The 16^th LUX Style Awards have announced nominations across twenty-eight categories covering Fashion, Film, Music and Television for the awards to be held in 2017.

Fashion was dominated by established names especially in design categories, with the Emerging Talent category included an exciting clutch of nominees who made an impact on the jury. While Luxury Pret included Mahgul, Sana Safinaz, Sania Maskatiya, Shamaeel Ansari and Shehla Chatoor, the Pret category looked very much like the high-street category of old with Coco by Zara Shahjehan, Generation, Khaadi, Sana Safinaz and Sapphire all voted in for the first 5 slots. Bridal was dominated by fashion forward and eclectic designers like Ali Xeeshan, Elan, Faraz Manan, Mahgul and The House of Kamiar Rokni.

Film continued its upward swing with exciting new entries in all categories. Actor in Law, Dobara Phir Se, Ho Mann Jahaan, Janaan and Mah e Mir made the cut for Best Film. The Best Director’s category includes 6 nominees as two of them tied for the fifth place.

ARY, Hum TV and TV One serials dominated the TV categories with Besharam, Dillagi, Mann Mayal, Mein Sitara and Udaari coming in the top five.

The final votes will be decided with Viewer’s Choice for Best TV Play, Best TV Actor, Best TV Actress, Best Original Sound Track; Best Film Actor, Best Film Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Playback Singer Male/Female; Album of the Year and Song of the Year. All the remaining categories and all of Fashion will be decided by Jury votes.

Voting for Viewer’s Choice Categories will be online from the 16^th of March at www.luxstyle.pk.

Two Lifetime Achievements in Fashion and Entertainment and eight Scholarship Awards to AIFD & PIFD, NCA and NAPA will also be announced at the event.

The LUX Style Awards for excellence in Fashion, Film, Music and Television will be held later in the year and broadcast on national television soon after.

Nominees for the 16^th LUX Style Awards 2016

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 Pinktree Company - Designer

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 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 Dobara Phir Se Title Track

Masooma Anwer for Naina Roye (Maalik)

Shreya Ghoshal for Janaan Title Track (Janaan)

Zeb Bangash for Dil Pagla (Ho Mann Jahaan)

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

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 Mairai for Dampukth

Best Original Sound Track

Sun Yara by Damia Farooq (ARY Digital) (Producer: Six Sigma Productions)

Udaari by Hadiqa Kiyani (HUM TV) (Producer: Momina Duraid, Haisaam Hussain and Shahzad Kashmiri)

Hatheli by Nabeel Shaukat (HUM TV) (Producer: Moomal Shunaid, Moomal Entertainment)

Mann Mayal by Quratulain Baloch (HUM TV) (Producer: Momina Duraid, Samina Humayun Saeed, Tariq Shah, Sana Shahnawaz)

Yeh Ishq by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (ARY Digital) (Producer: Big Bang Productions)

Press Release by: Talking Point