IIFA Award for Best Music Director
# IIFA Award for Best Music Director

The IIFA Award for Best Music Director is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.

## Superlatives

| Category | Name | Superlative | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Most awards | A. R. Rahman | 8 awards |
| Most nominations without a win | Anu Malik | 7 nominations | – |

## List of winners

A.R. Rahman (8 wins) is the most awarded artist, followed by Amaal Mallik (4) and Pritam (4), Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (3). Anu Malik is the artist with most nominations (7) without a win.

The winners are listed below:

| Year | Music Director | Film |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 | A.R. Rahman | Taal |
| 2001 | Rajesh Roshan | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2002 | A.R. Rahman | Lagaan |
| 2003 | A.R. Rahman | Saathiya |
| 2004 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| 2005 | Madan Mohan | Veer-Zaara |
| 2006 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Bunty Aur Babli |
| 2007 | A.R. Rahman | Rang De Basanti |
| 2008 | A.R. Rahman | Guru |
| 2009 | A.R. Rahman | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2010 | Pritam | Love Aaj Kal |
| 2011 | Sajid–Wajid & Lalit Pandit | Dabangg |
| 2012 | A.R. Rahman | Rockstar |
| 2013 | Pritam | Barfi! |
| 2014 | Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Ganguly | Aashiqui 2 |
| 2015 | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | 2 States |
| 2016 | Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari, Meet Bros Anjjan | Roy |
| 2017 | Pritam | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil |
| 2018 | Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva | Badrinath Ki Dulhania |
| 2019 | Amaal Mallik, Guru Randhawa, Rochak Kohli, Saurabh-Vaibhav, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Zack Knight | Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety |
| 2020 | Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva | Kabir Singh |
| 2021 | AWARDS DIDN'T HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC | AWARDS DIDN'T HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
| 2022 | A.R. Rahman | Atrangi Re |
| 2023 | Pritam | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva |
