multiple awards:
- Nine: Chak De! India
- Six: Om Shanti Om
- Three:Life in a... Metro
- Two: Jab We Met, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Guru and Saawariya
References
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ↑ Bangkok for 2008 IIFA Awards(31 May 2008).
- ↑ IIFA Awards 2008 winners. indicine.com(10 June 2008). Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ IIFA 2008: Thailand. iifa.com. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ IIFA Awards winners - IFFA 2008.
- ↑ Neil Nitin Mukesh.