WIZCRAFT INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES THE
HOMECOMING EDITION OF IIFA AWARDS
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IIFA20
To Be Celebrated This September 2019 in Mumbai
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Introduces 5
Special Awards Celebrating The Winner Among Winners!
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The Nominations For
The Homecoming Edition Of Nexa IIFA Awards 2019 Are Revealed
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(‘Andhadhun’ Grabs Lead in the IIFA Race with 13 Nominations;
‘Padmaavat’ & ‘Raazi’ Emerges As Strong Contenders With 10 Nominations Each)
It is time for a homecoming with the 20th anniversary edition of the IIFA Awards being hosted
for the first time ever in India in the home of Hindi Cinema, aka Bollywood,
Mumbai. The spectacular event will be hosted in Mumbai this September.
Celebrating the homecoming to Mumbai this year, the prestigious
20th edition of IIFA has NEXA as the Title
Sponsor of IIFA Awards for the 5th consecutive
year, Woosh Detergent promoting gender equality as our Cause Partner
for the 3rd consecutive year, Tata Tea Gold
as the Brand Partner.
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THE IIFA BIG 20 : 5 SPECIAL AWARDS
IIFA Awards 2019 Becomes Even Bigger and Better
with 5 Special Awards Celebrating The Winner Among Winners!
To mark the 20th edition of the biggest
annual global celebration of Indian cinema, theInternational Indian Film
Academy announced THE IIFA
BIG 20to honour the best
among the winners over the glorious past 19 years.Adding to the excitement of the highly
awaited star-studded NEXA IIFA
Awards, to be celebrated this September in Mumbai- The City of Dreams and home to Bollywood
and its stars, IIFA announced five Special Awards to celebrate the Winner Among
Winners, the nominees for which would include all winners over the last 19
years.
The IIFA Big 20 would highlight winners across five popular categories:
§ Best Performance In A Leading Role (Female)
§ Best Performance In A Leading Role (Male)
§ Best Director
§ Best Music Director
§ Best Picture
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IIFA 11 POPULAR CATEGORY NOMINATIONS ARE REVEALED!
Additionally, the Nominations For The Homecoming Edition Of NEXA
IIFA Awards 2019 Are Revealed!
International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announces its 11 Popular Category nominations for
the 20th edition of the NEXA IIFA Awards. Rounding out the 11 Popular
Categories are Best Picture | Direction | Performance in a Leading Role (Female
& Male) | Performance in a Supporting Role (Female & Male) | Music
Direction | Best Story | Lyrics | Playback Singer (Male & Female) as Global
Voting is now LIVE and open to everyone at https://popularawards.iifa.com/. Indian Cinema has had
an incredible year with a varied number of truly distinctive films that not
only took the box office by storm but were also critically acclaimed fetching
rave reviews.Details of the 11 Popular Categories are:
§
‘Andhadhun’ leads the way, amassing the highest number of nominations,
13 in total, ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Raazi’ comes
close seconds with 10 nominations each followed by ‘Sanju’ with
7, ‘Badhaai Ho’ with 6 Nominations.
§
The top picks for
the Best Picture category are Andhadhun, Badhaai Ho,
Padmaavat, Raazi and Sanju.
§
The nominees for Best
Actor In A Leading Role (Female) are Alia Bhatt (Raazi), Deepika
Padukone (Padmaavat), Neena Gupta (Badhaai Ho) Rani Mukerji (Hichki) and Tabu
(Andhadhun).
§
The nominees for Best
Actor In A Leading Role (Male) are AyushmannKhurrana
(Andhadhun), Rajkummar Rao (Stree), Ranbir Kapoor (Sanju), Ranveer Singh
(Padmaavat), Vicky Kaushal (Raazi).
§ Nominations for the best Direction category
are Andhadhun- SriramRaghavan, Badhaai Ho- Amit
Ravindernath Sharma, Padmaavat-Sanjay LeelaBhansali,
Raazi- MeghnaGulzar and Sanju- RajkumarHirani.
Commenting on the
occasion, Andre Timmins, Co-Founder-Director, Wizcraft International, says,“Wizcraft had set themselves the mission
of putting Indian Cinema on a global platform by celebrating and recognizing
the talent within our film industry with this annual global ceremony and we are
delighted to celebrate the Homecoming edition in Mumbai the birthplace of
Indian cinema. It is an exciting time for us to have created and sustained
brand IIFA for 20 years. It is the only 21st century
entertainment IP from Asia that has sustained over time. The journey has been
memorable, eventful and magical to say the least. We are pleased to have this
opportunity to celebrate our 20th anniversary in the home of
IIFA & Hindi Cinema – Mumbai. I would like to thank the entire film
industry who has helped and supported IIFA keeping the magic of IIFA alive,
telling our story to the world. It is time to bring the world to India with
IIFA and we are looking forward to another grand celebration with the entire
film fraternity.
We are pleased to announce that Global Voting
for our 20th edition IIFA Awards 2019 is now LIVE for IIFA fans
and Bollywood enthusiasts from across the globe to cast their vote. It is
a great line up of super stars in our chosen nominees for the 11 popular categories from
Best Picture, Direction, Story, Performances and Music among others that truly
echoes the outstanding talent and work our Hindi film industry has offered to
the audiences this past year. It’s a tough one with so many talented people
nominated and who
wins IIFA truly allows the people to decide. We could not be happier to
be preparing to celebrate this special 20th anniversary of IIFA
Awards in the very heart of Bollywood, our very own Mumbai city.”
Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Executive
Director, Marketing and Sales, Maruti Suzuki India said, “The automotive industry has moved beyond
‘Retail Experiences’. It is about privileges now. From innovations to
hospitality, the entire journey has become more evolved and indulgent. And
NEXA’s association with IIFA awards is a wonderful testament to that fact. We
are happy to take our relationship with IIFA into its fifth year. We are
inspired by the fact that our association brings us a step closer to our new
age customers who seek global experiences in their everyday lives. NEXA is as
much about innovative technology, as it is about global design and
sophisticated style. In just four years we have touched a million hearts and
the newest member to embody NEXA's values is the all new exclusive 6-seater,
the XL6. This premium MPV is all set to charm you with its looks and charm you
with its premium interiors, leaving you truly inspired.”
Puneet Das, VP Marketing - Tea (India), Tata Global Beverages
Ltd, said “Tata Tea Gold
is proud to associate with IIFA as a brand partner on their 20th Anniversary as
it is being hosted for the first time ever in India in the home of Hindi
Cinema. IIFA is synonymous with Indian cinema and over the years has stood
for the ‘Gold standard’ of celebrating Indian Cinematic achievements. Likewise,
Tata Tea Gold stands for a ‘Gold standard’ in tea drinking experience with its
rich taste and an irresistible aroma. Tata Tea Gold #DilKiSuno campaign invites
consumers to buy a pack of Tata Tea Gold and win a chance to attend the
exciting IIFA 2019 awards event in person. This is a perfect opportunity for
our consumers to witness the glitz and glamour and watch their favourite stars
up, close and personal…. and we already seeing this excitement in the
overwhelming responses we have been receiving so far. We wish IIFA a very happy
20th anniversary and many more to come.”
Fans of Indian Cinema, IIFA enthusiasts and media alike
are welcome to keep abreast of the latest news and details on IIFA and Hindi
cinema by logging on to www.iifa.com or checking out the social
media handles given below:
