1st IIFA Awards

1st IIFA Awards
Date	22 June 2000
Site	Millennium Dome, London
Host	Yukta Mookhey and Anupam Kher
Highlights
Best Picture	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Direction	Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Best Actor	Sanjay Dutt (Vaastav)
Best Actress	Aishwarya Rai (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
Most awards	Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (5)

The first-ever International Indian Film Academy Awards is officially known as 1st IIFA Awards. The award ceremony was held in 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London. It took place on June 22, 2000. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 26 competitive categories.

The ceremony was co-hosted by Yukta Mookhey and Anupam Kher. A lot of world artists dazzled the Millenium Dome with their presence and performances. Jackie Chan, Angelina Jolie, Thora Birch, Kylie Minogue, Finley Quaye, Miranda Richardson, Sussanah York, Talvin Singh, Ashok Amritraj amongst many other. Millions across the world watched the IIFA Awards 2000 LIVE telecast.^[1]

Popular awards

Best Picture	Best Director
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - SLB Films	Sanjay Leela Bhansali - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Actor	Best Actress
Sanjay Dutt - Vaastav: The Reality	Aishwariya Rai - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Anil Kapoor - Taal	Sushmita Sen - Biwi No.1
Best Performance in a Comic Role	Best Performance in a Negative Role
Anil Kapoor - Biwi No.1	Naseeruddin Shah - Sarfarosh

Musical awards

Best Music Director	Best Lyricist
A.R. Rahman - Taal	Anand Bakshi - Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam
Best Male Playback	Best Female Playback
Udit Narayan - Chand Chupa Badal Mein for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam	Alka Yagnik - Taal Se Taal for Taal

References

1. "First iifa award ceremony". IIFA. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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