5th IIFA Awards
The 2004 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 5th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2003 and took place between 20–22 May 2004. This year, the city of Singapore played host to the Indian Film Industry. The tag line of this year's IIFA Awards was Uniquely IIFA, Uniquely Singapore ....
| 5th IIFA Awards | |
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| Date | 20 May 2004– 22 May 2004 |
| Site | Singapore Indoor Stadium Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore |
| Hosted by | |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| Best Direction | Rakesh Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya) |
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya) |
| Best Actress | Preity Zinta (Kal Ho Naa Ho) |
| Most awards | Kal Ho Naa Ho (13) |
| Most nominations | Kal Ho Naa Ho (17) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
The official ceremony took place on 22 May 2004, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Rahul Khanna hosted the ceremony.
The weekend began with the IIFA Inaugural Press Conference. This was followed by an IIFA Foundation Celebrity Football Match, which was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. The team lineup comprised the glitterati of Indian Cinema and Singapore's football fraternity.[1]
The next event which was held during this three-day extravaganza was the IIFA Forum. The topics discussed upon were 'Globalisation of Indian Cinema' and 'Co-Production between India and Singapore'. Singapore also witnessed the IIFA World Premiere which screened Mani Ratnam's Yuva, in Hindi and Aaytha Ezhuthu in Tamil.
Kal Ho Naa Ho received a total of seventeen nominations out of the total twenty seven categories and managed to win thirteen, out of which only the (Best Picture, Best Performance In A Leading Role Female, Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male and Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female) were among the popular one. Koi... Mil Gaya on the other hand won five out of its eleven nominations. Among them the popular awards included: (Best Director and Best Performance In A Leading Role Male).
Other multiple awards winners included Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. with four awards and Ishq Vishk receiving two awards.
In addition movies receiving a single awards included, LOC Kargil for (Best Sound Re-Recording), Jism for (Best Female Playback Singer) and Janasheen for (Best Performance In A Negative Role)
Background
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 Amsterdam Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands in 2005.[2]
Singapore also hosted the 2012 IIFA Awards.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[1]
Popular awards
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 Cinematographer | Best Choreography |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Editing |
| Best Makeup | Best Sound Recording |
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| Best Sound Re-Recording | Best Special Effects |
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Special awards
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
Outstanding Achievement In Indian Cinema
Samsung Diva
Samsung Style Icon
Sony face of the year – Male
Sony face of the year – Female
Multiple nominations and awards
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The following eleven films received multiple nominations:
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The following films received multiple awards:
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References
- ":: Welcome To International Indian Film Academy::". Iifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- "Showcase: IIFA 2005 – Amsterdam". IIFA. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
- Kay, Jeremy (2 April 2004). "Kal Ho Naa Ho leads IIFA nominees". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 October 2018.