The 2002 IIFA Awards, officially known as the 3rd International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the International Indian Film Academy honored the best films of 2001 and took place on 6 April 2002.

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The official ceremony took place on 6 April 2002, at the Genting Highlands, in Arena of Stars. During the ceremony, IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories.

The IIFA Weekend started with a Press Meet. Attended by the stars, the event received extensive coverage from world media. The same evening saw the music launch of Kaante. The IIFA Karaoke Party gave film stars and high-profile guests a chance to let their hair down.

IIFA hosted the World Premiere of the film Aankhen at the Genting International Showroom. Malaysia witnessed the first ever IIFA Forum. The focus was on the emerging perspectives of Indian Cinema, the exchange of technology and talent. The speakers included Ashutosh Gowarikar, Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar and Madhur Bhandarkar.

Lagaan led the ceremony with 10 wins including Best Film, Best Director (for Ashutosh Gowariker) and Best Actor (for Aamir Khan), thus becoming the most-awarded film at the ceremony.

Aamir Khan received dual nominations for Best Actor for his performances in Dil Chahta Hai and Lagaan, winning for the latter.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Popular awards

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Ashutosh Gowariker (Best Director)

Aamir Khan (Best Actor)

Tabu(Best Actress)

Saif Ali Khan(Best Supporting Actor)

Jaya Bachchan (Best Supporting Actress)

More information Best Film, Best Director ...

Best Film	Best Director
Lagaan Chandni Bar Dil Chahta Hai Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...	Ashutosh Gowariker – Lagaan Anil Sharma – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Farhan Akhtar – Dil Chahta Hai Karan Johar – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... Madhur Bhandarkar – Chandni Bar
Best Performance In A Leading Role Male	Best Performance In A Leading Role Female
Aamir Khan – Lagaan as Bhuvan Aamir Khan – Dil Chahta Hai as Akash Malhotra Amitabh Bachchan – Aks as Inspector Manu Verma Shah Rukh Khan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Rahul Raichand Sunny Deol – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Tara Singh	Tabu – Chandni Bar as Mumtaz Ali Ansari Ameesha Patel – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as Sakina Gracy Singh – Lagaan as Gauri Kajol – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Anjali Sharma Preity Zinta – Dil Chahta Hai as Shalini
Best Performance In A Supporting Role Male	Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female
Saif Ali Khan – Dil Chahta Hai as Sameer Amitabh Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Yashvardhan Raichand Akshaye Khanna – Dil Chahta Hai as Siddharth Sinha Hrithik Roshan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Rohan Raichand Kulbhushan Kharbanda – Lagaan as Raja Puran Singh	Jaya Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Nandini Raichand Bipasha Basu – Ajnabee as Neeta (Fake Sonia) Kareena Kapoor – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Pooja Sharma a.k.a. Poo Madhuri Dixit – Lajja as Janki Rekha  – Lajja as Ramdulaari
Best Performance In A Comic Role	Best Performance In A Negative Role
Govinda – Jodi No. 1 Johnny Lever – Ajnabee Johnny Lever – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... Rajesh Vivek – Lagaan Vivek Shaq – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha	Akshay Kumar – Ajnabee Amrish Puri – Gadar: Ek Prem Katha Manoj Bajpayee  – Aks Paul Blackthorne – Lagaan Suhas Palshikar – Chandni Bar
Male Debutant Star	Female Debutant Star
Arjun Rampal – Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat	Bipasha Basu – Ajnabee Gracy Singh – Lagaan

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