Winners of IIFA Awards 2009

" This set of honours were meant to commemorate 10 years of IIFA awards. "

Ashutosh Gowariker's historical romance " Jodhaa Akbar " swept the International Indian Film Acadmey (IIFA) awards 2009 here Saturday with a perfect 10 bag of trophies, being named the best film and fetching its male lead Hrithik Roshan the best actor award and Ashutosh Gowariker the best director award.

Priyanka Chopra was named the best actress for essaying the trials and tribulations of the style industry in " Fashion ".

The award for the best female in a supporting role went to Kangana Ranaut for her performance as a down-in-the-dumps model in " Fashion ", while Arjun Rampal walked away with the award for best male actor in a supporting role trophy for playing an unsuccessful and brooding musician in " Rock On! "

Abhishek Bachchan got the best comic actor for his performance in " Dostana " and immediately dedicated it to wife Aishwarya Rai and ailing Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh.

The award for best actor in a negative role went to Akshaye Khanna for " Race ". Anil Kapoor received the award as Akshay had to leave for some personal work. Neeraj Pandey was given IIFA best story award for his critically acclaimed " A Wednesday ".

Rahman was also named the best music director for his soulful compositions in " Jodhaa Akbar ". The music maestro couldn't attend the event and Gowariker received the award on his behalf.