After nominations from the Hindi Film industry to votes from you, the fans, the winners of the 2012 IIFA awards were announced on Saturday night at glittering event in Singapore. Hosted by Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, the night was filled with stars, performances and many thank yous. We will have more from Singapore but wanted to give you the scoop on who took home the gorgeous statue for the best of the best.
Check out the complete list of winners!
Musical awards
Best Music Direction
AR Rahman – Rockstar
Best Lyrics
Irshad Kamil – ‘Naadan Parindey’ – (Rockstar)
Best Male Playback Singer
Mohit Chauhan – ‘Naadan Parindey’ (Rockstar)
Best Female Playback Singer
Shreya Ghoshal – ‘Ooh La La'(The Dirty Picture) and ‘Teri Meri’ (Bodyguard)
Best Song Recording
Vishal-Shekhar – ‘Chammak Challo’ – (Ra.One)
Best Background Score
AR Rahman – Rockstar
Best Debut (Female)
Parineeti Chopra – Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl
Best Debut (Male)
Vidyut Jamwal – Force
Best Supporting Actress
Parineeti Chopra – Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl
Best Supporting Actor
Farhan Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Hottest Pair
Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri – Rockstar
Best Performance In A Comic Role
Riteish Deshmukh – Double Dhamaal
Best Performance In A Negative Role
Prakash Raj – Singham
Best Actor
Ranbir Kapoor – Rockstar
Best Actress
Vidya Balan – The Dirty Picture
Best Story:
Reema Kagti – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Screenplay:
Reema Kagti and Zoya Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Director
Zoya Akhtar – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Best Film
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
Technical awards: Best Action: Jai Singh Nijjar for Singham, Best Special Effects: Red Chillies VFX for Ra.One, Best Choreography: Bosco-Caesar for ‘Senorita’ from Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Best Cinematography: Carlos Catalan for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Best Costume Design: Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture, Best Dialogue: Rajat Aroraa for The Dirty Picture, Best Editing: Anand Subaya for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Best Makeup: Vikram Gaikwad for The Dirty Picture, Best Production Design: Sabu Cyril for Ra.One, Best Sound Re-Recording: Anuj Mathur and Baylon Fonseca for Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, and Best Sound Recording: Resul Pookutty and Amrit Pritam Dutta for Ra.One.
Along with the statues for great performances in 2011, Lifetime Achievement Awards were given to Rekha and Ramesh Sippy as well as Dia Mirza being honored with the Green Award.
