19th
Lux Style Awards
Date:
31 December 2020
Host:
Ahmed Ali Butt and Mehwish Hayat
Director:
Venue:
Best TV Play:
Meray Paas Tum Ho
Best Film:
Laal Kabootar
The 19th Lux Style Awards presented by Lux to honor the best in fashion, music, films and Pakistani television of 2019, held digitally on 31 December 2020. The awards were held virtually due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world. [1]
The ceremony was directed by Feriha Altaf. [1] The ceremony was hosted by Ahmed Ali Butt and Mehwish Hayat. [2] [3] Ranjha Ranjha Kardi remained the most awarded television series while Laal Kabootar remained the most awarded film. [4] [5] [6]
The nominations were announced on 3 October 2020. [7] [8] [9]
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Best Television Play | Best Television Director |
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Best Television Actor | Best Television Actress |
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Best Television Writer | Best Emerging Talent in Television |
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Best Television Track | |
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Despite winning for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Writer and Best OST Ranjha Ranjha Kardi did not win Best TV Play because it was an audience voted category.
The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony which is held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The ceremony celebrates "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, such as cinema, television, fashion, music, sports and film industry. Categories have changed over the years, but most are awarded by panels of judges who are experts in the respective industries, with some "people's choice" awards in the film and TV categories.
Saba Qamar Zaman, known professionally as Saba Qamar, is a Pakistani actress who works predominantly in Urdu films and television. She has won several accolades including Hum Awards and two Lux Style Awards. Qamar is one of Pakistan's most popular and highest-paid actresses. Government of Pakistan honoured her with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2012 and Pride of Performance in 2016.
Fahad Salahuddin commonly known as Fahad Mustafa is a Pakistani film and television actor and producer who is best known for hosting Jeeto Pakistan, a game show that airs on ARY Digital and he made his debut film as Na Maloom Afraad (2014).
Mehwish Hayat is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu films and formerly in television. She made her debut in the film with comedy Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2015) and later went on to Actor in Law (2016). Hayat is since starred in comedies Punjab Nahi Jaungi (2017), Load Wedding (2018) and London Nahi Jaunga (2022) all of which rank among one of highest-grossing Pakistani films.
Maryam Tanveer Ali, known by her stage name Maya Ali, is a Pakistani actress who works in Urdu television and films. Ali has received several accolades including three Hum Awards and a Lux Style Award.
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Kashif Nisar is a Pakistani television director, producer and screenwriter. The nephew of Pakistani TV Director Tariq Mairaj, Nisar is known for his work as television director on Pakistani Television. He has received several accolades as a screenwriter and as a director.
Nabeel Qureshi is a Pakistani film director, screenwriter, and occasional singer best known for making films that tackle socio-economic issues. He has won two Lux Style Awards for best film director award for his film Na Maloom Afraad (2014) and Actor in Law (2016).
Iqra Aziz Hussain is a Pakistani actress who primarily works in Urdu television. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses and is the recipient of several accolades, including four Hum Awards and three Lux Style Awards.
Imran Ashraf Awan is a Pakistani actor, screenwriter, and host.
Hania Aamir is a Pakistani actress who appears in Urdu television and films. She began her acting career with the comedy film Janaan (2016) for which she fetched a nomination at Lux Style Award for Best Supporting Actress. Aamir made her television debut with Titli (2017) playing a beauty-obsessed unfaithful wife and later appeared in Visaal (2018) but these failed to took her career forward.
Load Wedding is a 2018 Pakistani romantic comedy film, which is directed by Nabeel Qureshiand co-written and co-produced by Fizza Ali Meerza under the banner of Filmwala Pictures. The film stars Fahad Mustafa and Mehwish Hayat in lead roles. Released on Eid al-Adha; 22 August 2018, it was distributed by IMGC and Geo Films nationwide, and by Zee Studios internationally.
Ahmed Ali Akbar is a Pakistani actor who primarily works in Urdu television. He marked his television debut at the age of thirteen in PTV's drama Stop Watch. He guest-starred in 2013 drama film Siyaah and started his professional acting career in 2014, since then he has appeared in several television series. Akbar is best known for playing the titular character Parizaad in Hum TV's popular Parizaad in 2021 for which he won several awards including Hum Awards for Best Actor - Popular. His other notable works include Yeh Raha Dil (2017) and Ehd- E-Wafa (2019).
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Rahma Ali is a Pakistani actress and singer. She is known for her roles in dramas Nail Polish, Choti, Mol and Rukhsati.
Laal Kabootar is a 2019 Pakistani action crime thriller film directed by Kamal Khan, produced by Hania Chima and Kamil Chima, and written by Ali Abbas Naqvi. Taha Malik is the music director while Danial Hyatt, son of Rohail Hyatt, provides the background score. The film features Ahmed Ali Akbar, Mansha Pasha, Rashid Farooqui, Raza Gillani, Syed Mohammad Ahmed, and Ali Kazmi. The film was released on 22 March 2019.
Faiza Iftikhar is a Pakistani writer, author, novelist and screenwriter. She is active in the Pakistani television industry and known for her romantic and social plays. Her popular plays include Dil Lagi, Aunn Zara, Ranjha Ranjha Kardi etc. Her writing for Ranjha Ranjha Kardi earned her Lux Style Award of Best TV Writer. Her recent projects are Bandhay Aik Dor Say, Pehli Si Muhabbat and Prem Gali. Furthermore, she wrote the screenplay of Lollywood movie Tich Button.
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