14th IIFA Awards venue announced
The 14th International Indian Film Academy awards (IIFA) will be held in Macau from 4 July 2013 it was announced earlier today (Tuesday 14 May 2013). This is the second time that the event will be held in the city.
Barfi! has received the most IIFA nominations
The three-day event will take off at The Venetian Macao.
"IIFA is a pioneering initiative that opens new doors and creates myriad opportunities for the film industry, taking it to new shores each year," said Abhishek Bachchan to IANS.
"I experienced the IIFA celebrations at the Venetian Macao in 2009 and it was a spectacular three-day celebration of Indian cinema. We trust that IIFA will plan their celebrations this year befitting the 100 years of our industry," he added.
The nominations for the award were announced in April and director Anurag Basu's Barfi! leads the pack with 12 nominations.
Other nominations
IIFA Award 2013 Best Actor
- Hrithik Roshan – Agneepath
- Manoj Bajpayee – Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1)
- Ranbir Kapoor – Barfi!
- Irrfan Khan – Paan Singh Tomar
- Shahrukh Khan – Jab Tak Hai Jaan
- Ayushmann Khurrana – Vicky Donor
IIFA Award 2013 Best Actress
- Priyanka Chopra – Barfi!
- Deepika Padukone – Cocktail
- Kareena Kapoor – Heroine
- Sridevi – English Vinglish
- Huma Qureshi – Gangs of Wasseypur 2
- Vidya Balan – Kahaani
IIFA Award 2013 Best Film
- Barfi!
- English Vinglish
- Talaash
- Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1)
- Kahaani
- Paan Singh Tomar
- Vicky Donor
IIFA Awards 2013 Best Director
- Anurag Basu – Barfi!
- Anurag Kashyap – Gangs of Wasseypur (Part 1)
- Sujoy Ghosh – Kahaani
- Tigmanshu Dhulia – Paan Singh Tomar
- Shoojit Sircar – Vicky Donor
Performance In A Supporting Role (Male)
- Saurabh Shukla – Barfi!
- Mithun Chakraborthy – OMG – Oh My God
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Gangs of Wasseypur 1
- Akshay Kumar – OMG – Oh My God
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Talaash
- Annu Kapoor – Vicky Donor
Performance In A Supporting Role (Female)
- Diana Penty – Cocktail
- Reema Sen – Gangs of Wasseypur 1
- Divya Dutta – Heroine
- Jacqueline Fernandes – Housefull 2
- Anushka Sharma – Jab Tak Hai Jaan
- Dolly Ahluwalia – Vicky Donor
Performance In A Comic Role
- Abhishek Bachchan – Bol Bachchan
- Boman Irani – Cocktail
- Chunky Pandey – Housefull 2
- Paresh Rawal – OMG – Oh My God
- Annu Kapoor – Vicky Donor
Best Performance In A Negative Role
- Rishi Kapoor – Agneepath
- Sanjay Dutt – Agneepath
- Tigmanshu Dhulia – Gangs of Wasseypur 1
- Saswata Chatterjee – Kahaani
- Bipasha Basu – Raaz 3
Music Direction
- Ajay and Atul – Agneepath
- Pritam- Barfi!
- Pritam – Cocktail
- Sneha Khanwalkar – Gangs of Wasseypur 1
- A.R. Rahman – Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Best Story
- Anurag Basu and Tani Basu – Barfi!
- Gauri Shinde – English Vinglish
- Zeishan Quadri – Gangs of Wasseypur 1
- Sanjay Chouhan & Tigmanshu Dhulia – Paan Singh Tomar
- Juhi Chaturvedi – Vicky Donor
Best Lyrics
- Amitabh Bhattacharya – Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
- Sayeed Quadri- Phir Le Aya Dil (Barfi!)
- Swanand Kirkire – Aashiyan and Ala Barfi (Barfi)
- Gulzar – Saans (Jab Tak Hai Jaan)
- Javed Akhtar – Jee Le Zaraa (Talaash – The Answer Lies Within)
- Ayushmann Khurrana & Rochak Kohli – Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)
Best Singer – Male
- Mika Singh – Pungi (Agent Vinod)
- Sonu Nigam – Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin (Agneepath)
- Ajay Gogavale – Deva Shree Ganesha (Agneepath)
- Mohit Chauhan – Ala Barfi (Barfi!)
- Nikhil Paul George – Main Kya Karoon and Aashiyan (Barfi!)
- Ayushmann Khurrana – Paani Da Rang (Vicky Donor)
Best Singer – Female
- Kavita Seth – Tumhi Ho Bandhu (Cocktail)
- Shreya Ghoshal – Chikni Chameli (Agneepath)
- Rekha Bhardwaj – Phir Le Aya Dil (Barfi!)
- Shreya Ghoshal – Aashiyan (Barfi!)
- Shalmali Kholgade – Pareshan (Ishqzaade)