2024 award ceremony in Dubai
The 12th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 14–15 September 2024. The ceremony (12th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films released in 2023, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nominations were announced in late-July 2024.
The first day of the ceremony (14 September 2024) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day (15 September 2024), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded. Simran Choudhary and Sudigali Sudheer have hosted the Telugu cinema segment. Rishi and Shubra Aiyappa have hosted the Kannada cinema segment. Bhavana Balakrishnan and Sathish have hosted the Tamil cinema segment. Adil Ibrahim and Pearle Maaney have hosted the Malayalam cinema segment. 
"Hi Nanna" is the most awarded film with six awards, followed by "Jailer" with five, "2018", "Baby", "Dasara", "Kaatera" and "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A" with four, "Maaveeran", ', and "Romancham" with three. "Hi Nanna" is the most awarded Telugu film, followed by "Dasara". "Jailer" is the most awarded Tamil film, followed by "Maaveeran" and '. "Kaatera" and "Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A" are the most awarded Kannada films, followed by "Kaiva". "2018" is the most awarded Malayalam film, followed by "Romancham". 
"Dasara" received the maximum acting awards, they are, Best Actor – Telugu, Best Actress – Telugu and Best Supporting Actor – Telugu. "Dasara" and "Hi Nanna", featuring Nani in the lead, won ten awards.
Main awards and nominees.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Critics choice awards.
Telugu cinema
Tamil cinema
Kannada cinema
Malayalam cinema
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