The 1st IIFA Utsavam ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 was held on 24 and 25 January 2016 at the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad. Marking the inaugural event of the IIFA Utsavam, it recognised the best cinematic work in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages from late 2014 to late 2015 and awarded prizes to performers and technicians.