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Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?

Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?

It's Pakistani style and entertainment's biggest night and the winners are out
Updated 21 Feb, 2018

Punjab Nahi Jaungi or Na Maloom Afraad? Saba Qamar or Sajal Aly?

These were the questions swirling in our minds as we awaited the results of Lux Style Awards 2018.

The awards took place at Lahore's Expo Centre last night and saw a big attendance at a ceremony that was intended to be muted yet meaningful. Sahir Ali Bagga sang a qawwali, Frieha Altaf's #MeinBhi campaign for human rights was launched and the show ended with a powerful orchestral performance that was 76 musicians strong. But we'll leave those highlights for later.

Here's who won at LSA 2018 (winners are highlighted in bold):

FILM

Punjab Nahi Jaungi swept the film category by bagging four of five major awards, with Mahira Khan stealing away Best Actress for Verna. The question of everyone's mind's, though: Did she deserve it?

Best Film

Balu Mahi

Chupan Chupai

Na Maloom Afraad 2

Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Verna


Best Actor

Ahsan Khan in Chupan Chupai

Fahad Mustafa in Na Maloom Afraad 2

Humayun Saeed in Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Mohsin Abbas in Na Maloom Afraad 2

Osman Khalid Butt in Balu Mahi


Best Actress

Ainy Jaffri in Balu Mahi

Mahira Khan in Verna

Mehwish Hayat in Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Uzma Hasan in Arth 2

Neelum Muneer in Chupan Chupai


Best Film Director

Haisaam Hussain for Balu Mahi

Mohsin Ali for Chupan Chupai

Nabeel Qureshi for Na Maloom Afraad 2

Nadeem Baig for Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Shoaib Mansoor for Verna


Best Supporting Actor

Ali Rizvi in Chupan Chupai

Faizan Khawaja in Chupan Chupai

Sohail Ahmed in Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Javed Sheikh in Na Maloom Afraad 2

Gohar Rasheed in Rangreza


Best Supporting Actress

Durdana Butt in Balu Mahi

Humaima Mallick in Arth 2

Sadaf Kanwal in Balu Mahi

Urwa Hocane in Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Zhalay Sarhadi in Chalay Thay Saath


Best Singer (Male) - Film

Adnan Dhool for 'Sadqa' from Chupan Chupai

Haroon Shahid for 'Sambhal Sambhal' from Verna

Mohsin Haider Abbas for 'Heeray' from Na Maloom Afraad 2

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for 'Sawaar De' from Arth 2

Sahir Ali Bagga from 'Murshid Jee' of Arth 2


Best Singer (Female) - Film

Aima Baig for 'Kaif O Soroor' from Na Maloom Afraad 2

Aima Baig for 'Sadqa' from Chupan Chupai

Jonita Ghandi for 'Baqiya' from Rangreza

Nirmal Roy for 'Raunaq-e- Aashiqui' from Punjab Nahi Jaungi

Sana Zulfiqar for 'Aadat' from Arth 2


MUSIC

LSA 2018 saw Hadiqa Kiani get her first LSA (about time!), while popular tracks such as 'Tinak Dhin' and 'The Sibbi Song' earned some well-deserved recognition.

Album of the year

36 by Sikander ka Mandar

600 Saal by E Sharp

Elhaam by Sounds of Kolachi

Fanoos by Zohaib Kazi

Wajd by Hadiqa Kiani

Singer of the Year

Abid Brohi for 'The Sibbi Song' from Patari

Ali Azmat and Qurat ul Ain Baluch for 'Chal Diye' from Cornetto Pop Rock

Ali Hamza, Ali Sethi and Waqar Ehsan for 'Tanak Dhin' from Coke Studio

Lyari Underground for 'Players of Lyari' from Patari

Riaz Qadri and Zohaib Kazi for 'Takht Hazar' from Fanoos

Best Music Video Director

Qamar Anwer for 'Kasani'

Raza Shah for 'The Sibbi Song'

Sana Jaffri for 'Madam'

Taimoor Salahuddin for 'Chan Kithan'

Waleed Ahmed for 'Super Cat'

Best Emerging Talent

Abdullah Siddiqui for 'Fiction'

Badnaam for 'Khwaja Ke Diwani'

Kashmir for 'Kaghaz Ka Jahaz'

Keeray Makoray for 'Island in the City'

Roots for 'Pagal Sa'

TELEVISION

Baaghi and Sange Mar Mar were the big winners in TV, overshadowing strong contenders like O Rungreza and Alif Allah Aur Insan.

