The IIFA award won million hearts worldwide in the very first year of its existence. The IIFA awards are unique as they are the only award ceremony where the winners are selected by popular votes cast by viewers worldwide. The nominations for the various award categories are however done by eminent personalities from within the film industry. The endearing awards were kicked off by IIFA’s Brand Ambassador Amitabh Bachchan in the city of Amsterdam. The ceremony was filled with a mix of glamour, entertainment and presence of some of the brightest stars from the film industry. Salman Khan, Aalaika Arora Khan, Amrita Arora, Esha Deol, Isha Sharwani, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor & Daler Mehndi left the audience mesmerized by their performances. The film ‘Veer-Zaara’ swept several awards for various IIFA award categories. Given below is the list of winners who walked away with various awards.

The Winners For 6th International Indian Film Academy Awards Were:

Category
Winner
Film
Best Actor
Shahrukh Khan
Veer-Zaara
Best Actress
Rani Mukerji
Hum Tum
Best Film
Yash Chopra
Veer-Zaara
Best Director
Yash Chopra
Veer-Zaara
Best Supporting Actor (Male) 
Abhishek Bachchan
Yuva
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Rani Mukerji
Veer-Zaara
Best Actor in a Comic Role
Akshay Kumar
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Best Actor in a Negative Role
John Abraham
Dhoom
Best Music Direction
Late Madan Mohan
Veer-Zaara
Best Lyricist
Javed Akhtar
Saaed Qadri
Swades
Murder
Best Playback Singer (Male)
Kunal Ganjawala
Murder - 'Bheege Hont Tere'
Best Playback Singer (Female)
Sunidhi Chauhan
Dhoom - 'Dhoom Machale'
Life Time Achievement Award
Shabana Azmi
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IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Special Awards 2005

Category
Winner
IIFA Star Debut
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Style Diva of the Year
Preity Zinta
Style Icon of the Year
Hrithik Roshan
Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema
V K Murthy
Debut Star
Aayesha Takia
Debut Director
Farah Khan
 
 

IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Technical Awards 2005

Category
Winner
Film
Best Art Direction
Sharmishta Roy
Black
Best Action
Alan Amin
Dhoom
Best Cinematography
Asim Bajaj
Chameli
Best Editing
Hussain Burmawala
Aitraaz
Best Choreography
Farah Khan
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Best Best Story
Aditya Chopra
Veer-Zaara
Best Screenplay
Abbas Tyrewala and Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool
Best Background Score
Salim Suleman
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Best Sound Recording
Rakesh Rajan
Aitraaz
Best Sound Re-Recording
Anup Dev
Aitraaz
Best Dialogue
Vishal Bhardwaj
Maqbool
Best Song Recording
Satish Gupta
Murder
Best Special Visual Effects
Rajtaru Video Sonic and Eagle Video Films
Main Hoon Na
Best Costume Designer
Vikram Phadnis
Mujhse Shaadi Karogi
Best Makeup
Anil Pimpriker
Veer-Zaara