16th IIFA Awards
The 2015 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 16th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2014, took place on 5 June 2015.[1] The official ceremony took place on 7 June 2015 in Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Colors for the first time. The ceremony was co–hosted by actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, for the first time as hosts. This show was telecasted on colors on Sunday 5 July 2015, 8pm.
16th IIFA Awards | |
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Date | 5 June 2015 – 7 June 2015 |
Site | Putra Indoor Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Highlights | |
Best Picture | Queen |
Best Direction | Rajkumar Hirani (PK) |
Best Actor | Shahid Kapoor (Haider) |
Best Actress | Kangana Ranaut (Queen) |
Most awards | Haider (9) |
Most nominations | Haider (14) |
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Channel | Colors TV |
Network | Colors TV |
IIFA Rocks, otherwise known as the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 5 June 2015.
Haider led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by 2 States with 10 nominations, and PK and Queen with 7 nominations each.
Haider won 9 awards, including Best Actor (for Shahid Kapoor), Best Supporting Actress (for Tabu) and Best Villain (Kay Kay Menon), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.
Winners and nominees
Popular awards
Special awards
IIFA Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema |
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IIFA Award for Woman of the Year |
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Musical awards
Best Music Direction | Best Lyrics |
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Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
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Best Sound Design | Best Background Score |
Technical awards
Best Action | Best Special Effects |
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Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
Best Costume Design | Best Dialogue |
Best Editing | Best Makeup |
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Best Production Design | Best Screenplay |
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Best Sound Mixing | Best Sound Recording |
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Most nominations
- 14; Haider
- 10; 2 States
- 7; PK and Queen
- 6; Ek Villain and Kick
- 4; Highway
- 2; Happy New Year, Mary Kom, CityLights, Heropanti and Bang Bang
Most wins
- 9; Haider
- 5; Queen
- 4; Ek Villain
- 3; Kick
- 2; PK