9th IIFA Awards

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
The official logo of the 2008 IIFA Awards
Date6 June 2008 (2008-06-06)–
8 June 2008 (2008-06-08)
SiteSiam Paragon
Bangkok, Thailand
Hosted by
Highlights
Best PictureChak De! India
Best DirectionShimit Amin
(Chak De! India)
Best ActorShahrukh Khan
(Chak De! India)
Best ActressKareena Kapoor
(Jab We Met)
Most awardsChak De! India (9)
Most nominationsChak De! India (14)
Television coverage
ChannelStar Plus
NetworkSTAR 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]

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]
Note – Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par did not compete for the awards and the movie did not receive a single nomination.

Shimit Amin (Best Director)
Shah Rukh Khan (Best Actor)
Kareena Kapoor (Best Actress)
Irrfan Khan (Best Supporting Actor)
Konkona Sen Sharma (Best Supporting Actress)
Best Picture Best Director
Best Performance In A Leading Role Male Best Performance In A Leading Role Female
Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female
Best Performance In A Comic Role Best Performance In A Negative Role
Male Debutant Star Female Debutant Star

Musical awards
Best Music Director Best Lyrics
Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer

Backstage awards
Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue

Technical awards
Best Art Direction Best Action
Best Cinematographer Best Choreography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
Best Makeup Best Sound Recording
  • Om Shanti Om – Bharat-Dorris, Ravi Indulkar & Namrata Soni
Best Sound Re-Recording Best Special Effects

Special awards

[5]

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

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Bangkok for 2008 IIFA Awards". DESIblitz.
  3. "IIFA Awards 2008 winners". indicine.com. 10 June 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  4. "IIFA 2008: Thailand". iifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  5. http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/iifa-awards-2008-winners/
  6. http://www.koimoi.com/actor/neil-nitin-mukesh/
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