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The 2005 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2004 and took place between 9–11 June 2005.
| 6th IIFA Awards | |
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| Date | 9 June 2005– 11 June 2005[1] |
| Site | Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Hosted by | |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Veer-Zaara |
| Best Direction | Yash Chopra (Veer-Zaara) |
| Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan (Veer-Zaara) |
| Best Actress | Rani Mukerji (Hum Tum) |
| Most awards | Veer-Zaara (7) |
| Most nominations | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (13) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
The weekend began with the IIFA Inaugural Press Conference at which IIFA Brand Ambassador, actor Amitabh Bachchan, officially launched the three-day extravaganza.
This was followed by the IIFA World Premiere held at the centuries-old Pathe Tuschinski Theatre. The film screened was Pradeep Sarkar's Parineeta.[2]
This was the first year where the IIFA Film Festival was held which showcased some of the best films Indian Cinema has to offer. It was inaugurated by Yash Chopra and was held at the Pathe Tuschinski Theatre.[2]
An IIFA Workshop was also held which served as a unique meeting between some prominent filmmakers from India and Dutch film professionals. Key speakers at the workshop included Karan Johar, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar and Abhishek Bachchan. The workshop also featured a screening of the blockbuster Kal Ho Naa Ho.[2]
Other events included the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Cricket Match. The IIFA Foundation Celebrity Cricket Match saw teams captained by Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan face against each other with Hrithik's team emerging as the victors.
The official ceremony took place on 11 June 2005, at the Amsterdam Arena, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus for the first time. Actors Fardeen Khan and Shahrukh Khan along with director Karan Johar co-hosted the ceremony. Along with the award distribution, the ceremony also included performances by international pop group Bombay Rockers, international magician Hans Kolak, Salman Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora, Esha Deol, Isha Sharvani, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor and Daler Mehndi. It also included Abhishek Bachchan's first-ever international performance.[2]
Veer-Zaara led the ceremony with 10 nominations, followed by Mujhse Shaadi Karogi with 9 nominations, Aitraaz with 8 nominations, Swades with 7 nominations, and Dhoom with 6 nominations.
Veer-Zaara won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Yash Chopra), Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), Best Supporting Actress (for Rani Mukerji) and Best Music Director (for Late Madan Mohan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Other multiple awards winners included Mujhse Shaadi Karogi with 5 awards, Aitraaz, Dhoom and Murder with 3 awards each, and Main Hoon Na and Maqbool receiving 2 awards each.
In addition, movies receiving a single award included, Chameli for (Best Cinematography), Swades for (Best Lyricist), Taarzan: The Wonder Car for (Best Female Debut), Hum Tum for (Best Actress) and Yuva for (Best Supporting Actor).
Shah Rukh Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Swades and Veer-Zaara, winning for the latter.
Rani Mukerji set an unmatched record by becoming the only actress till date to win both popular female acting awards in the same year, winning Best Actress for Hum Tum and Best Supporting Actress for Veer-Zaara. She also received an additional Best Supporting Actress nomination for her performance in Yuva.
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 Dubai, UAE in 2006.[3]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[2][4]
Popular awards
Shahrukh Khan (Best Actor)
Rani Mukerji (Best Actress)
Abhishek Bachchan (Best Supporting Actor)
Rani Mukerji (Best Supporting Actress)
Musical awards
| 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 |
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Backstage awards
| Best Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Dialogue | |
Technical awards
| Best Art Direction | Best Action |
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| Best Cinematography | 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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Special awards
Source:[4]
Lifetime Achievement Award
Samsung Style Icon Award
Samsung Style Diva Award
Global Indian Media Personality Trophy
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 10 | Veer-Zaara |
| 9 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi |
| 8 | Aitraaz |
| 7 | Swades |
| 6 | Dhoom |
| 5 | Hum Tum |
| Main Hoon Na | |
| 3 | Murder |
| 2 | Ab Tak Chhappan |
| Ek Hasina Thi | |
| Hulchul | |
| Musafir | |
| Yuva |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 7 | Veer-Zaara |
| 5 | Mujhse Shaadi Karogi |
| 3 | Aitraaz |
| Dhoom | |
| 2 | Main Hoon Na |
| Maqbool | |
| Murder |
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