The IIFA award won million hearts worldwide in the very first year of its existence. The IIFA awards are unique as they are the only award ceremony where the winners are selected by popular votes cast by viewers worldwide. The nominations for the various award categories are however done by eminent personalities from within the film industry. The endearing awards were kicked off by IIFA’s Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan in the city of Amsterdam. The ceremony was filled with a mix of glamour, entertainment and presence of some of the brightest stars from the film industry. Salman Khan, Aalaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora, Esha Deol, Isha Sharwani, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor & Daler Mehndi left the audience mesmerized by their performances. The film ‘Veer-Zaara’ swept several awards for various IIFA award categories. Given below is the list of winners who walked away with various awards.
The Winners For 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards Were:
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Actor
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Shahrukh Khan
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Actress
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Rani Mukerji
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Hum Tum
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Best Film
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Yash Chopra
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Director
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Yash Chopra
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Supporting Actor (Male)
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Abhishek Bachchan
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Yuva
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Best Supporting Actor (Female)
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Rani Mukerji
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Actor in a Comic Role
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Akshay Kumar
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Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
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Best Actor in a Negative Role
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John Abraham
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Dhoom
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Best Music Direction
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Late Madan Mohan
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Lyricist
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Javed Akhtar
Saaed Qadri
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Swades
Murder
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Best Playback Singer (Male)
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Kunal Ganjawala
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Murder - 'Bheege Hont Tere'
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Best Playback Singer (Female)
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Sunidhi Chauhan
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Dhoom - 'Dhoom Machale'
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Life Time Achievement Award
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Shabana Azmi
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IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Special Awards 2005
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Category
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Winner
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IIFA Star Debut
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-
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Style Diva of the Year
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Preity Zinta
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Style Icon of the Year
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Hrithik Roshan
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Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
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V K Murthy
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Debut Star
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Aayesha Takia
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Debut Director
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Farah Khan
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IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Technical Awards 2005
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Category
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Winner
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Film
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Best Art Direction
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Sharmishta Roy
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Black
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Best Action
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Alan Amin
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Dhoom
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Best Cinematography
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Asim Bajaj
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Chameli
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Best Editing
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Hussain Burmawala
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Aitraaz
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Best Choreography
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Farah Khan
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Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
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Best Best Story
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Aditya Chopra
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Veer-Zaara
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Best Screenplay
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Abbas Tyrewala and Vishal Bhardwaj
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Maqbool
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Best Background Score
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Salim Suleman
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Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
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Best Sound Recording
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Rakesh Rajan
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Aitraaz
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Best Sound Re-Recording
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Anup Dev
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Aitraaz
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Best Dialogue
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Vishal Bhardwaj
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Maqbool
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Best Song Recording
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Satish Gupta
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Murder
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Best Special Visual Effects
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Rajtaru Video Sonic and Eagle Video Films
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Main Hoon Na
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Best Costume Designer
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Vikram Phadnis
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Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
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Best Makeup
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Anil Pimpriker
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Veer-Zaara
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