10th IIFA Awards
The 10th International Indian Film Academy Awards (informally known as the Decadial IIFA Awards) were a major film awards ceremony honoring the best Bollywood films of 2008. The ceremony was held in The Venetian Macao, Macau from 11 June to 13 June 2009. The choice of Macau as host city was considered a well-planned decision, aimed at reducing tensions between India and China, as well as to end the "deadlock" between the two countries over the issue of exchange of cinema. The ceremony was hosted by Boman Irani, Ritesh Deshmukh and Lara Dutta.
| 10th IIFA Awards | |
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| Date | 11 June 2009– 13 June 2009 |
| Site | The Venetian Macao, Macau |
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| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Jodhaa Akbar |
| Best Direction | Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar) |
| Best Actor | Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar) |
| Best Actress | Priyanka Chopra (Fashion) |
| Most awards | Jodhaa Akbar (10) |
| Most nominations | Jodhaa Akbar (16) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Star Plus |
| Network | STAR TV |
IIFA completed 10 years of existence in 2009, giving awards to numerous prominent film personalities. In honour of this landmark, five special IIFA Awards were awarded that year, and these awards were collectively called as the IIFA Golden Decade Honors (also as the Artists of the Decade Awards).
Jodhaa Akbar led the ceremony with 16 nominations, followed by Ghajini with 10 nominations, and Race and Rock On!! with 9 nominations each.
Jodhaa Akbar won 10 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (for Ashutosh Gowariker) and Best Actor (for Hrithik Roshan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.