The awards was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Pankaj Tripathi received dual nominations for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in 83 and Ludo, winning for the latter.

The awards began in 2000 and the first ceremony was held in London at The Millennium Dome.

From then on the awards were held at locations around the world signifying the international success of Bollywood.

The 22nd IIFA Awards was supposed to be held in 2021 & 18-19 March 2022 but was postponed to 19-21 May 2022 date due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, it was again postponed to 3–4 June 2022 due to the demise of UAE President & Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.