| 11th IIFA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 June 2010– 5 June 2010 |
| Site | Sugathadasa Stadium Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo |
| Hosted by | |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | 3 Idiots |
| Best Direction | Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots) |
| Best Actor | Amitabh Bachchan (Paa) |
| Best Actress | Kareena Kapoor and Vidya Balan (3 Idiots and Paa) |
| Most awards | 3 Idiots (16) |
| Most nominations | 3 Idiots (22) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
The 2010 IIFA Awards, officially the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2009 and took place between 3 – 5 June 2010. The official ceremony took place on 5 June 2010, at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1][2] During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 23 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus. The ceremony was hosted by Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta.
In related events, the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 4 June 2010 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall. During the event, all technical awards were presented to the winners.
3 Idiots led the ceremony with 14 nominations, followed by Love Aaj Kal with 10 nominations, and Kaminey and Paa with 8 nominations each.
3 Idiots won 16 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Rajkumar Hirani), Best Actress (for Kareena Kapoor), Best Supporting Actor (for Sharman Joshi) and Best Villain (for Boman Irani), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.
Other winners were Aladin, Love Aaj Kal and Paa with 3 awards, and All the Best: Fun Begins, Delhi–6, Dev.D, Kal Kissne Dekha, Kaminey and Wake Up Sid with 1 award.