Â3 Idiots steal the show at the IIFA Awards 2010
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,June 07 2010]
IIFA stormed into its second decade of celebrations with a spectacular Awards night, with Â3 Idiots winning a majority of the top awards, including the Best Film and Best Director Award. The Micromax IIFA Awards ceremony was held on Saturday 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 ÂPaaÂ, 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 Â3 IdiotsÂ, while Divya Dutta won the Award for Performance in a Supporting role  Female for ÂDelhi 6Â. Recognizing her Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema, Zeenat Aman was presented with the honour by Shatrugan Sinha, while Hrithik Roshan honoured 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 Â3 IdiotsÂ. 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.
The other winners for the Micromax IIFA Awards 2010 are:
Music Direction  Pritam - Love Aaj Kal
Best Story - Abhijat Joshi, Raj Kumar Hirani & Vidu Vinod Chopra- 3 Idiots
Best Lyrics - Swanand Kirkire - 3 Idiots
Playback Singer (Male) Â Shaan (Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh - 3 Idiots)
Playback Singer (Female) - (Kavita Seth- Ek Tara - Wake Up Sid)