IIFA Award for Best Music Director
The IIFA Best Music Director Award is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.
| IIFA Award for Best Music Director | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | A.R. Rahman Taal (2000) |
| Currently held by | Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Zack Knight, Saurabh-Vaibhav Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2019) |
| Website | http://www.iifa.com |
SuperlativesEdit
A. R. Rahman with his award of 2012 for the film Rockstar. He holds the record of maximum wins in this category.
| Category | Name | Superlative | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | A. R. Rahman | 7 awards | |
| Most Nominations without a Win | Anu Malik | 7 nominations | – |
List of WinnersEdit
The winners are listed below: A.R.Rahman has the most awards with 7 wins and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Pritam and Amaal Mallik with 3 wins. Anu Malik has highest nominations(7 nominations) without a win
| Year | Music Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | A. R. Rahman | Taal |
| 2001 | Rajesh Roshan | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2002 | A. R. Rahman | Lagaan |
| 2003 | A. R. Rahman | Saathiya |
| 2004 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| 2005 | Madan Mohan | Veer-Zaara |
| 2006 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2007 | A.R.Rahman | Rang De Basanti |
| 2008 | A.R.Rahman | Guru |
| 2009 | A.R.Rahman | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2010 | Pritam | Love Aaj Kal |
| 2011 | Sajid–Wajid & Lalit Pandit | Dabangg |
| 2012 | A. R. Rahman | Rockstar |
| 2013 | Pritam | Barfi |
| 2014 | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Ganguly | Aashiqui 2 |
| 2015 | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | 2 States |
| 2016 | Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan | Roy |
| 2017 | Pritam | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2018 | Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva | Badrinath Ki Dulhania |
| 2019 | Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Saurabh Vaibhav, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Zack Knight | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety |