Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

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Meril-Prothom Alo Awards
Current: 24th Meril Prothom Alo Awards
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Awarded forExcellence in cinematic achievements
Country Bangladesh
Presented by Prothom Alo
First award1998
Final award2024
Website prothomalo.com/mpaward/

The Meril-Prothom Alo Awards, or simply Prothom Alo Awards, is an annual Bangladeshi awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in Bangladeshi Film Industry. The awards are divided into two components, Viewers' Choice and Critics' Choice. The awards were first presented in 1998 and since then the awards are given every year at the Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center. [1]

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Meril-Prothom Alo Awards receive the highest number of viewers among Bangladesh's awards ceremonies. The awards are considered Bangladeshi equivalent to The Oscars. [2] [3]

History

Meril Prothom Alo Awards were first awarded in 1998. The awards ceremony was organised and held by Bangladesh's largest newspaper Daily Prothom Alo and Square Toiletries Limited. After the construction of BICC in 2002, the awards ceremony was moved to a new location and in 2002, the awards ceremony for the first time was held in front of a large audience. The awards include nominations in more than 30 categories and 2 honorary awards (includes lifetime achievements award).

Nomination

Meril Prothom Alo Awards is divided into two different nomination processes, the Viewers Choice Awards nominations are made based on votes received from audiences and viewers while the jury nominations are selected by the board members (consist of veteran Bangladeshi directors, actors, actresses and producers, and other film personalities).

Voters

The Meril Prothom Alo Awards (MPAA) committee, consists of several selected members' votes on selecting the nominees for each award category. All voters have to be certified by The Prothom Alo Corporation. After the nominees are shortlisted, the nominations are made available to public and they can vote for any of the nominees.

Board members

The board members (known as the Juries) decide the nominations and winners of Critics Choice Awards, which also include honorary awards. The Critics Choice Awards are given in 10 categories. The board, often consists of 8–10 members.

Awards

Public Choice Awards

Best Film ActorBest TV Actor
Best Singer (Male)Best Singer (Female)
Best Newcomer (Film and Television)Best Musical Band
Best Male ModelBest Female Model

Critics' Choice Awards

Best Film ActorBest TV Actor
Best PlaywrightBest TV Director
  • 1998 –
  • 1999 –
  • 2000 –
  • 2001 – Ratan Paul
  • 2002 – Nurul Alam Atique
  • 2003 – Gias Uddin Selim
  • 2004 –
  • 2005 – Muhammed Zafar Iqbal (Ekti Shundor Shokal)
  • 2006 – Masum Reza (Modhu Moyra)
  • 2007 – Litu Shakhawat (Fera)
  • 2008 – Nurul Alam Atique and Ranjan Rabbani (Ekti Phone Kora Jabe Please?)
  • 2009 – Nurul Alam Atique (Bikol Pakhir Gaan)
  • 2010 – Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi (Seluloed Man)
  • 2011 – Ashraful Chanchal (Shonibar Raat Doshta Chollish Minute)
  • 2012 – Abul Kalam Azad (Sobuj Velvet)
  • 2013 – Partho Shahriar (Jong Kutumbpur)
  • 2014 – Monirul Islam Rubel (Protidin Shonibar)
  • 2015 -
  • 2016 – Sarower Reza Jimi (Jog Biyog)
  • 1998 –
  • 1999 –
  • 2000 –
  • 2001 –
  • 2002 –
  • 2003 – Nurul Alam Atique
  • 2004 – Animesh Aich
  • 2005 – Abdullah Rana (Ghorsawarer Swapno)
  • 2006 – Mejbaur Rahman Sumon (Dhokhiner Janalata Khola)
  • 2007 – Animesh Aich (Gorom Bhat Othoba Nichok Bhuter Golpo)
  • 2008 – Amitabh Reza (Ekti Phone Kora Jabe Please?)
  • 2009 – Nurul Alam Atique (Bikol Pakhir Gaan)
  • 2010 – Animesh Aich (Kaata)
  • 2011 – Monowar Kabir (Holud)
  • 2012 – Animesh Aich (Noytar Songbad)
  • 2013 – Wahid Anam (Pari)
  • 2014 – Amitabh Reza (Surface)
  • 2015 -
  • 2016 -

Special awards

Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award since 2002

Discontinued categories

Best TV Program

Records

Most awards

Most acting awards

Male:

Female:

Most music awards

Male:

Female:

Most directing awards

Most film awards

Male:

Female:

Most TV awards

Male:

Female:

Most modelling awards

Male:

Female:

Most nominations

Female:

Awards ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremonies since 1998.

CeremonyDateHost(s)VenueSource
1st Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 1999 Afzal Hossain and Suborna Mustafa
2nd Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2000 Hanif Sanket
3rd Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2001 Afzal Hossain and Suborna Mustafa
4th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2002 Hanif Sanket
5th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2003 Afzal Hossain
6th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2004 Hanif Sanket Bangladesh-China Friendship International Conference Center, Dhaka [8]
7th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2005 Hanif Sanket
8th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 12 May 2006 Hanif Sanket [9]
9th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2007 Afzal Hossain
10th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2008 Ferdous Ahmed and Riaz
11th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 10 April 2009 Ferdous Ahmed and Aupee Karim Hall of Fame Theatre,
Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka		 [10]
12th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 9 April 2010 Ferdous Ahmed, Chanchal Chowdhury and Mosharraf Karim [11]
13th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 29 April 2011 Zahid Hasan
14th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 26 April 2012 Mosharraf Karim, Chanchal Chowdhury and Nusrat Imrose Tisha [12]
15th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 25 April 2013 Mosharraf Karim, Chanchal Chowdhury
16th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 25 April 2014 Jewel Aich, Saju Khadem [13]
17th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 8 May 2015 Mosharraf Karim, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Saju Khadem [14]
18th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 28 April 2016 Tahsan Rahman Khan
19th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 21 April 2017 Ferdous Ahmed and Purnima [15]

Controversy

The awards have come under criticism from various sections of the society for being held during a time of national crisis. Ignoring public outcry on social networks, the organizers went ahead with the ceremony which was held at the Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in Dhaka on 26 April 2013, as the entire country mourned the demise of more than 1136 people in the collapse of a building at Savar. [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo Awards", Retrieved Sunday, 11 April 2010
  2. ↑ "The Votes of Prothom Alo Readers". Retrieved 28 April 2010
  3. ↑ "19th Meril Prothom Alo award". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 21 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Shilpi Mahalanobish (31 December 2003). "The year that was! Year 2003 was an overall success:Kanak Chanpa". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Syeda Sadia Sahrin (7 May 2015). কে কতটা এগিয়ে.... Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ↑ কিছু টুকিটাকি.... Daily Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Judgment of the Criticvs". Retrieved 28 April 2010
  8. ↑ "Meril-Prothom Alo Award handed over". The Daily Star. 22 May 2004.
  9. ↑ "Meril-Prothom Alo awards for 2005 given". The Daily Star. 13 May 2006.
  10. ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo Awards Ceremony Held". The Daily Star. 10 April 2009.
  11. ↑ Alom, Zahangir (10 April 2010). "Meril Prothom Alo Awards". The Daily Star.
  12. ↑ "Constellation of stars". Dhaka Mirror. 29 April 2012.
  13. ↑ এক নজরে মেরিল-প্রথম আলো পুরস্কার – ২০১৩. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 April 2014.
  14. ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo Awards Gala Night". Prothom Alo. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo Awards Gala Night". Prothom Alo. 27 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Meril Prothom Alo awards held despite protests". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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