The International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrates its 10th anniversary in a grand style as the annual VIDEOCON IIFA Weekend and IDEA IIFA Awards was held in the exotic Venetian® Macau-Resort-Hotel from June 11-13 2009.
The 2009 IIFA Awards Nominations
The IIFA Awards Nominees List 2009 is shown below for each category.
Best Film
- A Wednesday
- Dostana
- Ghajini
- Jodhaa Akbar
- Race
- Rock On
Best Director
- A.R. Murugadoss — Ghajini
- Madhur Bhandarkar — Fashion
- Abhishek Kapoor — Rock On
- Ashutosh Gowariker — Jodhaa Akbar
- Neeraj Pandey — A Wednesday
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
- Aamir Khan — Ghajini
- Abhishek Bachchan — Dostana
- Hrithik Roshan — Jodhaa Akbar
- Naseeruddin Shah — A Wednesday
- Shah Rukh Khan — Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan — Jodhaa Akbar
- Asin — Ghajini
- Bipasha Basu — Race
- Katrina Kaif — Singh is Kinng
- Priyanka Chopra — Fashion
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
- Abhishek Bachchan — Sarkar Raj
- Arjun Rampal — Rock On
- Irrfan Khan — Mumbai Meri Jaan
- Sonu Sood — Jodhaa Akbar
- Vinay Pathak — Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
- Bipasha Basu- Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Ila Arun — Jodhaa Akbar
- Kiron Kher — Dostana
- Shahana Goswami — Rock On
- Kangana Ranaut — Fashion
Best Actor in a Comic Role
- Abhishek Bachchan — Dostana
- Anil Kapoor- Race
- Rajpal Yadav — Bhoothnath
- Tejpal Singh — Jodhaa Akbar
- Shreyas Talpade — Welcome to Sajjanpur
- Tusshar Kapoor — Golmaal Returns
Best Actor in a Negative Role
- Akshaye Khanna — Race
- Imran Khan — Kidnap
- Paresh Rawal — Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
- Pradeep Rawat — Ghajini
- Vishwas Badola — Jodhaa Akbar
Best Story
- Abhishek Kapoor — Rock On
- Haidar Ali — Jodhaa Akbar
- Madhur Bhandarkar, Ajay Monga, Anuradha Tiwari — Fashion
- Neeraj Pandey — A Wednesday
- Shiraz Ahmed — Race
Best Music
- A.R.Rahman — Jodhaa Akbar
- A.R.Rahman- Ghajini
- Pritam — Race
- Shankar Ehsaan Loy — Rock On
- Vishal Shekhar — Dostana
Best Lyrics
- Anvita Dutt Gupta — Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Jaideep Sahni — Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
- Javed Akhtar — Jashn-E-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)
- Javed Akhtar- Socha Hai (Rock On)
- Sameer — Pehli Nazar Mein (Race)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
- Atif Aslam — Pehli Nazar Mein (Race)
- Farhan Akhtar — Socha Hai (Rock On)
- Javed Ali — Jashn-E-Baharaa (Jodhaa Akbar)
- KK- Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Sukhwinder Singh — Haule Haule (Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi)
Playback Singer (Female)
- Bela Shinde — Man Mohana (Jodhaa Akbar)
- Monali — Zara Zara Touch Me (Race)
- Shilpa Rao — Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
- Shreya Ghoshal — Teri Ore (Singh is Kinng)
- Sunidhi Chauhan — Desi Girl (Dostana)
Winners of the IIFA Awards 2009 – Details
Best Debutant Star – Male
Farhan Akhtar
Best Debutant Star – Female
Asin
Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Best Actor in a Comic Role
Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
Best Music
A R Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
Best Lyrics
Javed Akhtar – Jashn-E-Bahara (Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Playback Singer – Male
Javed Ali – Jashn-e-Baharaa (Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Playback Singer – Female
Shreya Ghoshal – Teri Ore (Singh is Kinng)
Best Dailogue
Manu Risho – Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
Best Screenplay
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday!
Sound Editing
Ghajini
Sound Recording
Ghajini
Best Action
Ghajini
Special Effects
Ghajini
Best Sound Recording
Rock On!!
Best Editing
Jodhaa Akbar
Best Make-up
Jodhaa Akbar
Art Direction
Jodhaa Akbar
Best Costume Award
Jodhaa Akbar
Best Background Score
A R Rahman
Star of the Decdade – Male
ShahRukh Khan
Star of the Decade – Female
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Music Director of the Decade
A R Rahman