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

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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]

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Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Performance in a Negative Role Best Performance in a Comic Role
Best Music Director Best 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 Singer Best Female Playback Singer

Technical Awards

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Best Story Best Screenplay
Best Dialogue Best Cinematography
Best Editing Best Art Direction
Best Background Score Best Choreography
Best Costume Design Best Makeup
Best Sound Recording Best Sound Re-Recording
Best Special Effects Best Song Recording
  • Satish Gupta – "Khaali Dil Nahin Jaan Bhi Yeh Mangda" – Kachche Dhaage

Special Awards

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Lifetime Achievement Award Madame Tussauds Honour
Personality of The Year Sony Set Max Maximum IIFA
Excellence In Indian Cinema Outstanding Contribution To Indian Cinema
Outstanding Indian Achievement In International Cinema Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema

Superlatives

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

References

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  1. ^ "Hum Dil De... sweeps IIFA awards". Screen. Archived from the original on 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ "First iifa award ceremony". IIFA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ^ "The 1st IIFA Awards 2000 Nominations Polling". CatchUsLive.com. International Indian Film Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 20 June 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "The 1st IIFA Awards 2000 Winners". International Indian Film Academy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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