The first-ever

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is officially known as 1st IIFA Awards. The award ceremony was held in 2000 at the

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. It took place on 24 June 2000. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 26 competitive categories. The ceremony was held at the Millennium Dome and was co-hosted by

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and

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. ''

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'', released internationally as ''Straight From the Heart'', is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama musical film directed, co-written, and produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. The film stars Salman Khan, Ajay Devgn ...

'' led the ceremony with 21 nominations, followed by ''Taal'' with 12 nominations and ''

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'' with 9 nominations. ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' won 11 awards, including

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(for

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) and

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(for

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), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony. Aishwarya Rai received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in ''Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'' and ''Taal'', winning for the former.

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received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in ''

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'' and ''Taal'', winning for the latter.

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received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in ''Biwi No.1'' and ''

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'', winning for the former.

Awards

The winners and nominees have been listed below. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger ().

Awards

Popular Awards

Technical Awards

Special Awards

Superlatives

References

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