IIFA Awards 2008 Winners

Chak De! India, swept the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2008 awards on Sunday night as it was named the Best Film.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Shimit Amin lifted the Best Actor and Best Director trophies respectively for the film. Kareena Kapoor was named the Best Actress for Jab We Met. However, Shah Rukh was not present at the gala and producer Yash Copra accepted the award on his behalf.

While veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal and Mumtaz, a popular star of the yesteryears, won the special honours for lifetime achievement, actor Akshay Kumar bagged the special award from the host country, Thailand.

Neil Nitin Mukesh was named the Fresh Face of the Year.

At the grand ceremony at Siam Niramik, Karan Johar, Urmila Matondkar, Boman Irani and Ritesh Deshmukh compered Bollywood’s much awaited award ceremony.

IIFA 2008 Award Winners:

Best Film: Chak De! India

Best Director: Shimit Amin for Chak De! India

Best Actor: Shah Rukh Khan for Chak De! India

Best Actress: Kareena Kapoor for Jab We Met

Best Supporting Actor: Irrfan Khan for Life in a Metro

Best Supporting Actress: Konkona Sen Sharma for Life in a Metro

Best Screenplay: Anurag Basu for Life in a Metro and Jaideep Sahni for Chak De! India

Best Story: Jaideep Sahni for Chak De! India

Best Dialogue Writer: Imtiaz Ali for Jab We Met

Best Male Style Icon: Abhishek Bachchan

Best Female Style Icon: Katrina Kaif

Best Music Direction: AR Rahman for Guru

Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema: AR Rahman

Best Playback Singer (Female): Shreya Ghoshal for Barso re from Guru

Best Song Recording: H Sridhar for Barso re from Guru

Best Playback Singer Male: Shaan for Jab se tere naina from Saawariya

Best Lyricist: Javed Akhtar for Om Shanti Om

Lifetime Achievement: Shyam Benegal

Lifetime Achievement: Mumtaz

Special Award From the host country, Thailand: Akshay Kumar

Best Debutant (Male): Ranbir Kapoor for Saawariya

Best Debutant(Female): Deepika Padukone Om Shanti Om

Best Male Acting Award: Abhishek Bachchan for Guru

Best Female Acting Award: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Guru

Best Performance in a Negative Role: Viveik Oberoi for Shootout at Lokhandwala

Best Performance in a Comic Role: Govinda for Partner

Fresh Face of the Year: Neil Nitin Mukesh

Best Special Effects: Red Chillies Entertainment for Om Shanti Om

Best Art Direction: Sabu Cyril for Om Shanti Om

Best Costume Design: Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar & Sanjeev Mulchandani for Om Shanti Om

Best Cinematography: Chak De! India

Best Makeup: Om Shanti Om