15th IIFA Awards


The 2014 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honouring the best Hindi films of 2014, took place between 23–26 April 2014. The official ceremony took place on 26 April 2014 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, in the United States for the very first time. The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus for the tenth & last consecutive year. The ceremony was co-hosted by actors Shahid Kapoor and Farhan Akhtar, returning as hosts for the third and second time respectively.
IIFA Rocks, otherwise known as the IIFA Music and Fashion Extravaganza took place on 25 April 2014. During the event, the technical awards were presented by actor Saif Ali Khan.

Winners and nominees

Popular awards

Best PictureBest Director

  • Rakeysh Omprakash MehraBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Abhishek KapoorKai Po Che!
  • Rakesh RoshanKrrish 3
  • Rohit ShettyChennai Express
  • Sanjay Leela BhansaliGoliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
  • Best Actor In A Leading RoleBest Actress In A Leading Role
  • Farhan AkhtarBhaag Milkha Bhaag as Milkha Singh
  • Hrithik Roshan Krrish 3 as Rohit Mehra / Krishna Mehra
  • Ranbir Kapoor Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Kabir "Bunny" Thapar
  • Ranveer SinghGoliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Ram Rajari
  • Shahrukh KhanChennai Express as Rahul Mithaiwala
  • Sushant Singh RajputKai Po Che! as Ishaan Bhatt
  • Deepika PadukoneChennai Express as Meenalochni Azhagusundaram
  • Deepika Padukone – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Leela Sanera
  • Deepika Padukone – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Naina Talwar
  • Nimrat KaurThe Lunchbox as Ila
  • Shraddha KapoorAashiqui 2 as Aarohi Keshav Shirke
  • Sonakshi SinhaLootera as Pakhi Roy Chaudhary
  • Best Actor In A Supporting RoleBest Actress In A Supporting Role
  • Aditya Roy KapurYeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Avinash "Avi" Arora
  • Anupam KherSpecial 26 as P.K. Sharma
  • Nawazuddin SiddiquiThe Lunchbox as Shaikh
  • Pawan MalhotraBhaag Milkha Bhaag as Hawaldar Gurudev Singh
  • Saurabh ShuklaJolly LLB as Justice Tripathi
  • Divya DuttaBhaag Milkha Bhaag as Ishri Kaur
  • Kalki KoechlinYeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Aditi Mehra
  • Kangana RanautKrrish 3 as Kaya
  • Richa ChaddaGoliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Rasila
  • Shruti HaasanD-Day as Suraiya
  • Swara BhaskarRaanjhanaa as Bindiya
  • Male Debutant StarFemale Debutant Star
  • Dhanush - Raanjhanaa as Kundan Shankar
  • Vaani Kapoor - Shuddh Desi Romance as Tara
  • Best Performance In A Comic RoleBest Performance In A Negative Role
  • Arshad WarsiJolly LLB as Jagdish Tyagi
  • Ritesh Deshmukh– Grand Masti as Amar Saxena
  • Varun SharmaFukrey as Choocha
  • Rishi KapoorAurangzeb as DCP Ravikant, HPS
  • Rishi Kapoor – D-Day as Iqbal Seth alias Goldman
  • Supriya PathakGoliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Dhankor Baa Sanera
  • Vivek OberoiKrrish 3 as Kaal
  • Best StoryDebutant Director
  • Prasoon JoshiBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Pubali Chaudhari, Supratik Sen, Abhishek Kapoor, Chetan BhagatKai Po Che!
  • Ritesh Batra– The Lunchbox
  • Special awards

    CategoryRecipient
    IIFA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indian CinemaShatrughan Sinha
    IIFA Award for Outstanding Achievement in International Cinema John Travolta
    IIFA Award for Entertainer of the Year Deepika Padukone

    Musical awards

    Best Music DirectionBest Lyrics

  • Tum Hi Ho from Aashiqui 2Mithoon
  • "O Rangrez" from Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – Prasoon Joshi
  • "Sunn Raha Hai" from Aashiqui 2 – Sandeep Nath
  • Best Male Playback SingerBest Female Playback Singer
  • Arijit Singh for Tum Hi Ho;– Aashiqui 2
  • Ankit Tiwari for "Sunn Raha Hai" – Aashiqui 2
  • Siddharth Mahadevan for "Zinda" – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Dr.Pratip Saha for Sunn Raha HaiAashiqui 2
  • Bhoomi Trivedi for "Ram Chahe Leela" – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
  • Monali Thakur for "Sawar Loon" – Lootera
  • Shreya Ghoshal for "O Rangrez" – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Best Sound DesignBest Background Score
  • Nakul KamteBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Shankar-Ehsaan-LoyBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Technical awards

    Best ActionBest Special Effects

  • Keitan Yadav & Haresh HingoraniKrrish 3
  • Best ChoreographyBest Cinematography
  • Remo D'SouzaYeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
  • Binod PradhanBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Best Costume DesignBest Dialogue
  • Dolly AhluwaliaBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Prasoon JoshiBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Best EditingBest Makeup
  • P. S. BhartiBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Vikram GaikwadBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Best Production DesignBest Screenplay
  • Wasiq KhanGoliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
  • Prasoon JoshiBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Best Sound MixingBest Sound Recording
  • Anup DevChennai Express, Debajit ChangmaiBhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • Vinod Verma for Lungi DanceChennai Express
  • Hindi Films with multiple nominations

  • 19: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • 8: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela
  • 7: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Krrish 3 and Aashiqui 2
  • 6: Chennai Express
  • 4: Kai Po Che!
  • 3: The Lunchbox
  • 2: D-Day, Lootera and Jolly LLB

    Hindi Films with multiple awards

  • 14: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
  • 4: Aashiqui 2
  • 3: Chennai Express
  • 2: Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Krrish 3