9th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 18–19 September 2021. The ceremony (9th SIIMA) recognised and honoured the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.
| 9th South Indian International Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
Official title card | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in South Indian cinema and Music |
| Announced on | Nominations: 16 August 2021 |
| Presented on | 18–19 September 2021 |
| Site | Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC), Hyderabad, India |
| Hosted by | 2019 Sreemukhi Sundeep Kishan Dhanya Balakrishna |
| Organized by | Vibri Media Group |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | 2019 2020
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| Lifetime achievement | Sheela (2019) K. Viswanath (2020) |
| Most awards | 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) – 10 |
| Most nominations | 2019 Kumbalangi Nights (Malayalam) – 13 Yajamana (Kannada) – 12 Maharshi (Telugu) – 10 Majili (Telugu) – 10 2020 Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) – 14 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) – 12 Sarileru Neekevvaru (Telugu) – 12 |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | Gemini TV (Telugu) Sun TV (Tamil) Surya TV (Malayalam) Udaya TV (Kannada) |
| Network | Sun TV Network |
In 2020, the awards ceremony could not take place due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. So, it was scheduled for 11–12 September 2021. Later, it was rescheduled to 18–19 September 2021. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in August 2021. Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan and Dhanya Balakrishna have hosted the 2019 section (first day) of the awards ceremony. A total of 112 recipients won the awards in 21 categories across the four languages on the first day (2019 section). The winners for the year 2020 were announced on the second day of the event.