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.
| 9th IIFA Awards | |
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 The official logo of the 2008 IIFA Awards | |
| Date | 6 June 2008– 8 June 2008 |
| Site | Siam Paragon Bangkok, Thailand |
| Hosted by | |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Chak De! India |
| Best Direction | Shimit Amin (Chak De! India) |
| Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan (Chak De! India) |
| Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met) |
| Most awards | Chak De! India (9) |
| Most nominations | Chak De! India (14) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
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]
Partner led the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by Guru with 10 nominations, Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Chak De! India with 9 nominations each, Life in a... Metro with 8 nominations and Jab We Met with 6 nominations.
Chak De! India won 9 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Shimit Amin), Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Om Shanti Om won 6 awards. Other multiple winners included Life in a... Metro with 3 awards and Guru, Jab We Met, Saawariya and Shootout at Lokhandwala with 2 awards each. In addition, Partner received 1 award at the ceremony.
Konkona Sen Sharma received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Life in a... Metro, winning for the latter.
Winners and nominees
editWinners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[3][4][5]
Popular awards
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Musical awards
edit| Best Music Director | Best Lyrics |
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| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
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Backstage awards
edit| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Dialogue | |
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Technical awards
edit| 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
editStyle Diva of the Year
editStyle Icon of the Year
editFresh Face of the Year
editOutstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
editOutstanding Contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
editAchievement in Indian Cinema
editSuperlatives
edit| Nominations | Film |
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| 11 | Partner |
| 10 | Guru |
| 9 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa |
| Chak De! India | |
| 8 | Life in a... Metro |
| 6 | Jab We Met |
| 5 | Om Shanti Om |
| Saawariya | |
| 3 | Cheeni Kum |
| Shootout at Lokhandwala | |
| 2 | Bheja Fry |
| Heyy Babyy |
| Awards | Film |
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| 9 | Chak De! India |
| 6 | Om Shanti Om |
| 3 | Life in a... Metro |
| 2 | Guru |
| Jab We Met | |
| Saawariya | |
| Shootout at Lokhandwala |
References
edit- ^ "..:: Welcome to International Indian Film Academy::". Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Bangkok for 2008 IIFA Awards". DESIblitz. 31 May 2008.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2008 winners". indicine.com. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "IIFA 2008: Thailand". iifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "IIFA Awards winners - IFFA 2008".
- ^ "Neil Nitin Mukesh".