Best Picture Chak De! India Date 8 June 2008 Channel Star Plus | Most awards Chak De! India (9) Other ceremonies 2007, 2009 Site Siam Paragon | |
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Hosted by Boman Irani
Ritesh Deshmukh
Urmila Matondkar Best Direction Shimit Amin
(Chak De! India) Best Actor Shahrukh Khan
(Chak De! India) Best Actress Kareena Kapoor
(Jab We Met) Hosts Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh, Urmila Matondkar | ||
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 June 6 – 8, 2008. The official ceremony took place on June 8, 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.
Contents
- Background
- Winners and nominees
- 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
- References
The IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on June 7, 2008, as did the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum. On June 6th, 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.
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).
Background
The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome. From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood. The next award ceremony was announced to be held in Macau, Hong Kong in 2009. The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Note – Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par did not compete for the awards and the movie did not receive a single nomination.