IIFA Award / Best Lyrics
The winners of the IIFA Best Lyricist Award were:
| year | Songwriter | Movie - song |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Anand Bakshi | Taal - Ishq Bina |
| 2001 | Javed Akhtar | Refugee |
| 2002 | Javed Akhtar | - |
| 2003 | Nutrat Badr | Devdas - Dola Re |
| 2004 | Javed Akhtar | Kal Ho Naa Ho - Kal Ho Naa Ho |
| 2005 | Javed Akhtar and Saaed Qadri | Swades and Murder |
| 2006 | Gulzar | Bunty Aur Babli - Kajra Re |
| 2007 | Prasoon Joshi | Fanaa - Chand Sifarish |