5th IIFA Awards
| 5th IIFA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 May 2004– 22 May 2004 |
| Site |
Singapore Indoor Stadium Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore |
| Hosted by | |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| Best Direction |
Rakesh Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya) |
| Best Actor |
Hrithik Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya) |
| Best Actress |
Preity Zinta (Kal Ho Naa Ho) |
| Most awards | Kal Ho Naa Ho (13) |
| Most nominations | Kal Ho Naa Ho (17) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
The 2004 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 5th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2003 and took place between May 20–22, 2004. This year, the city of Singapore played host to the Indian Film Industry. The tag line of this year's IIFA Awards was Uniquely IIFA, Uniquely Singapore ....
The official ceremony took place on May 22, 2004, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, in Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 27 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. Actors Rahul Khanna hosted the ceremony.
The weekend began with the IIFA Inaugural Press Conference.This was followed by an IIFA Foundation Celebrity Football Match, which was held at the Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. The team lineup comprised the glitterati of Indian Cinema and Singapore's football fraternity.
The next event which was held during this three-day extravaganza was the IIFA Forum. The topics discussed upon were 'Globalisation of Indian Cinema' and 'Co-Production between India and Singapore'. Singapore also witnessed the IIFA World Premiere which screened Mani Ratnam's Yuva, in Hindi and Aaytha Ezhuthu in Tamil.
Kal Ho Naa Ho received a total of seventeen nominations out of the total twenty seven categories and managed to win thirteen, out of which only the (Best Picture, Best Performance In A Leading Role Female, Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male and Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female) were among the popular one.Koi... Mil Gaya on the other hand won five out of its eleven nominations.Among them the popular awards included: (Best Director and Best Performance In A Leading Role Male).
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