IIFA Award for Best Lyricist
The IIFA Award for Best Lyricist is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony. The award is given in the current year but the winner is awarded for the previous year.
Superlatives
Javed Akhtar has the most wins with 6 awards followed by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Manoj Muntashir. Javed Akhtar also holds the record for most consecutive wins from 2001–02, 2004–05 and 2008–09 contributing to six awards.| Superlative | Lyricist | Record |
| Most awards in 2000s | Javed Akhtar | 6 |
| Most awards in 2010s | Amitabh Bhattacharya | 3 |