Brace yourself because the biggest entertainment event, LUX Style Awards (LSA) is back.
Nominees for LSA 2017 have been disclosed and this year one can sense a definite drift towards recognizing younger talent, whether it’s in the pool of models or fashion photographers. For many actors, designers, directors, musicians and stars, it’s going to be a very joyous year.
Here's how LSA 2016 became a huge success last year:
However, this year the nominations contain many blockbuster films like Actor in Law, Dobara Phir Se, Ho Mann Jahaan, Janaan and Mah-e-Mir.
Serials of ARY, Hum TV and TV One dominated the TV categories with Besharam, Dillagi, Mann Mayal, Mein Sitara and Udaari coming in the top five.
Here are the nominees for the 16th LUX Style Awards 2017:
FILM
Best Film:
Actor in Law
Dobara Phir Se
Ho Mann Jahaan
Janaan
Mah-e-Mir
Best Film Actress:
Mahira Khan for Ho Mann Jahaan
Mehwish Hayat for Actor in Law
Sabar Qamar for Lahore Se Aagey
Sajal Ali for Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai
Sanam Saeed for Bachaana
Best Film Actor:
Ashar Azeem for Maalik
Fahad Mustafa for Actor in Law
Fahad Mustafa for Mah-e-Mir
Mohib Mirza for Bachaana
Yasir Hussain for Lahore Se Aagey
Best Film Director:
Anjum Shehzad for Mah-e-Mir
Asim Raza for Ho Mann Jahaan
Azfar Jafri for Janaan
Mehreen Jabbar for Dobara Phir Se
Nabeel Qureshi for Actor in Law
Wajahat Rauf for Lahore Se Aagey
Best Supporting Actress:
Hania Aamir for Janaan
Saboor Ali for Actor in Law
Sanam Saeed for Dobara Phir Se
Sonya Jehan for Ho Mann Jahaan
Tooba Siddiqui for Dobara Phir Se
Best Supporting Actor:
Ali Kazmi for Dobara Phir Se
Ali Rehman Khan for Janaan
Manzar Sehbhai for Mah-e-Mir
Om Puri for Actor in Law
Shehryar Munawar for Ho Mann Jahaan
Best Singer (Male) – Film:
Arman Malik for Janaan Title Track (Janaan)
Asrar for Funkaran (Actor in Law)
Atif Aslam for Dil Dancer (Actor in Law)
Rajab Ali for Yeh Dhuan (Mah-e-Mir)
Shafqat Amanat Ali for Piya Dekhan Ko (Mah-e-Mir)
Best Singer (Female) – Film:
Aima Baig for Kalabaaz Dil (Lahore se Aagey)
Haniya Aslam for Lar Gaiyyan (Dobara Phir Se)
Masooma Anwer for Naina Roye (Maalik)
Shreya Ghoshal for Janaan Title Track (Janaan)
Zeb Bangash for Dil Pagal (Ho Maan Jahaan)
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
Best TV Play:
Besharam on ARY Digital
Dillagi on ARY Digital
Mann Mayal on Hum TV
Mein Sitara on TV One
Udaari on Hum TV
Best TV Actor:
Ahsan Khan for Udaari
Faisal Qureshi for Bheegi Palkien
Humayun Saeed for Dillagi
Noman Ejaz for Dampukth
Zahid Ahmed for Besharam
Best TV Actress:
Maya Ali for Mann Mayal
Mehwish Hayat for Dillagi
Saba Qamar for Besharam
Saba Qamar for Mein Sitara
Sajal Ali for Gul-e-Rana
Best TV Director:
Ehtishaamuddin for Udaari
Farooq Rind for Besharam
Haseeb Hasan for Mann Mayal
Kashif Nisar for Dampukth
Nadeem Baig for Dillagi
Best TV Writer:
Faiza Iftikhar for Dillagi
Farhat Ishtiaq for Udaari
Sameera Fazal for Man Mayal
Sarwat Nazeer for Besharam
Zafar Mairaj for Dampukth
Best Original Sound Track:
Sun Yara by Damia Farooq (ARY Digital)
Udaari by Hadiqa Kiyani (HUM TV)
Hatheli by Nabeel Shaukat (HUM TV)
Mann Mayal by Quratulain Baloch (HUM TV)
Yeh Ishq by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (ARY Digital)
MUSIC
Album of the Year:
Book of Sibt by Sibti
Indus Raag 2 by Shareef Awan
Na Bhulana by Uzair Jaswal
Peheli by Mooro
You by The Sketches
Song of the Year:
Baarish by Tonight Us and Jimmy Khan
Haiyyah from The Book of Sibt by Sibti
Khak Nasheen by Chand Tara Orchestra
Khaki Banda by Umair Jaswal and Ahmed Jahanzeb
Saaiyan by Quratulain Baloch
Best Music Video Director:
Abdullah Haris for Sag-e-Ali by Asrar
Aisha Linea Akhtar & Shahbaz Shigri for Le chaloon by Salman Shaukat
Kamal Khan for Ho Jao Azad by Zoe Viccaji
Kamal Khan for The Desert Journey by D/A Method
Shahab Qamar for Hero by Naseer & Shahab
Best Emerging Talent:
Basit Ali for Vocals in Anokha Ladla
Bilal Nasir Khan (Rudoh) for Tales for Scrap
Hamza Akram Qawwal for Khuddi
Natasha Baig for Janaan
Shehroz Hussain for Sitaar in Anokha Ladla
FASHION
Model of the Year (Female):
Amna Babar
Anam Malik
Rabia Butt
Sadaf Kanwal
Zara Abid
Model of the Year (Male):
Aimal Khan
Hasnain Lehri
Jahan-e-Khalid
Shahzad Noor
Waleed Khalid
Best Fashion Photographer:
Abdullah Haris
Ali Hasan
Guddu Shani
Nadir Feroz Khan & Maha Burney at NFK Photography
Shahbaz Shazi
Best Hair and Make-up Artist:
Natasha Khalid
Omayr Waqar
Saima Rashid Bargfred
Shammal Qureshi
Shazia Rashid
Achievement in Fashion Design – Pret:
Coco by Zara Shahjahan
Generation
Khaadi
Sana Safinaz
Sapphire
Achievement in Fashion Design – Luxury Pret:
Mahgul
Sana Safinaz
Sania Maskatiya
Shamaeel Ansari
Shehla Chatoor
Achievement in Fashion Design – Bridal:
Ali Xeeshan
Elan
Faraz Manan
Mahgul
The House of Kamiar Rokni
Achievement in Fashion Design – Lawn:
Elan
Faraz Manan
Sana Safinaz
Shehla Chatoor
Zara Shahjahan
Best Menswear Designer
Ahmed Bham
Amir Adnan
Hassan Sheheryar Yasin
Ismail Farid
Nauman Arfeen
Best Emerging Talent:
Aashna Khan – Photographer
Giti Ara – Model
Hira Shah – Model
Imaan Madani – Model
The Pink Tree Company – Designer
Voting for the viewer’s choice categories has been made online from March 16 at www.luxstyle.pk
The awards are to be held on April 19, 2017.