12th IIFA Awards
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 23–25 June 2011. The official ceremony took place on 25 June 2011, at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 24 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh 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 Ricoh Coliseum. The event was hosted by Karan Johar and Anushka Sharma. During the event, all technical awards and one musical award were presented to the winners.
Dabangg won ten awards, three of which were popular awards: Both Band Baaja Baaraat and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai won five awards. Other multiple winners included Guzaarish with six awards and I Hate Luv Storys, Robot and Udaan, with three awards each. In addition, Housefull and Love Sex aur Dhokha, each received one award.
Background
This was the first time the IIFA Awards were held in Canada and North America. Toronto's large South Asian population likely influenced the choice as a host city. 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
- Priyanka Chopra
Star Plus Hottest Pair
- Anushka Sharma and Ranveer Singh
Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
- Sharmila Tagore '
- Irrfan Khan '
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Sharmila Tagore
- Asha Bhosle
Multiple nominations and awards
- Fifteen: Dabangg
- Twelve: Band Baaja Baaraat and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
- Nine: Ishqiya
- Eight: My Name is Khan and Raajneeti
- Six: Guzaarish
- Four: Golmaal 3
- Three: I Hate Luv Storys, Robot and Udaan
- Ten: Dabangg
- Five: My Name Is Khan and Band Baaja Baaraat
- Three: Robot
Presenters and performers
Presenters
| Name | Role |
| Anil Kapoor | Introduced Praful Patel, Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in India and Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario |
| Dalton McGuinty | Introduced special welcoming presentation of Ontario, Canada |
| Nehal Modi Arshad Warsi | Presenters of the award for Best Playback Singer |
| Nikhil Dwivedi Mahi Gill | Presenters of the award for Best Playback Singer |
| Sohail Khan Dino Morea Rahul Khanna | Presenters of the award for Best Lyrics |
| Roshan Kumar Genelia D'Souza | Presenters of the award for Best Music |
| Sachiin J Joshi | Introduced the first look at "Aazaan", one of the most expensive Bollywood films to date |
| Sridevi | Presenter of the award for Best Story |
| Sajid Nadiadwala Fardeen Khan Brett Lee | Presenters of the award for Best Screenplay |
| Zeenat Aman Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Sanch Atwal | Presenters of the award for Best Dialogue |
| Shahrukh Khan Ramesh Sippy | Presenters of the award for Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Karan Johar | Introduced Shabana Azmi, Ameesha Patel, Lisa Ray and Nithan Krurejar |
| Shabana Azmi | Presenter of the award for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema |
| Ameesha Patel Lisa Ray Nithan Krurejar | Presenters of the award for Star Plus Hottest Pair |
| Dia Mirza Shashi Tharoor Maneesh Sharma | Presenters of the Green Globe Award |
| Rishi Kapoor Neetu Singh | Presenters of the award for Debutant Star Award |
| Hema Malini Esha Deol Arjan Bajwa | Presenters of the award for Debutant Star Award |
| Dia Mirza Zayed Khan Sahil Sangha | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and Introduced the first trailer for Love Breakups Zindagi |
| Mallika Sherawat Brian J. White | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Negative Role |
| Vidhu Vinod Chopra Anushka Sharma | Presenters of the award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema |
| Priyanka Chopra Subhash Ghai | Presenters of the award for Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Sharman Joshi Neha Dhupia | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role |
| Simran Vivek Oberoi Sunil Jain | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role |
| Shilpa Shetty Rajiv Jain | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Leading Role |
| Hilary Swank Anil Kapoor | Presenters of the award for Best Performance in a Leading Role |
| Bipasha Basu Cuba Gooding, Jr. | Presenters of the award for Best Director |
| Rajkumar Hirani Dalton McGuinty | Presenters of the award for Best Film |
Performers
| Name | Notes |
| Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty Mandy May Cheetham Oliver Pigott | Discover Ontario Opening Ceremony Performance |
| Kangana Ranaut | |
| Sunny Deol Bobby Deol | |
| Dharmendra | Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Arjun Rampal | Danced to "Sheela Ki Jawani" with Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh |
| Karan Johar Shilpa Shetty | Danced to "Zubbi Dubbi" with Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh |
| Bipasha Basu | |
| Ranveer Singh Sonakshi Sinha | Winners of the Debutant Star Award and |
| Priyanka Chopra | Recipient of the IIFA Green Globe Award |
| Shahrukh Khan | Winner of Best Performance in a Leading Role |