Amongst the best director nominees are Pradeep Sarkar (Parineeta - The Married Woman) and Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Black). Salman Khan presents the award for best actor with Jean Claude Van Damme.
Imran Hashmi, Arshad Warsi, and Irfan Khan perform. Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor also take the stage. The IIFA nominees for best performance in a negative role include John Abraham in "Dhoom" and Ajay Devgan in "Khakee."
In his first international performance, Abhishek Bachchan is joined by Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. The biggest award of the night for best picture comes down between Dhoom, Hum Tum, and Veer Zaara.
Shah Rukh Khan hosts the 2005 IIFA Awards in Amsterdam! Esha Deol performs to the hit song "Dhoom Machale". Manisha Koirala presents the award for best female playback singer.
