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International Indian Film Academy Awards The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi cinema. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite a ...

. This edition was held in

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on 22-24 June 2018. This was – the second time this event was held in Thailand after

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. The show was hosted by

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and

Ritesh Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Marathi cinema, Marathi films. Known for his comic portrayals, Deshmukh is a recipient of several ...

. The awards were given – the

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films in 2017.' ''

Tumhari Sulu ''Tumhari Sulu'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Suresh Triveni and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Tanuj Garg, Krishan Kumar, Atul Kasbekar and Shanti Sivaram Maini under the banners of T-Series and ...

'' led the ceremony with 7 nominations, followed by ''Newton'' with 5 nominations and ''

Bareilly Ki Barfi ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. It is based on Nicolas Barreau's novel, ''The Ingredients of Love''. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon and Rajkummar Ra ...

'' and ''

Hindi Medium ''Hindi Medium'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Saket Chaudhary and produced by Dinesh Vijan, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under their respective banners Maddock Films and T-Series. The film s ...

'' with 4 nominations each. ''

Jagga Jasoos ''Jagga Jasoos'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language musical adventure comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Basu and Ranbir Kapoor. It stars Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, and tells the story of a ...

'' won 3 awards, thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

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received dual nominations at the ceremony, having been nominated for Best Actor for ''Newton'' and Best Supporting Actor for ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'', but lost both to

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for ''

'' and

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for ''Mom'', respectively.

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received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' and ''

Shubh Mangal Saavdhan ''Shubh Mangal Saavdhan'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by R. S. Prasanna and produced by Krishika Lulla and Aanand L. Rai. Starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar, it is the remake of the director's ...

'', but lost to

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, who won the award for ''

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''.

Winners and Nominees

Film Awards

Music Awards

Technical Awards

Special Awards

Superlatives

References

External links

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IIfa Awards The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) is an annual awards ceremony for Hindi cinema. Produced by Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, the winners of the awards are decided by fans, who vote online for their favourite ac ...