The much awaited 14th edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards were held at the Venetian Macao in Macau. Shah Rukh Khan and Shahid Kapoor hosted the event. This year’s award ceremony marked the 100 years of Indian cinema. This event is the most eagerly awaited award event is equivalent to Hollywood’s Oscars award ceremony. Although the films in 2012 left judges with lots of amazing choices and difficult decisions to make, the winners have been finally revealed and are as follows.

Anurag Basu’s Barfi (2012) was the winner of multiple awards, which included best film, best director, and the best actor in the leading role (male). Barfi is an Indian romantic-comedy-drama film that paints the picture of Murphy “Barfi” Johnson (Ranbir Kapoor) who is a deaf and mute man and his relationship with Shruti (Illeana D’ Cruz) and an autistic girl, Jhilmil (Priyanka Chopra). The film was also nominated as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the 85 th Academy Awards.

Vidya Balan won the 'Best Female Actor' award for her mind-blowing performance in Sujoy Ghosh’s thriller film Kahaani for her role as Vidya Baghchi

Ayushman Khurrana won the rightfully earned 'Best Debut (Male)' for his memorable performance in Vicky Donor

Deepika Padukone accepted the award for the 'Jodi of the Year' and once ex-couple: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone

Abhishek Bachchan won accolades for his comic and unforgettable role in Bol Bachchan

Anushka Sharma glowed for her memorable supportive role performance as Akhira in Yash Chopra's last film Jab Tak Hai Jaan
The grand event began with a performance by Boman Irani and Vir Das’s ‘Santa-Banta’ act which won the hearts of attendees and viewers alike. The award ceremony had scintillating performances by Abhishek Bachchan, who had been present at the award ceremony to represent his family and he graced the stage with the popular rap number Ek Mai Aur Ek Tu.

Madhuri Dixit sizzles the age as she dances to 'Ghaghara'(Reuters)
Madhuri Dixit, the dancing queen, set the stage on fire when she performed on her recent item dance number “Ghagra” from Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani. Deepika Padukone added more glam to the stage with her sizzling dance moves to the songs from her latest musical hits, which included “Angrezi Beats,” “Tum hi Ho Bandu”, and the most recent “Balam Pichkari.” Dia Mirza who performed on popular numbers like “Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna” and “Tenu Leke”.
After Madhuri Dixit and Sonakshi Sinha it was Sridevi's turn to match steps with ace dancer-choreographer Prabhudheva. She had earlier said: "I must say that it is tough to dance with Prabhudheva." (PTI)
Sri Devi also performed at an absolutely stunning dance at the show with Prabhu Deva, which rocked the stage.Ranbir Kapoor was not present at the award ceremony but Anurag Basu was there to accept the award.
Here’s a complete list of the winners at the IIFA Awards 2013:
BEST FILM: ‘Barfi!’
BEST ACTOR: Ranbir Kapoor for ‘Barfi!’
BEST FEMALE ACTOR: Vidya Balan for ‘Kahaani’
BEST DIRECTOR: Anurag Basu for ‘Barfi!’
BEST STORY: Tani and Anurag Basu for ‘Barfi!’
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE): Annu Kapoor for ‘Vicky Donor’
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE) – Anushka Sharma for ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’
BEST DEBUT (FEMALE): Yami Gautam for ‘Vicky Donor’
BEST DEBUT (MALE): Ayushmaan Khurana for ‘Vicky Donor’
BEST ACTOR IN A COMIC ROLE: Abhishek Bachchan for ‘Bol Bachchan’
BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE: Rishi Kapoor from ‘Agneepath’
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR: Gauri Shinde for ‘English Vinglish’
BEST MUSIC DIRECTOR: Pritam for ‘Barfi!’
BEST LYRICS: Amitabh Bhattacharya for ‘Mujhme kahin’ from ‘Agneepath’
BEST SINGER MALE: Sonu Nigam for ‘Agneepath’
BEST SINGER FEMALE: Shreya Ghoshal for ‘Chikni chameli’ from ‘Agneepath’
BEST SOUND DESIGN: Shajith Koyeri for ‘Barfi!’
BEST BACKGROUND SCORE: Pritam for ‘Barfi!’
AUDIENCE CHOICE BEST JODI OF THE YEAR: Deepika Padukone – Ranbir Kapoor
DIGITAL STAR OF THE YEAR: Shah Rukh Khan
Feature Image: www.facebook.com/Madhuri.Dixit.Nene
Source: Zee News India, Entertainment One India, India Today
Image source: Indian Express, Bollywood Life
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