15th Lux Style Awards

The 15th Lux Style Awards ceremony, presented by Lux to honor the best in fashion, music, films, and Pakistani television in 2015, took place on 29 July 2016 at Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh, beginning at 7:30 p.m. PST. During the ceremony, LUX presented the Lux Style Awards (commonly referred to as LSA) in four segments including Film, Fashion, Television, and Music. The ceremony was televised in Pakistan by Geo Entertainment (on 20 August 2016 at 7 pm) and was produced by Lux Unilever Pakistan.[1][2]

TV production and direction was done by Team NJ.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for the 15th Lux Style Awards were announced on 30 May 2016, at 9:30 p.m. PST (21:30 UTC), at the Mövenpick Hotel Karachi in Karachi, Sindh, by actors Ahmed Ali Butt, Adnan Malik, Yasir Hussain, and Mahira Khan.[3] For the first time in Lux Style Awards history, Supporting Roles and Singing categories were introduced in the Film section.[4] Voting lines were set open in twelve categories on 4 July 2016 and were closed on 26 July, announcing the ceremony date.[citation needed]

When the nominations were announced, actor Ahmed Ali Butt was nominated in the Best Actor category, however, Butt stated in a press release that his part in the film was of a supporting role and not main,[5] with Lux also agreeing with his decision and later moved his nomination to the Supporting Actor category.[6][7] Actor Danish Taimoor, who was second in line behind Butt was replaced with his nominations.[8]

Awards

Winners are listed first in boldface:[9]

Film

Best FilmBest Director
Best ActorBest Actress
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Best Playback Singer - MaleBest Playback Singer - Female

Television

Best Television PlayBest Television Director
Best Television ActorBest Television Actress
Best Television WriterBest Original Soundtrack

Music

Best Album Of the YearBest Song of the Year
Best Music Video DirectorBest Emerging Talent in Music
  • Salman Noorani – Mariam by Mooroo
    • Adil Omar – Nighat & Paras by Adil Omar & Talal Qureshi
    • Kamal Khan – Wake Up/Jaago by Zohaib Kazi
    • Nadir Shehzad Khan – Baaghi by Sikandar Ka Mandar
    • Natasha Humera Ejaz & Shahrukh Khurshid – Khwab by Natasha Humera Ejaz
  • Slow Spin
    • Ali Suhail
    • Mehdi Maloof
    • Some What Super
    • The Tamashbeens


Fashion

Best Model of the Year - MaleBest Model of the Year - Female
Best Fashion PhotographerBest Hair and Makeup Artist
  • Abdullah Harris
    • Ayaz Anis
    • Guddu Shani
    • Rizwan ul Haq
    • Shahbaz Shazi
  • Nabila
    • Hannan Siddique
    • Omayr Waqar
    • Raana Khan
    • Shammal Qureshi for Toni & Guy (North Pakistan)
Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Luxury PrètBest Achievement in Fashion Design - Prèt
  • Generation
    • Coco by Zara Shahjahan
    • Daaman
    • Sana Safinaz
    • Sapphire
Best Achievement in Fashion Design - LawnBest Achievement in Fashion Design - Bridal
  • Faraz Manan
    • Elan
    • Sana Safinaz
    • Sania Maskatiya
    • Zara Shahjahan
  • Faraz Manan
    • Ali Xeeshan
    • Elan
    • Shehla Chatoor
    • The House of Kamiar Rokni
Best Designer MenswearBest Emerging Talent in Fashion
  • Alee Hasan – Photography
    • Ammara Khan – Designer
    • Anum Malik – Model
    • Hira Shah – Model
    • Zara Abid – Model

See also

References