1st IIFA Awards

1st IIFA Awards
1st IIFA Awards
Date	24 June 2000
Site	Millennium Dome, London
Hosted by	Yukta Mookhey and Anupam Kher
Highlights
Best Picture	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Direction	Sanjay Leela Bhansali; (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt; (Vaastav: The Reality)
Best Actress	Aishwarya Rai; (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Most awards	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (11)
Most nominations	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (21)
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The first-ever International Indian Film Academy Awards is officially known as 1st IIFA Awards. The award ceremony was held in 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London. It took place on 24 June 2000.^[1] During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 26 competitive categories.

The ceremony was held at the Millennium Dome and was co-hosted by Yukta Mookhey and Anupam Kher.^[2]

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam led the ceremony with 21 nominations, followed by Taal with 12 nominations and Sarfarosh with 9 nominations.

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam won 11 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali) and Best Actress (for Aishwarya Rai), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Aishwarya Rai received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Taal, winning for the former.

Anil Kapoor received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Biwi No.1 and Taal, winning for the latter.

Sushmita Sen received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Biwi No.1 and Sirf Tum, winning for the former.

Awards

Sanjay Dutt — Best Actor winner for *Vaastav: The Reality*

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan — Best Actress winner for *Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam*

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).^[3]^[4]

Popular Awards

Best Film	Best Director
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ Biwi No.1 Sarfarosh Taal Vaastav: The Reality	Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ David Dhawan – Biwi No.1 John Matthew Matthan – Sarfarosh Mahesh Manjrekar – Vaastav: The Reality Subhash Ghai – Taal
Best Actor	Best Actress
Sanjay Dutt – Vaastav: The Reality‡ Aamir Khan – Sarfarosh Ajay Devgn – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Govinda – Haseena Maan Jaayegi Salman Khan – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Taal Kajol – Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Karisma Kapoor – Biwi No.1 Sonali Bendre – Sarfarosh
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Anil Kapoor – Taal‡ Anil Kapoor – Biwi No.1 Jackie Shroff – Kartoos Mukesh Rishi – Sarfarosh Sanjay Dutt – Daag	Sushmita Sen – Biwi No.1‡ Aruna Irani – Haseena Maan Jaayegi Reema Lagoo – Vaastav: The Reality Sushmita Sen – Sirf Tum Tabu – Biwi No.1
Best Performance in a Negative Role	Best Performance in a Comic Role
Naseeruddin Shah – Sarfarosh‡ Ashutosh Rana – Jaanwar Mohan Joshi – Vaastav: The Reality Mukesh Rishi – Arjun Pandit Raj Babbar – Daag	Anil Kapoor – Biwi No.1‡ Anupam Kher – Haseena Maan Jaayegi Jatin Kanakia – Khoobsurat Johnny Lever – Anari No.1 Sanjay Dutt – Khoobsurat
Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
A. R. Rahman – Taal‡ Anu Malik – Haseena Maan Jaayegi Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen – Arjun Pandit Ismail Darbar – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Nadeem–Shravan – Sirf Tum	Anand Bakshi – "Ishq Bina" – Taal‡ Israr Ansari – "Zindagi Maut Na Ban Jaye" – Sarfarosh Mehboob – "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Mehboob – "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Mehboob – "Tadap Tadap" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Male Playback Singer	Best Female Playback Singer
Udit Narayan – "Chand Chupa Badal Mein" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ KK – "Tadap Tadap" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Kumar Sanu – "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Sonu Nigam – "Ishq Bina" – Taal Sukhwinder Singh – "Ramta Jogi" – Taal	Alka Yagnik – "Taal Se Taal" – Taal‡ Anuradha Sriram – "Ishq Bina" – Taal Kavita Krishnamurti – "Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Kavita Krishnamurti – "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Sunidhi Chauhan – "Kya Dekh Rahe Ho Tum" – Taal

Technical Awards

Best Story	Best Screenplay
Pratap Karvat, Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡ Bhupathi Raja – Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain John Matthew Matthan – Sarfarosh Mahesh Manjrekar – Vaastav: The Reality Sooraj Barjatya – Hum Saath-Saath Hain	Sanjay Leela Bhansali – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡
Best Dialogue	Best Cinematography
Amrik Gill – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡	Anil Mehta – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡
Best Editing	Best Art Direction
V.N. Mayekar – Vaastav: The Reality‡	Keshto Mandal – Sarfarosh‡
Best Background Score	Best Choreography
Vishal Bhardwaj – Godmother‡	Saroj Khan – "Nimbooda" – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡
Best Costume Design	Best Makeup
Neeta Lulla – Taal‡	Jayanti Shevale – Hum Saath-Saath Hain‡
Best Sound Recording	Best Sound Re-Recording
Jitendra Arya – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡	Suresh Kathuria – Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam‡
Best Special Effects	Best Song Recording
Raj Taru (Video Sonic Ltd) – Hindustan Ki Kasam‡	Satish Gupta – "Khaali Dil Nahin Jaan Bhi Yeh Mangda" – Kachche Dhaage‡

Special Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award	Madame Tussauds Honour
Sunil Dutt	Amitabh Bachchan
Personality of The Year	Sony Set Max Maximum IIFA
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan	Shah Rukh Khan
Excellence In Indian Cinema	Outstanding Contribution To Indian Cinema
Jackie Chan	Lata Mangeshkar
Outstanding Indian Achievement In International Cinema	Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema
Shekhar Kapur	East Is East

Superlatives

Multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
21	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
12	Taal
9	Sarfarosh
7	Vaastav: The Reality
6	Haseena Maan Jaayegi
5	Biwi No.1
2	Arjun Pandit
	Daag
	Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
	Hum Saath-Saath Hain
	Khoobsurat
	Sirf Tum

Multiple wins
Awards	Film
11	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
5	Taal
2	Sarfarosh
2	Vaastav: The Reality

References

^ "Hum Dil De... sweeps IIFA awards". Screen. Archived from the original on 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ "First iifa award ceremony". IIFA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
^ "The 1st IIFA Awards 2000 Nominations Polling". CatchUsLive.com. International Indian Film Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 20 June 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ "The 1st IIFA Awards 2000 Winners". International Indian Film Academy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

External links

[1] "Hum Dil De... sweeps IIFA awards". Screen. Archived from the original on 20 February 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[2] "First iifa award ceremony". IIFA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

[3] "The 1st IIFA Awards 2000 Nominations Polling". CatchUsLive.com. International Indian Film Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 20 June 2000. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[4] "The 1st IIFA Awards 2000 Winners". International Indian Film Academy. Archived from the original on 12 December 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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