8th IIFA Awards

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8th IIFA Awards
Hallam FM Arena
Sheffield, England
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Best Picture
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The 2007 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 8th

Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta
co–hosted the ceremony – the first time.

Some other salient events held during this weekend included the IIFA World Premiere, IIFA–BAFTA Film Workshop, FICCI–IIFA Global Business –um and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Charity Cricket Match.[1]

The tag line of the IIFA 2007 was IIFA 2007: Yorkshire "Love At First Sight".

IIFA returned to England, UK after Debutant London 2000.

Rang De Basanti led the ceremony with 21 nominations, followed by Omkara with 13 nominations and Dhoom 2 with 12 nominations.

Rang De Basanti won 11 awards, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Soha Ali Khan), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.

Gangster
(Best Female Debut).

Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards at the ceremony.

Background

The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in

Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2008.[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1][3]

Popular awards

Rajkumar Hirani (Best Director)
Arshad Warsi (Best Supporting Actor)
Soha Ali Khan (Best Supporting Actress)
Best Film 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
  • Gangster
    as Simran

Musical awards

Best Music Director Best Lyrics
Best Male Playback Singer
Best Female Playback Singer
Best Song Recording Best Background score

Backstage awards

Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue

Technical awards

Best Art Direction Best Action
  • Krrish – Tony Siutung and Shyam Kushal
Best Cinematographer Best Choreography
Best Costume Design Best Editing
  • Dhoom 2 – Anaita Shroff Adajania
Best Makeup Best Sound Recording
Best Sound Re–Recording Best Special Effects

Special awards

[4]

Most Glamorous Star

Creative Person of the Year Award

Special Award – Best Adaptation

Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema

Lifetime Achievement Award

Multiple nominations and awards

References

  1. ^ a b ":: Welcome To International Indian Film Academy::". Iifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Showcase: IIFA 2008 – Thailand". IIFA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Nominees for IIFA Awards 2007". Bollywood Hungama. 4 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008.
  4. ^ Andre Soares (2 June 2007). "Indian Film Academy Awards 2007". Altfg.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.