IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female
| IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 Recipient: Alizeh Agnihotri | |
| Awarded for | Best Debut Performance by an Actress |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | |
| Currently held by | Alizeh Agnihotri Farrey (2024) |
| Website | IIFA Awards |
The IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Female is given by the International Indian Film Academy, as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in her debut film. Originally known as the "IIFA Award for Fresh Face of the Year (Female)", it was officially given its new title in 2005. During its inaugural year in 2001, four separate actresses were presented with an award.[1]
Superlatives
[edit]- Only five actresses who won was also nominated in the Best Actress category in the same year; In chronological order they are, Gracy Singh (2002), Vidya Balan (2006), Kangana Ranaut (2007), Deepika Padukone (2008) and Asin (2009).
- Only three actresses who won was also nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category in the same year; In chronological order they are, Bipasha Basu (2002), Parineeti Chopra (2012) and Disha Patani (2017). Parineeti Chopra is the only actress who won both the awards in the same year.
- Kareena Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut, Kriti Sanon and Deepika Padukone are the only recipients who also won the IIFA Award for Best Actress later.
- Kangana Ranaut and Parineeti Chopra are the only recipients who also won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress. While Chopra won in the same year, Ranaut won it later in the year 2009.
- Kangana Ranaut is the only recipient who won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress award.
Winners
[edit]2000s
[edit]- 2001
Kareena Kapoor – Refugee as Nazneen "Naaz" Ahmed (tied with) Kim Sharma, Preeti Jhangiani and Shamita Shetty – Mohabbatein as Sanjana, Kiran and Ishika Dhanrajgir - 2002
Bipasha Basu – Ajnabee as Sonia/Neeta (tied with) Gracy Singh – Lagaan as Gauri - 2003
Esha Deol – Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe as Esha Singh - 2004
Amrita Rao – Ishq Vishk - 2005
Ayesha Takia Azmi – Taarzan: The Wonder Car as Priya - 2006
Vidya Balan – Parineeta as Lalita - 2007
Kangana Ranaut – Gangster as Simran - 2008
Deepika Padukone – Om Shanti Om as Shantipriya/Sandhya (Sandy) - 2009
Asin – Ghajini as Kalpana Shetty
2010s
[edit]- 2010
Jacqueline Fernandez – Aladin as Jasmine (tied with) Mahi Gill – Dev.D as Parminder (Paro) - 2011
Sonakshi Sinha – Dabangg as Rajjo - 2012
Parineeti Chopra – Ladies vs Ricky Bahl as Dimple Chaddha - 2013
Yami Gautam – Vicky Donor as Ashima Roy Arora - 2014
Vaani Kapoor – Shuddh Desi Romance as Tara - 2015
Kriti Sanon – Heropanti as Dimpy - 2016
Bhumi Pednekar – Dum Laga Ke Haisha as Sandhya Verma[2] - 2017
Disha Patani – M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story as Priyanka Jha - 2018
Not awarded - 2019
Sara Ali Khan – Kedarnath as Mandakani "Mukku" Mishra
2020s
[edit]- 2020
Ananya Panday – Student of the Year 2 as Shreya Randhawa[3] - 2022
Sharvari Wagh – Bunty Aur Babli 2 as Sonia "Babli" Rawat[4] - 2023
Khushalii Kumar - Dhokha: Round D Corner as Saanchi Sinha[5] - 2024
Alizeh Agnihotri - Farrey as Niyati Singh
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IIFA AWARDS 2001 2-3. Mumbai, India: YouTube. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2016: The Complete List of Winners". News18. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2020 - Popular Award Winners". IIFA Awards. 25 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2022:a list of all the winners". IIFA. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "IIFA Awards 2023 Winners".