The nominations for the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards were announced at a press conference held at a five star hotel in Hyderabad on 17 July 2014. Actors Rana Daggubati and Shriya Saran, who are the brand ambassadors of SIIMA, were present on the occasion.
The SIIMA Awards 2014 event was held at Negara Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 12 and 13 September 2014. Trisha, Nivin Pauly, Silambarasan, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anirudh Ravichander, Devi Sri Prasad, Shriya Saran, Shiva Rajkumar, Lakshmi Menon, Regina Cassandra and Rakul Preet Singh performed.