15th
Lux Style Awards
Host:
Ahmed Ali Butt
Ali Zafar
Venue:
Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh
Film
Moor
Television Play:
Diyar-e-Dil
Album:
Begum Gul Bakaoli Sarfarosh
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.
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]
Winners are listed first in boldface: [9]
Best Film | Best Director |
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Best Actor | Best Actress |
Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
Best Playback Singer - Male | Best Playback Singer - Female |
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Best Album Of the Year | Best Song of the Year |
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Best Music Video Director | Best Emerging Talent in Music |
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Best Model of the Year - Male | Best Model of the Year - Female |
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Best Fashion Photographer | Best Hair and Makeup Artist |
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Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Luxury Prèt | Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Prèt |
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Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Lawn | Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Bridal |
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Best Designer Menswear | Best Emerging Talent in Fashion |
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