The Award Categories are:

  • Popular Awards (for Artistic Excellence):
  • Technical Awards (for Technical Excellence)

The process of deciding the winners is detailed in various stages:

Apply Now: During this stage, the IIFA Awards application forms are advertised in all film trade magazines and are available for distribution to film producers. Only the film producers can apply and nominate entries for relevant awards. On receipt of the application forms, the IIFA Management forwards the same to the process auditors – PriceWaterhouseCoopers Pvt. Ltd. (PWC), who ensure the said films are eligible for application.

Voting Weekend : The eligible films are then put to vote before members of the Indian Film Industry at the official IIFA Voting Weekend.
The same is monitored and managed by PWC. The votes are collated & compiled by PWC who then announce:
· The winners of the Technical awards and
· The nominations of the Popular awards

Global Internet Voting : The nominations of the Popular Awards category are put up for public voting via MSN, the world's most sought-after site, across their multiple sites.
PWC compiles the votes and arrives at the winners. The results are kept a secret. The results are known for the first time when the sealed envelope is opened on-stage before a live television audience during the IIFA Awards presentation ceremony.