1st IIFA Awards

The first-ever International Indian Film Academy Awards is officially known as 1st IIFA Awards. The award ceremony was held in 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London. It took place on 24 June 2000.[1] During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 26 competitive categories.

1st IIFA Awards
Date24 June 2000 (2000-06-24)
SiteMillennium Dome, London
Hosted byYukta Mookhey and Anupam Kher
Highlights
Best PictureHum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best DirectionSanjay Leela Bhansali
(Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Best ActorSanjay Dutt
(Vaastav: The Reality)
Best ActressAishwarya Rai
(Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Most awardsHum Dil De Chuke Sanam (11)
Most nominationsHum Dil De Chuke Sanam (21)
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The ceremony was held at the Millennium Dome and was co-hosted by Yukta Mookhey and Anupam Kher.[2]

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam led the ceremony with 21 nominations, followed by Taal with 12 nominations and Sarfarosh with 9 nominations.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam won 11 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and Best Actress (for Aishwarya Rai), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Aishwarya Rai received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal, winning for the former.

Anil Kapoor received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Biwi No.1 and Taal, winning for the latter.

Sushmita Sen received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Biwi No.1 and Sirf Tum, winning for the former.

Awards

Sanjay Leela Bhansali — Best Director winner for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Sanjay Dutt — Best Actor winner for Vaastav: The Reality
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan — Best Actress winner for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Anil Kapoor — Best Supporting Actor winner for Taal
Sushmita Sen — Best Supporting Actress winner for Biwi No.1

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[3][4]

Best FilmBest Director
Best ActorBest Actress
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Negative RoleBest Performance in a Comic Role
Best Music DirectorBest Lyricist
  • Anand Bakshi – "Ishq Bina" – Taal
    • Israr Ansari – "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye" – Sarfarosh
    • Mehboob – "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    • Mehboob – "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
    • Mehboob – "Tadap Tadap" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Male Playback SingerBest Female Playback Singer

Technical Awards

Best StoryBest Screenplay
Best DialogueBest Cinematography
Best EditingBest Art Direction
Best Background ScoreBest Choreography
Best Costume DesignBest Makeup
Best Sound RecordingBest Sound Re-Recording
Best Special EffectsBest Song Recording
  • Satish Gupta – "Khaali Dil Nahin Jaan Bhi Yeh Mangda" – Kachche Dhaage

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement AwardMadame Tussauds Honour
Personality of The YearSony Set Max Maximum IIFA
Excellence In Indian CinemaOutstanding Contribution To Indian Cinema
Outstanding Indian Achievement In International CinemaOutstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema

Superlatives

Multiple nominations
NominationsFilm
21Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
12Taal
9Sarfarosh
7Vaastav: The Reality
6Haseena Maan Jaayegi
5Biwi No.1
2Arjun Pandit
Daag
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
Hum Saath-Saath Hain
Khoobsurat
Sirf Tum
Multiple wins
AwardsFilm
11Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
5Taal
2Sarfarosh
Vaastav: The Reality

References