18th IIFA Awards

18th IIFA Awards
Date14 July 2017 (2017-07-14)–
15 July 2017 (2017-07-15)
SiteMetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Hosted by
Act(s)
Websitehttp://www.iifa.com Edit this on Wikidata
Television/radio coverage
NetworkColors TV
Produced byWizcraft International
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The 2017 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 18th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2016, occurred in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on 14–15 July 2017. It was the first time that the awards held there and also IIFA returned to United States after 2014.[2][3]

Udta Punjab led the ceremony with 9 nominations, followed by Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story with 8 nominations each, Pink with 7 nominations and Neerja with 5 nominations.

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil won 7 awards, including Best Music Director (for Pritam), Best Lyricist (for Amitabh Bhattacharya – "Channa Mereya") and Best Male Playback Singer (for Amit Mishra – "Bulleya"), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Alia Bhatt received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Dear Zindagi and Udta Punjab, winning for the latter.

Winners and Nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Shahid Kapoor — Best Actor winner
Alia Bhatt — Best Actress winner
Anupam Kher — Best Supporting Actor winner
Shabana Azmi — Best Supporting Actress winner

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Best Film Best Director
Best Actor In A Leading Role Best Actress In A Leading Role
Best Actor In A Supporting Role Best Actress In A Supporting Role
Best Performance in a Comic Role Best Performance in a Negative Role
Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress

Musical awards

Best Music Direction Best Lyrics
Best Male Playback Singer Best Female Playback Singer
Best Sound Design Best Background Score

Technical awards

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Best Action Best Special Effects
  • Larnell Stovall, Parvez Shaikh, `ANL` Arasu – Sultan
Best Choreography Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design Best Dialogue
  • Ritesh Shah – Pink
Best Editing Best Makeup
  • Bodhaditya Bandyopadhyay – Pink
Best Production Design Best Screenplay
  • Aparna Sud & Anna Ipe – Neerja
  • Ritesh Shah – Pink
Best Sound Mixing Best Sound Recording
Best Story

Special Awards

Woman of the Year Style Icon

Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations Film
9 Udta Punjab
8 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
7 Pink
5 Neerja
4 Kapoor & Sons
Sultan
2 Dear Zindagi
Dishoom
Fan
Wazir
Films with multiple awards
Awards Film
7 Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
4 Neerja
Pink
Udta Punjab
2 Fan
Kapoor & Sons
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story
Sultan

References

  1. ^ Misra, Tishya (14 June 2017). "Saif Ali Khan And Karan Johar To Host The International Indian Film Academy Awards". NDTV. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. ^ "IIFA 2017: Awards return to US, New York hosted its 18th edition in July". The Indian Express. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. ^ "IIFA returns to US: New York to host 18th edition of Bollywood award show". Firstpost. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ^ "And the technical winners of the NEXA IIFA Awards 2017 are". 26 May 2017.