Global Information9th IIFA Awards information
| 9th IIFA Awards | |
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 The official logo of the 2008 IIFA Awards | |
| Date | 6 June 2008– 8 June 2008 |
| Site | Siam Paragon Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Chak De! India |
| Best Direction | Shimit Amin (Chak De! India) |
| Best Actor | Shahrukh Khan (Chak De! India) |
| Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor (Jab We Met) |
| Most awards | Chak De! India (9) |
| Most nominations | Chak De! India (14) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
The 2008 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 9th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2007 and took place between 6 – 8 June 2008. The official ceremony took place on 8 June 2008, at the Siam Paragon in Bangkok, Thailand. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 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 first time.
The IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 7 June 2008, as did the FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum.[1] On 6 June, The IIFA World Premiere was held at Major Cineplex, Bangkok which showcased Sarkar Raj, starring Indian Film icons Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.[2]
Chak De! India led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Guru and Om Shanti Om with 10 nominations each, and Bhool Bhulaiyaa and Life in a... Metro with 9 nominations each.
Chak De! India won 9 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Shimit Amin), Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.
Om Shanti Om won 6 awards. Other multiple winners included Life in a... Metro with 3 awards and Guru, Jab We Met, Saawariya and Shootout at Lokhandwala with 2 awards each. In addition, Partner received 1 award at the ceremony.
Konkona Sen Sharma received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actress for her performances in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag and Life in a... Metro, winning for the latter.
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