19th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

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19th Meril Prothom Alo Awards
Date21 April 2017
SiteHall of Fame Theatre, Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hosted by Ferdous Ahmed & Purnima
Produced by Transcom Group, Square Toiletries
Highlights
Best Film Oggatonama
Best Actor Shakib Khan
Shikari
Best Actress Masuma Rahman Nabila
Aynabaji
Lifetime achievement Syed Hasan Imam
Television coverage
Channel Maasranga Television
Duration1 hours, 29 minutes

The 19th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 21 April 2017 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2016 film awards season. [1]

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Facts and figures

This year Amitabh Reza Chowdhury received best film director award for Aynabaji. Shakib Khan secured his eighth award for Public Choice best film actor and this was fifth in a row from 2010. Nusrat Imroz Tisha in Public Choice best TV actress category for Ekti Taalgachher Golpo. Dilshad Nahar Kona got the awards in best female singer category again and that was double Hat-trick for her since 2009.

Nominees and winners

A total of 16 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award – 2016

Public Choice Awards – 2016

Best Film ActorBest Film Actress
Best TV ActorBest TV Actress
Best Singer (Male)Best Singer (Female)
Best Newcomer (Film and TV)

Critics Choice Awards – 2016

Best FilmBest Film Director
Best Film ActorBest Film Actress
Best PlaywrightBest TV Director
Best TV ActorBest TV Actress

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