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While some winners droned on endlessly thanking everyone from their father to their dog, there were some who used the occasion to convey meaningful messages to their colleagues, the industry, the organisers and the audience.

Asha Parekh probably made the shortest ever acceptance speech in that category, while Himesh Reshammiya simply lost the plot in his moment of glory.

Here's our pick of the night:

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Winners

Best picture: Black.

Best performance in a leading role, male: Amitabh Bachchan for Black.

Best performance in a leading role, female: Rani Mukherjee for Black.

Best director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Black.

Best performance in a supporting role, male: Abhishek Bachchan for Sarkar.

Best performance in a supporting role, female: Ayesha Kapoor for Black.

Best performance in a negative role: Nana Patekar for Apaharan.

Best performance in a comic role: Javed Jaffery for Salaam Namaste.

Best music direction: Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy for Kajra Re.

Best lyrics: Gulzar for Kajra Re.

Best playback singer, female: Alisha Chinoy for Kajra Re.

Best playback singer, male: Himesh Reshammiya for Aashiq Banaya Aapne.👏

Best story: Nagesh Kukunoor for Iqbal.

Special awards

Star debut of the year, female (voted by viewers of Star network): Vidya Balan in Parineeta.

Star Debut of the Year, male: Shiney Ahuja in Hazaron Khwaishein Aisi.

Idea IIFA Innovation in Indian Cinema: To the makers of animation film Hanuman.

Glamour star of the year: Preity Zinta.

Idea creative person (s) of the year: Nagesh Kukunoor and Pradeep Sarkar.

Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema: cinematographer KK Mahajan.

Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema: producer, director and writer O.P. Dutta.

Tiara Biggest entertainer of the year in the UAE: No Entry.

IIFA Outstanding achievement by an Indian in international cinema: Ashok Amritraj.

Outstanding achievement in Indian cinema: Asha Parekh.

Technical awards

Best cinematography: Ravi Chandran for Black.

Best screenplay: Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Pradeep Sarkar for Parineeta.

Best art direction: Keshto Mondol, Elridge Rodrigues, Tanushree Sarkar and Pradeep Sarkar for Parineeta.

Best make-up: Vidyadhar Bhatte for Parineeta.

Best costume: Suparna Roy Chaudhary for Parineeta.

Best editing: Bela Sehgal for Black.

Best special effects: Prime Focus for Dus.

Best action: Allan Amin for Dus.

Best dialogue: Prakash Jha for Apaharan.

Best sound rerecording: Anoop Dev for Black.

Best sound recording: Biswajeet Chaterjee for Parineeta.

Best song recording: P. Bala Raman for Ashiq Banaya Aapne.

Best background score: Monty Sharma for Black.

Best choreography: Vaibhavi Merchant for Kajra Re.

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Thanx for sharing the info 😊

I am glad O.P. got recognized ...finally ..... 👏

Thanks for the info... Glad Himmeshh won!!.. But i wish he would've won for his best talent of composing!!