4th IIFA Awards

4th IIFA Awards
Date17 May 2003 (2003-05-17)
SiteCoca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg, South Africa
Hosted byAnil Kapoor and Dia Mirza
Highlights
Best PictureDevdas
Best DirectionSanjay Leela Bhansali
(Devdas)
Best ActorShah Rukh Khan
(Devdas)
Best ActressAishwarya Rai
(Devdas)
Most awardsDevdas (16)
Most nominationsDevdas (18)

The 2003 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 4th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2002 and took place on 17 May 2003.

The official ceremony took place on 6 April 2002, at the Coca-Cola Dome, in Johannesburg. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories.

Devdas led the ceremony with 18 nominations, and won a leading 16 awards including Best Film, Best Director (for Sanjay Leela Bhansali), Best Actor (for Shah Rukh Khan), Best Actress (for Aishwarya Rai) and Best Supporting Actress (for Kirron Kher), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Ajay Devgan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Company and The Legend of Bhagat Singh, but lost to Shah Rukh Khan won the award for Devdas.