Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal won the lifetime achievement award at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) 2008 awards on Sunday night while music composer A.R. Rahman and the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Om Shanti Om figured among the winners. 

The award for the best performance in a negative role went to Viveik Oberoi for Shootout at Lokhandwala, while the one for best performance in a comic role went to Govinda for Partner.
 
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The award announcements were preceded by performances of songs from some eagerly awaited Hindi films. And like always, Govinda stole the show with his dance number.