18th IIFA Awards
| 18th IIFA Awards | |
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| Date | 14 July 2017– 15 July 2017 |
| Site | MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA |
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| Website | http://www.iifa.com  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Colors TV |
| Produced by | Wizcraft International |
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
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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Musical awards
[edit]| Best Music Direction | Best Lyrics |
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| Best Male Playback Singer | Best Female Playback Singer |
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| Best Sound Design | Best Background Score |
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Technical awards
[edit]| Best Action | Best Special Effects |
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| Best Choreography | Best Cinematography |
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| Best Costume Design | Best Dialogue |
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| Best Editing | Best Makeup |
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| Best Production Design | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Sound Mixing | Best Sound Recording |
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| Best Story | |
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Special Awards
[edit]| Woman of the Year | Style Icon |
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Superlatives
[edit]| Nominations | Film |
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| 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 |
| Awards | Film |
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| 7 | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 4 | Neerja |
| Pink | |
| Udta Punjab | |
| 2 | Fan |
| Kapoor & Sons | |
| M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story | |
| Sultan |
References
[edit]- ^ Misra, Tishya (14 June 2017). "Saif Ali Khan And Karan Johar To Host The International Indian Film Academy Awards". NDTV. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "IIFA 2017: Awards return to US, New York hosted its 18th edition in July". The Indian Express. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "IIFA returns to US: New York to host 18th edition of Bollywood award show". Firstpost. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "And the technical winners of the NEXA IIFA Awards 2017 are". 26 May 2017.