2009 INTERNATIONAL INDIAN FILM ACADEMY AWARDS

2009 IIFA winners: Macau on June 13, 2009

("*" denotes the winner in each category)

Starring Bollywood icons Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai, Ashutosh Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar tells the story of a Muslim emperor who marries a Hindu princess in 16th-century India. Jodhaa Akbar was the big winner at the 2009 IIFA Awards, bagging 11 trophies including best picture, best director, best actor, and best music (A. R. Rahman).

POPULAR AWARDS

Best Picture 
A Wednesday
Dostana
Ghajini
* Jodhaa Akbar
Race
Rock On !!

Best Director 
A.R. Murugadoss – Ghajini
Madhur Bhandarkar – Fashion
Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On !!
* Ashutosh Gowariker – Jodhaa Akbar
Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Aamir Khan – Ghajini
Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
* Hrithik Roshan – Jodhaa Akbar
Naseeruddin Shah – A Wednesday
Shahrukh Khan – Rab Ne Bana di Jodi

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Jodhaa Akbar
Asin – Ghajini
Bipasha Basu – Race
Katrina Kaif – Singh Is Kinng
* Priyanka Chopra – Fashion

Best Actor in a Supporting Role 
Abhishek Bachchan – Sarkar Raj
* Arjun Rampal – Rock On !!
Irrfan Khan – Mumbai Meri Jaan
Sonu Sood – Jodhaa Akbar
Vinay Pathak – Rab Ne Bana di Jodi

Best Actress in a Supporting Role 
Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Ila Arun – Jodhaa Akbar
* Kangana Ranawat – Fashion
Kirron Kher – Dostana
Shahana Goswami – Rock On !!

Best Performance in a Negative Role 
* Akshaye Khanna – Race
Imran Khan – Kidnap
Paresh Rawal – Oye Lucky Lucky Oye
Pradeep Rawat – Ghajini
Visswa Badola – Jodhaa Akbar

Best Performance in a Comic Role 
* Abhishek Bachchan – Dostana
Anil Kapoor – Race
Rajpal Yadav – Bhoothnath
Shreyas Talpade – Welcome To Sajjanpur
Tejpal Singh – Jodhaa Akbar
Tushar Kapoor – Golmaal Returns

Best Story 
Abhishek Kapoor – Rock On !!
Haidar Ali – Jodhaa Akbar
Madhur Bhandarkar, Anuradha Tewari and Ajay Monga – Fashion
* Neeraj Pandey – A Wednesday
Shiraz Ahmed – Race

Best Music Direction 
A. R. Rahman – Ghajini
* A. R. Rahman – Jodhaa Akbar
Pritam – Race
Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy – Rock On !!
Vishal Shekhar – Dostana

Best Lyrics 
Anvita Dutt Guptan – Khuda Jaane – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Jaideep Sahni – Haule Haule – Rab Ne Bana di Jodi
* Javed Akhtar – Jashan-e-Baharaa Jodhaa Akbar
Javed Akhtar – Socha hai – Rock On !!
Sameer – Pehli Nazar Mein – Race

Best Male Playback Singer 
Atif Aslam – Pehli Nazar Mein – Race
Farhan Akhtar – Socha hai – Rock On !!
* Javed Ali – Jashan-e-Baharaa – Jodhaa Akbar
KK- Khuda Jaane – Bachna Ae Haseeno
Sukhwinder Singh – Haule Haule – Rab Ne Bana di Jodi

Best Female Playback Singer 
Bela Shinde – Man Mohana – Jodhaa Akbar
Monali- Zara Zara Touch Me Race
Shilpa Rao- Khuda Jaane – Bachna Ae Haseeno
* Shreya Ghoshal- Teri Ore – Singh Is Kinng
Sunidhi Chauhan- Desi Girl – Dostana

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Screenplay: Neeraj Pandey, A Wednesday

Best Dialogue: Manu Rishi, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye

Best Cinematography: Jason West, Rock On !!

Best Editing: Ballu Saluja, Jodhaa Akbar

Best Background Score: A. R. Rahman, Jodhaa Akbar

Best Art Direction: Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Jodhaa Akbar

Best Costume Design: Neeta Lulla, Jodhaa Akbar

Best Visual Special Effects: Prime Focus, Ghajini

Best Song Recording: Purple Haze, Rock On !!

Best Sound Recording: Resul Pookutty and Amrit, Ghajini

Best Sound Rerecording: Leslie Fernandes, Race

Best Action: Peter Heins and Stun Siva, Ghajini

Best Choreography: Farah Khan for "Desi Girl," Dostana

Best Make Up: Madhav Kadam, Jodhaa Akbar

Lifetime Achievement Award: Rajesh Khanna

Picture of the Decade: Lagaan

Director of the Decade: Rakesh Roshan

Actor of the Decade: Shah Rukh Khan

Actress of the Decade: Aishwarya Rai

Music of the Decade: A.R. Rahman