The 2011 IIFA Awards, officially the 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2010 and took place between 23 and 25 June 2011. The official ceremony took place on 25 June 2011, at the

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. During the ceremony,

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were awarded in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on

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. Actors

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and

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co-hosted the ceremony for the fourth time. In related events, the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 24 June 2011 at the

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. The event was hosted by

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( Best Director winner) and

Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won many awards including Filmfare Awards and IIFA Awards. Sharma has appeared in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 in the 2010s and was featured by ''F ...

( Best Actress winner). During the event, all technical awards and one musical award were presented to the winners. '' Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' led the ceremony with 12 nominations, followed by ''

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'' with 11 nominations, ''

Ishqiya ''Ishqiya'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language slapstick black comedy film directed by debutante Abhishek Chaubey starring Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi, and Salman Shahid, with cinematography by Mohana Krishna, and was produ ...

'' and ''

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'' with 9 nominations each, ''

Band Baaja Baaraat ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (; also known as ''Wedding Planners'') is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Maneesh Sharma in his directorial debut, written by Habib Faisal, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Fi ...

'' with 8 nominations, and ''

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'' with 7 nominations. ''Dabangg'' won 10 awards, including

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, Best Female Debut (for

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) and Best Villain (for

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' were the runners-up of the ceremony with 5 awards each. Other multiple winners include ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Udaan'' with 3 awards each. In addition, '' Guzaarish'', '' Housefull'' and '' Love Sex aur Dhokha'', each received 1 award.

Background

This was the first time the IIFA Awards were held in

and

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's large South Asian population likely influenced the choice as a host city (Ontario is the province with the most Indo-Canadians at 573,250 with 484,655 in the

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). The award ceremonies are held in various places around the world and has not necessarily been held in locale with a large South Asian population. The awards ceremony was telecasted on 24 July 2011 on Star Plus.

Winners and nominees

The list of winners of the awards is given below. Winners are listed first, and highlighted in boldface.

Popular awards

Music

Technical

Technical awards

Special awards

Green Globe Award

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Star Plus Hottest Pair

and

Ranveer Singh Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (; born 6 July 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Ranveer Singh, several awards, including five Filmfare Awards. He is among the highest- ...

Outstanding Achievement in Cinema

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(Indian Cinema) *

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(International Cinema)

Lifetime Achievement Award

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Superlatives

Presenters and performers

The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.

Presenters

Performers

Controversies

Shahrukh Khan and stage crasher

While co-hosting the Music Awards, a man jumped on stage and clamped himself to Shahrukh Khan's injured leg. He was later removed from the stage, when Shahrukh said "You're hurting my leg. Please move!". But, Shahrukh did agree to meet after the show upon the request of the man.

References

External links

IIFA.com
Official website
IIFA Weekend Promotional Website
{{IIFA Awards * Entertainment events in Canada 2011 Indian film awards