With screens of 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches, the two new models would be Apple's largest iPhones.
The award function was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
On her last day as India's envoy to the United States, Ambassador Nirupama Rao was felicitated by the Barck Obama administration at the State Department on Monday, with US Secretary of State John F Kerry thanking her for her service toward furthering the strategic partnership between the two nations.