The 2011 IIFA Awards, officially the 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2010 and took place between 23 and 25 June 2011. The official ceremony took place on 25 June 2011, at the Rogers Centre in

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. During the ceremony,

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were awarded in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors

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and

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co-hosted the ceremony for the fourth time. In related events, the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 24 June 2011 at the

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. The event was hosted by Karan Johar ( Best Director winner) and Anushka Sharma ( Best Actress winner). During the event, all technical awards and one musical award were presented to the winners. ''

Dabangg ''Dabangg'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and produced by Malaika Arora Khan and Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions with Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. Kha ...

'' led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' and ''

Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language gangster film written by Rajat Arora and directed by Milan Luthria. It stars Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Prachi Desai and Randeep Hooda. Produced by Ekta Kapoor u ...

'' with 12 nominations each, and ''

Ishqiya ''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian black comedy film starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Salman Shahid. It was directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut, cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produced by Raman ...

'' with 9 nominations. ''Dabangg'' won 10 awards, including

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, Best Female Debut (for

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) and

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' were the runners-up of the ceremony with 5 awards each. Other multiple winners include ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Udaan'' with 3 awards each. In addition, '' Guzaarish'', '' Housefull'' and '' Love Sex aur Dhokha'', each received 1 award.

Background

This was the first time the IIFA Awards were held in

and North America.

's large South Asian population likely influenced the choice as a host city (Ontario is the province with the most Indo-Canadians at 573,250 with 484,655 in the Greater Toronto Area). The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world and has not necessarily been held in locale with a large South Asian population. The awards ceremony was telecasted on 24 July 2011 on Star Plus.

Winners and nominees

The list of winners of the awards is given below. Winners are listed first, and highlighted in boldface.

Popular awards

Music

Technical

Technical awards

Special awards

Green Globe Award

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Star Plus Hottest Pair

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Outstanding Achievement in Cinema

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(Indian Cinema) *

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(International Cinema)

Lifetime Achievement Award

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Multiple nominations and awards

The following eleven films received multiple nominations: * Fifteen: ''

'' * Twelve: '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' and ''

'' * Nine: ''

'' * Eight: '' My Name is Khan'' and ''

Raajneeti ''Raajneeti'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language political thriller film co-written, directed and produced by Prakash Jha, with a screenplay by Anjum Rajabali and Prakash Jha. The film depicts an archetypal conflict between rival political fam ...

'' * Six: '' Guzaarish'' * Four: ''

Golmaal 3 ''Golmaal 3'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and the third film in the '' Golmaal series''. The film contains an ensemble cast starring Ajay Devgn, Arshad Warsi, Mithun Chakraborty, Kareena Kapoor ...

'' * Three: ''

'', ''

'' and '' Udaan'' The following four films received multiple awards: * Ten: ''

'' * Five: '' My Name Is Khan'' and '' Band Baaja Baaraat'' * Three: ''

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Performers

Controversies

Shahrukh Khan and stage crasher

While co-hosting the Music Awards, a man jumped on stage and clamped himself to Shahrukh Khan's injured leg. He was later removed from the stage, when Shahrukh said "You're hurting my leg. Please move!". But, Shahrukh did agree to meet after the show upon the request of the man.

References

External links

IIFA.com
Official website
IIFA Weekend Promotional Website
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