Best TV Play

Alif Allah Aur Insan

Muqabil

O Rungreza

Sang E Mar Mar

Baaghi

Best TV Actor

Adnan Siddiqui in Sammi

Ahad Raza Mir in Yakeen Ka Safar

Imran Abbas in Khuda Aur Mohabbat

Mohsin Abbas in Muqabil

Noman Ijaz in Pinjari

Best TV Actress

Bushra Ansari in Seeta Bagri

Kubra Khan in Muqabil

Saba Qamar in Baaghi

Sajal Aly in Yakeen Ka Safar

Sajal Aly in O Rungreza

Best TV Director

Ahsan Talish for Alif Allah Aur Insan

Farooq Rind for Baaghi

Kashif Nisar for O Rungreza

Saife Hassan for Sammi

Saife Hassan for Sang E Mar Mar

Best TV Writer

Mustafa Afridi for Sang E Mar Mar

Noor ul Huda Shah for Sammi

Qaisara Hayat for Alif Allah Aur Insan

Saji Gul for O Rungreza

Zafar Mairaj for Muqabil

Best Original Sound Track

Adnan Dhool and Sana Zulfiqar for 'Bay Khudi'

Jimmy Khan for 'Tumharay Hain'

Nabeel Shaukat for 'Woh Ek Pal'

Richi Robinson for 'Shayad'

Shuja Haider for 'Baaghi'

FASHION

Amna Babar finally won her first LSA, Hasnain Lehri picked up his second, Sana Safinaz continues its winning streak...

Model of the Year (Female)

Amna Babar

Anam Malik

Hira Shah

Sadaf Kanwal

Zara Abid

Model of the Year (Male)

Aimal Khan

Champ Imi

Hasnain Lehri

Omer Shahzad

Shahzad Noor

Achievement in Fashion Design - Pret

Chapter 2 by Khaadi

Cross Stitch

Generation

Sana Safinaz

Sapphire

Achievement in Fashion Design - Luxury Pret

Elan

Mahgul

Misha Lakhani

Sania Maskatiya

Shamaeel Ansari

Achievement in Fashion Design - Bridal

Ali Xeeshan

Elan

Faraz Manan

Mahgul

Sana Safinaz

Achievement in Fashion Design - Lawn

Elan

Mahgul

Sana Safinaz

Shehla Chatoor

Zara Shahjahan

Best Menswear Designer

Amir Adnan

Deepak and Fahad

Deepak Perwani

HSY

Republic by Omar Farooq

Best Hair & Make-up Artist

Fatima Nasir

Hannan Siddique

Qasim Liaqat

Saima Rashid

Shoaib Khan

Best Fashion Photographer

Abdullah Haris

Alee Hassan

Nadir Firoz Khan

Rizwan ul Haq

Shahbaz Shazi

Best Emerging Talent

Fahmeen Ansari - Model

Hussain Rehar - Designer

Javeria Hanif - Model

MHM Photography - Photographer

Saheefa Jabbar Khatak - Model

Best Dressed (Male): Abrar ul Haq

Best Dressed (Female): Nabila

Lifetime Achievement Award: Frieha Altaf

Comments

Ahmad Gul Feb 21, 2018 09:06am
Few of choices are biased. Bhaggi did not deserve to be best drama. Other choices are far better than bhagi
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N abidi Feb 21, 2018 09:06am
Mahira khan best actress ,well deserved,for her dramatic and spot on performance. Humayun saeed for his break out performance for PNJ ,both were amazing in their films! Well deserved !
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khan Feb 21, 2018 09:17am
Why Mahira got the award, where as Mehwish Hayat in Punjab Nahi Jaungi desereves more and Drama Yakeen Ka Safar should have been part of Top Dramas..I agree for Saba Qamar as top actress but Sajjal Ali desereves too
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Aamer Feb 21, 2018 11:35am
Not fair with Mahvish Hayat. She did much better job compare to Mahira Khan. She has been robbed.
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AHK Feb 21, 2018 11:43am
Seriously ?? Noman Ijaz was not even nominated for Sang e Mar Mar. Congratulations to the winner, but Noman Ijaz's performance in Sang e Mar Mar was magnificent, no one was even near to him in this league !!
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Hina Feb 21, 2018 11:58am
Sange mar mar was a much better drama overall than baaghi.. only exceptional thing about baaghi was Saba qamar acting.. it's very strange that sange mar mar is in the nominations but Noman aijaz and Sania saeed not nominated for their roles in sange mar mar.. that's a shame! They should have given them most powerful performance award .. also shaan deserved a nomination in best actor film.
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Shazia Bangash Feb 21, 2018 12:26pm
Lux is a corporate soap manufacturer and they choose whoever is better for their brand image. The "Best Album" choice is a case in point
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notepad Feb 21, 2018 04:43pm
to those who think mahira didn't deserve the award and that mahwish deserved it instead - one played a difficult role of a rape victim and the other played a glamorous damsel-in-distress. go figure!
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Ikram Yousefzai Feb 22, 2018 10:11am
I guess all the awards went on merit, Saba Qamar was phenomenal in Baaghi so does Mahira deserved the award. Baaghi & Punjab Nahi Jaungi both were true piece of art and awarded correctly.
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jo Feb 22, 2018 03:52pm
Will they ever give Mehwish Hayat an award?
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