Farhan Akhtar to co-host 2012 IIFA awards with Shahid Kapoor

Farhan Akhtar has been confirmed to co-host the upcoming 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards function with Shahid Kapoor.

To be held on 9 June 2012, the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara will bring his charm and humour to the awards stage enthralling the film fraternity and over 800 million viewers in Lion City of Singapore.

Performances that have already been announced for the IIFA Awards so far include Prabhu Deva, Shahid, Bipasha Basu and Sonakshi Sinha.

Actor-director-choreographer Prabhu Deva will also be choreographing the dance performances for the first time ever. The IIFA Weekend is a celebration of Indian Cinema showcasing the best of Indian Film Industry on the global stage.

The nominations for this year's awards are:

Best Picture: 

BODYGUARD - Alvira Agnihotri, Atul Agnihotri & Reliance Entertainment 
NO ONE KILLED JESSICA - Ronnie Screwvala 
ROCKSTAR - Dhilin Mehta 
THE DIRTY PICTURE - Shobha Kapoor & Ekta Kapoor 
ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA - Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar 

Best Director: 

Raj Kumar Gupta - NO ONE KILLED JESSICA 
Rohit Shetty - SINGHAM 
Imtiaz Ali - ROCKSTAR 
Milan Luthria - THE DIRTY PICTURE 
Zoya Akhtar - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 

Performance In A Leading Role (Male): 

Amitabh Bachchan - AARAKSHAN 
Salman Khan - BODYGUARD 
Shah Rukh Khan - DON 2 
Ranbir Kapoor - ROCKSTAR 
Ajay Devgn - SINGHAM 
Hrithik Roshan - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 

Performance In A Leading Role (Female): 

Priyanka Chopra - 7 KHOON MAAF 
Kareena Kapoor - BODYGUARD 
Mahie Gill - SAHEB BIWI AUR GANGSTER 
Kangna Ranaut - TANU WEDS MANU 
Vidya Balan - THE DIRTY PICTURE 

Performance In A Supporting Role (Male): 

Abhay Deol - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 
Randeep Hooda - SAHEB BIWI AUR GANGSTER 
Naseeruddin Shah - THE DIRTY PICTURE 
Emraan Hashmi - THE DIRTY PICTURE 
Farhan Akhtar - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 

Performance In A Supporting Role (Female): 

Divya Dutta - STANLEY KA DABBA 
Parineeti Chopra - LADIES VS RICKY BAHL 
Sonali Kulkarni - SINGHAM 
Swara Bhaskar - TANU WEDS MANU 
Kalki Koechlin - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 

Performance In A Comic Role: 

Paresh Rawal - READY 
Riteish Deshmukh - DOUBLE DHAMAAL 
Divyendu Sharma - PYAAR KA PUNCHNAMA 
Pitobash - SHOR IN THE CITY 
Deepak Dobriyal - TANU WEDS MANU 

Performance In A Negative Role: 

Irrfan Khan - 7 KHOON MAAF 
Boman Irani - DON 2 
Vidyut Jamwal - FORCE 
Prakash Raj - SINGHAM 
Naseeruddin Shah - THE DIRTY PICTURE 

Music Direction: 

Vishal Bhardwaj for Darling - 7 KHOON MAAF 
Sohail Sen for Isq Risk - MERE BROTHER KI DULHAN 
Vishal & Shekhar for Chammak Challo - RA. ONE 
Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy Senorita for ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 
A.R. Rahman for Nadaan Parinde - ROCKSTAR 

Best Story: 

Imtiaz Ali - ROCKSTAR 
Amole Gupte - STANLEY KA DABBA 
Himanshu Sharma - TANU WEDS MANU 
Rajat Aroraa - THE DIRTY PICTURE 
Reema Kagti & Zoya Akhtar - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 

Lyrics: 

Shabbir Ahmed for Teri Meri - BODYGUARD 
Gulzar for Darling - 7 KHOON MAAF 
Irshad Kamil for Nadaan Parinde - ROCKSTAR 
Javed Akhtar for Khaabon Ke Parinday - ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA 
Rajat Aroraa for Ishq Sufiyana - THE DIRTY PICTURE 

Playback Singer (Male): 

Ash King for I Love You - BODYGUARD 
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Teri Meri - BODYGUARD 
Mika Singh for Subha Hone Na De - DESI BOYZ 
Mohit Chauhan for Nadaan Parinde - ROCKSTAR 
Kamal Khan for Ishq Sufiyana - THE DIRTY PICTURE 

Playback Singer (Female): 

Usha Uthup & Rekha Bhardwaj for Darling - 7 KHOON MAAF 
Shreya Ghoshal for Teri Meri - BODYGUARD 
Sunidhi Chauhan for Te Amo - DUM MAARO DUM 
Harshdeep Kaur for Katiya Karun - ROCKSTAR 
Shreya Ghoshal for Ooh La La - THE DIRTY PICTURE