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18th IIFA Awards

18th IIFA Awards

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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]

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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, Pink and Udta Punjab with 7 nominations each.

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

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Shahid Kapoor — Best Actor winner
Alia Bhatt — Best Actress winner
Anupam Kher — Best Supporting Actor winner
Shabana Azmi — Best Supporting Actress winner

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Musical awards

More information Best Music Direction, Best Lyrics ...

Technical awards

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More information Best Action, Best Special Effects ...

Special Awards

More information Woman of the Year, Style Icon ...

References

  1. [1]
    Misra, Tishya (14 June 2017). "Saif Ali Khan And Karan Johar To Host The International Indian Film Academy Awards". NDTV. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  2. [2]
    "IIFA 2017: Awards return to US, New York hosted its 18th edition in July". The Indian Express. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  3. [3]
    "IIFA returns to US: New York to host 18th edition of Bollywood award show". Firstpost. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. [4]
    "And the technical winners of the NEXA IIFA Awards 2017 are". 26 May 2017.
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