The Lux Style Awards 2020 nominations have already started making waves. As one of the most sought-after events of the year, the LSAs are back, and this time, the categories and nominations are pretty interesting. Let’s have a look!
First up, we have the television-related nominations for the Lux Style Awards 2020.
Best TV Play
- Aangan
- Cheekh
- Ishq Zah e Naseeb
- Meray Paas Tum Ho
- Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
Can we talk about the fact of how strong all the nominations are? This has to be the toughest competition. Honestly, I am a fan of all of these. But wait for a second, guys. Some really good TV dramas are missing! Where’s Alif, Ehd e Wafa and Yeh Dil Mera? They were some pretty solid TV plays. I hope they get included in the next year’s nominations because leaving them out would be plain injustice.
Best TV Director
- Farooq Rind for Ishq Zah e Naseeb
- Kashif Nisar for Inkaar
- Kashif Nisar for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
- Muhammad Ehteshamuddin for Aangan
- Nadeem Baig for Meray Paas Tum Ho
Best TV Best Actor (Viewer’s Choice & Critics Choice)
- Bilal Abbas for Cheekh
- Humayun Saeed for Meray Paas Tum Ho
- Imran Ashraf for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
- Rehan Sheikh for Inkaar
- Zahid Ahmed for Ishq Zah e Naseeb
Again guys, tough competition. Totally rooting for Imran Ashraf as Bhola in this category. That was an Oscar-worthy portrayal and Imran Ashraf deserves all the praise for that.
Best TV Actress (Viewer’s Choice & Critics Choice)
- Ayeza Khan for Meray Paas Tum Ho
- Iqra Aziz for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
- Saba Qamar for Cheekh
- Sajal Ali for Aangan
- Yumna Zaidi for Inkaar
The jury for the Lux Style Awards 2020 has chosen some really powerful nominations. How do the judges even choose? I can’t even seem to pick the best one. All of these actresses were phenomenal in their serials.
Best Play Writer
- Faiza Iftikhar for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi
- Hashim Nadeem for Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb
- Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar for Meray Paas Tum Ho
- Sarwat Nazir for Khaas
- Zafar Mairaj for Inkaar
Best Original Sound Track (TV)
- Ishq Zah-e-Naseeb by Naveed Nishad
- Kaisa hai Naseeba by Zeb Bangash
- Khaas by Natasha Baig
- Ramz-e-Ishq by Shani Arshad
- Ranjha Ranjha Kardi by JB Sisters/Rahma Ali
Hey, where’s the Meray Paas Tum Ho’s OST by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan? The show is nominated in every category, except this one. It had a brilliant and gripping soundtrack and was widely popular.
Best Emerging Talent
- Haroon Shahid for Do Bol
- Naimal Khawar for Ana
- Saheefa Jabbar Khatak for Beti
- Shees Gul for Meray Paas Tum Ho
- Usman Mukhtar for Ana
The fact that I can see a child star in this category for the first time feels really good. Shees Gul as Rumi gave an exemplary performance in Meray Paas Tum Ho. Can we see more of him, please?
Next up, we have music
Singer of the Year
- Ali Pervaiz for Unkahi
- Ali Sethi for Chaadni Raat
- Haadia Hashmi for Bol Hu
- Saakin for Aj Sik Mitraan Di
- Shehroze Hussain for Qurbaan
Song of the Year
- Late Night by Shamoon Ismail from Brown Sugar
- Raavi by Sajjad Ali from Raavi
- Resistance by Abdullah Siddiqui from Resistance
- Sitaaron se Aagay by Abbas Ali Khan featuring Lalarukh
- You and I by Saba Jaswal featuring Abdullah Siddiqui
Wait, where’s Tum Tum by Asim Azhar? 👀
Best Emerging Talent
- Ali Hasan for Chaaraasaazi
- Hassan & Roshaan for Savera
- Nimra Gilani for Zindagi Tamasha Bani
- Producers Hamad Khan & Sohaib Lari for Big Foot Music
- Zain Ali & Zohaib Ali for Ali Haiderium
For the next category in the Lux Style Awards 2020, we have fashion
Model of the Year (Female)
- Alicia Khan
- Fahmeen Ansari
- Farwa Kazmi
- Mushk Kaleem
- Zara Abid (posthumous)
If Zara Abid were here with us, I am pretty sure she would have been overjoyed with the nomination. May she rest in peace!
Model of the Year (Male)
- Aimal Khan
- Champ Imi
- Hasnain Lehri
- Shahzad Noor
- Waleed Siddiqui
Achievement in Fashion Design – Pret
- BeechTree
- Generation
- Miraka by Misha Lakhani
- Sania Maskatiya
- Zaha by Elan
Achievement in Fashion Design – Luxury Pret
- Ali Xeeshan
- Husain Rehar
- Misha Lakhani
- Sana Safinaz
- Sania Maskatiya
Best Menswear Designer
- Emran Rajput
- Ismail Farid
- Munib Nawaz
- Republic by Omer Farooq
- Sania Maskatiya
Achievement in Fashion Design – Bridal
- Ali Xeeshan
- Faraz Manan
- House of Kamiar Rokni
- Sana Safinaz
- Shehla Chatoor
Best Fashion Photographer
- Alee Hassan
- Ashna Khan
- MHM Studio
- Rizwan ul Haq
- Shahbaz Shazi
Best Hair & Makeup Artist
- Fatima Nasir
- Qasim Liaqat
- Saima Bargfrede
- Shammal Qureshi at Toni & Guy (North Pakistan)
- Sunil Nawab
Best Emerging Talent
- Asad Bin Javed for Photography
- Maha Tahirani for Female Model
- Natasha Zubair for Photography
- Sachal Afzal for Male Model
- Zara Ali for Photography
Lots of talent tbh. May the best one wins!
Then, we have our film category for the Lux Style Awards 2020
Best Film
- Baaji – Produced by Saqib Malik at Page 33 Films
- Laal Kabootar – Produced by Hania Chima and Kamil Chima
- Parey Hut Love – Produced by Asim Raza at The Vision Factory Films
- Ready Steady No! – Produced by Hisham Bin Munawar
- Superstar – Produced by Momina Duraid at MD Productions
Great choices!
Best Film Director
- Asim Raza for Parey Hut Love
- Hisham Bin Munawar for Ready Steady No!
- Kamal Khan for Laal Kabootar
- Mohammad Ehteshamuddin for Superstar
- Saqib Malik for Baaji
Best Film Actor (Viewer’s Choice & Critics Choice)
- Ahmed Ali Akbar for Laal Kabootar
- Nadeem Baig for Superstar
- Rashid Farooqui for Laal Kabootar
- Salman Shahid for Ready Steady No!
- Sheheryar Munawar for Parey Hut Love
Best Film Actress (Viewer’s Choice & Critics Choice)
- Amna Ilyas for Baaji
- Mahira Khan for Superstar
- Mansha Pasha for Laal Kabootar
- Maya Ali for Parey Hut Love
- Meera for Baaji
Best Playback Singer (Film)
- Ali Sethi for Bekaraan
- Ali Tariq for Behka Na
- Jabbar Abbas for Jugart
- Mai Dhai for Raag Murli
- Zeb Bangash for Gudi Wang
These movies gave us some absolutely captivating songs. Tough competition. Overall, this event seems extremely promising, and it’ll be interesting to see how things unfold in the Lux Style Awards 2020.
So, what are your thoughts on the nominations? Let us know in the comments.
