IIFA stormed into its second decade of celebrations with a spectacular Awards night, with 3 Idiots winning a majority of the top awards, including the Best Film and Best Director Award. The Micromax IIFA Awards ceremony was held at the Sughathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 

The legend of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan won the Award for Best Actor for his much acclaimed role in Paa, while the Best Actress Award was a tie between Kareena Kapoor (3 Idiots) and Vidya Balan (Paa). Sharman Joshi won the Award for Performance in a Supporting role – Male for his role in 3 Idiots, while Divya Dutta won the Award for Performance in a Supporting role – Female for Delhi 6. Recognizing her Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema, Zeenat Aman was presented with the honor by Shatrugan Sinha, while Hrithik Roshan honored his grandfather, J. Om Prakash for his Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema.

Govinda presented Sanjay Dutt the Award for Performance in a Comic role for All the Best, while Prem Chopra presented Boman Irani with the Award for Performance in a Negative role for 3 Idiots. The Green Globe Crusader of the Year presented an Award to Vivek Oberoi for his contribution towards the environment, while Anil Kapoor was presented with the Award for Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema. Jacqueline Fernandez and Mahie Gill were presented with the Star TV debut of the year (Female) Award, while Jackie Bhagnani and Omi Vaidya won the Star TV debut of the year (Male) Award.

The glamorous Awards night saw performances from some of the biggest names in the Indian film industry. A performance by Jacqueline Fernandez opened the show, while Salman Khan gave a stylish performance dancing from the famed IIFA Green Carpet. Hrithik Roshan performed and sang, delivering an unforgettable performance. Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor, Govinda and Vivek Oberoi all performed, ensuring that the night was filled with glamour and celebration. IIFA Awards hosts, Lara Dutta, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani, once again, proved why they are so successful at hosting the IIFA Awards, leaving the audience in splits. They pulled off a series of Oscar-style spoofs and poked fun at Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan.

The final list of winners for the Micromax IIFA Awards 2010 are: 

Best Film: Vidhu Vinod Chopra - 3 idiots

Best Direction: Rajkumar Hirani - 3 IDIOTS

Best Performance in a Leading Role: Male – Amitabh Bachchan - Paa

Best Performance in a Leading Role: Female – Kareena Kapoor -3 Idiots & Vidya Balan - Paa

Best Performance in Supporting Role: Male For Sharman Joshi - 3 IDIOTS

Best Performance in Supporting Role: Female For Divya Dutta - Delhi 6

Best Performance in a Comic Role: Sanjay Dutt - All The Best

Best Performance in a Negative Role: Boman Irani - 3 Idiots

Debut of the year (Male): Omi Vaidya – Jackie Bhagnani

Debut of the year (Female): Jacqueline Fernandez – Mahie Gill

Best Music Direction: Pritam - Love Aaj Kal

Best Story: Abhijat Joshi,Raj Kumar Hirani & Vidu Vinod Chopra - 3 Idiots

Best Lyrics: Swanand Kirkire - 3 Idiots

Best Playback Singer: Male – Shaan- Behti Hawa Sa Tha Who - 3 Idiots

Best Playback Singer: Female – Kavita Seth- Ek Tara - Wake Up Sid

Outstanding Achievement by an Indian Internationally: Anil Kapoor

IIFA Green Global Award: Vivek Oberoi

Technical Awards Winners:

Best Editing: Rajkumar Hirani - 3 Idiots

Best Screenplay: Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra - 3 Idiots

Best Cinematography: C.K. Muraleedharan - 3 Idiots

Best Dialogue: Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi - 3 Idiots

Best Background Score: Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra - 3 Idiots

Best Sound Recording: Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel - 3 Idiots

Best Song Recording: Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi - 3 Idiots

Best Sound Re-recording: Anup Dev - 3 Idiots

Best Choreography: Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves - Love Aaj Kal

Best Costume Designing: Anahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia - Love Aaj Kal

Best Art Direction: Sabu Cyril - Aladdin

Best Special Visual Effects: Charles Darby – Eyecube Labs - Aladdin

Best Action: Shyam Kaushal - Kaminey

Best Makeup Artist: Christien Tinsley, Domini Till - Paa