6th IIFA Awards
| 6th IIFA Awards | |
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| Date | 9 June 2005– 11 June 2005[1] |
| Site | Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Veer-Zaara |
| Best Direction | Yash Chopra (Veer-Zaara) |
| Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan (Veer-Zaara) |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji (Hum Tum) |
| Most awards | Veer-Zaara (7) |
| Most nominations | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (13) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
The 2005 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2004 and took place between 9–11 June 2005.
The weekend began with the IIFA Inaugural Press Conference at which IIFA Brand Ambassador, actor Amitabh Bachchan, officially launched the three-day extravaganza.
This was followed by the IIFA World Premiere held at the centuries-old Pathe Tuschinski Theatre. The film screened was Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta.[2]
This was the first year where the IIFA Film Festival was held which showcased some of the best films Indian Cinema has to offer. It was inaugurated by Yash Chopra and was held at the Pathe Tuschinski Theatre.[2]
An IIFA Workshop was also held which served as a unique meeting between some prominent filmmakers from India and Dutch film professionals. Key speakers at the workshop included Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar and Abhishek Bachchan. The workshop also featured a screening of the blockbuster Kal Ho Na Ho[2]
Other events included the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Cricket Match. The IIFA Foundation Celebrity Cricket Match saw teams captained by Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan face against each other with Hrithik's team emerging as the victors.
The official ceremony took place on 11 June 2005, at the Amsterdam Arena, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Fardeen Khan and Shahrukh Khan along with director Karan Johar co-hosted the ceremony. Along with the award distribution, the ceremony also included performances by international pop group Bombay Rockers, international magician Hans Kolak, Salman Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora, Esha Deol, Isha Sharvani, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Daler Mehndi. It also included Abhishek Bachchan's first-ever international performance.[2]
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi received a total of thirteen nominations out of the total twenty nine but could only manage to win five, out of which only the (Best Performance In A Comic Role) was among the popular one. Veer-Zaara on the other hand won seven out of its nine nominations. Among them the popular awards included: (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Performance In A Leading Role Male and Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female).
Other multiple awards winners included Aitraaz, Dhoom and Murder with three awards each and Main Hoon Na and Maqbool receiving two awards each.
In addition movies receiving a single awards included, Chameli for (Best Cinematographer), Swades for (Best Lyrics), Taarzan: The Wonder Car for (Female Debutant Star), Hum Tum for (Best Performance In A Leading Role Female) and Yuva for (Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male)
Background
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 success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Dubai, UAE in 2006.[3]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][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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| Best Song Recording | Best Background score |
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Backstage awards
| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Dialogue | |
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
Lifetime Achievement Award
Samsung Style Icon Award
Samsung Style Diva Award
Global Indian Media Personality Trophy
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following eleven films received multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards:
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References
- ↑ http://www.iifa.com/pressreleases/Final%20Amsterdam%20Conference%20press%20release.html
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- ↑ http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/indian-film-academy-awards-2005/
