| 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 honored the best films of 2003 and took place between 20 and 22 May 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 22 May 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.
Kal Ho Naa Ho led the ceremony with 17 nominations, followed by Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. with 12 nominations and Koi... Mil Gaya with 11 nominations.
Kal Ho Naa Ho won 13 awards, including Best Film, Best Actress (for Preity Zinta), Best Supporting Actor (for Saif Ali Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (for Jaya Bachchan), thus becoming the most–awarded film at the ceremony.
Other multiple awards winners included Koi... Mil Gaya with 5 awards, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. with 4 awards and Ishq Vishk with 2 awards.
In addition, movies receiving a single award included LOC Kargil (Best Sound Re–Recording), Jism (Best Female Playback Singer) and Janasheen (Best Villain).
Preity Zinta received dual nominations for Best Actress for her performances in Kal Ho Naa Ho and Koi... Mil Gaya, winning for the former, her first and only win in the category.