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The 2007 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 8th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2006 and took place between 7–9 June 2007. The official ceremony took place on 9 June 2007, at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co–hosted the ceremony – the first time.
| 8th IIFA Awards | |
|---|---|
The official logo of the 2007 IIFA Awards | |
| Date | 7 June 2007– 9 June 2007 |
| Site | Hallam FM Arena Sheffield, England |
| Hosted by | |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Rang De Basanti |
| Best Direction | Rajkumar Hirani (Lage Raho Munna Bhai) |
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan (Krrish) |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji (Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna) |
| Most awards | Rang De Basanti (11) |
| Most nominations | Rang De Basanti (21) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
Some other salient events held during this weekend included the IIFA World Premiere, IIFA–BAFTA Film Workshop, FICCI–IIFA Global Business –um and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Charity Cricket Match.[1]
The tag line of the IIFA 2007 was IIFA 2007: Yorkshire "Love At First Sight".
IIFA returned to England, UK, after Debutant London 2000.
Rang De Basanti led the ceremony with 15 nominations, followed by Omkara with 11 nominations, Dhoom 2 and Lage Raho Munna Bhai with 10 nominations, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna with 9 nominations, and Krrish with 7 nominations.
Rang De Basanti won 11 awards, including Best Film and Best Supporting Actress (Soha Ali Khan), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai and Omkara won 4 awards each. Other multiple winners included Krrish with 3 awards and Dhoom 2 and Fanaa with two each. In addition, films receiving a single award included, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (Best Actress), Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (Best Comedian), 36 China Town (Best Male Debut) and Gangster (Best Female Debut).
Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards at the ceremony.
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 Bangkok, Thailand in 2008.[2]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1][3]
| Best Music Director | Best Lyrics |
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| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
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| Best Song Recording | Best Background score |
| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Dialogue | |
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| Best Art Direction | Best Action |
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| Best Cinematographer | Best Choreography |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Editing |
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| Best Makeup | Best Sound Recording |
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| Best Sound Re–Recording | Best Special Effects |
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| Nominations | Film |
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| 15 | Rang De Basanti |
| 11 | Omkara |
| 10 | Dhoom 2 |
| Lage Raho Munna Bhai | |
| 9 | Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna |
| 7 | Krrish |
| 6 | Gangster: A Love Story |
| 3 | Fanaa |
| Awards | Film |
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| 11 | Rang De Basanti |
| 4 | Lage Raho Munna Bhai |
| 3 | Krrish |
| Omkara | |
| 2 | Dhoom 2 |
| Fanaa |
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