According to latest reports, the IIFA voting weekend began on 30th March with celebs like Arbaaz Khan, Dia Mirza, Parineeti Chopra, Ramesh Sippy, David Dhawan, Zoya Akhtar, Sujoy Ghosh, Genelia D’Souza, Salim-Sulaiman, Shaan, Vivek Oberoi, Sonu Sood and many others, coming forward to cast their respective votes.
The award categories at the IIFA Awards 2012 include the following:
Best Movie
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Actor in Supporting Role
Best Actress in Supporting Role
Best Performance in Comic Role
Best Performance in Negative Role
Star Debut of the Year (Male)
Star Debut of the Year (Female)
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Best Music Director
Best Lyricist
Best Art Direction
Best Action
Best Background Score
Best Action
Best Cinematography
Best Choreography
Best Makeup
Best Costume Design
Best Editing
Best Dialogue
Best Screenplay
Best Sound Recording
Best Sound Re-recording
Best Special Effects
Best Story
Besides these ‘Popular’ and ‘Technical’ awards, there are a number of special awards which are presented to the members of the most popular film industry of the country. These include:
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema
Outstanding Achievement by an Indian in International Cinema
Style Icon
Style Diva
Contribution to a Greener Earth
Most Glamorous Star of the Year
Best On-Screen Beauty
Face of the Year
Artist of the Decade
The nominations for the awards are announced by the first week of June. The final episode will be telecasted on Star Plus some time in July
