PISA announces nominations with special awards for TikTok stars, Instagram celebrities
The nominations are out for the second annual Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) that are taking place in Dubai on November 5. This year, there are 24 award categories and the organisers have increased the awards being given to digital content creators.
This year's awards honour celebrated artists in the categories of TV, music, fashion and digital content. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are no film-related categories this year.
The winners will be determined by online voting, with the exception of the jury categories.
Special awards
PISA Lifetime Achievement Award
PISA Global Icon of the Year 2020
PISA Youth Icon of the Year 2020
Digital content
Most Entertaining Instagram Celebrity
- Dananeer Mobeen
- Romaisa Khan
- Swineryy
- Ukhano
- Waliya Najib
Best Use of Humour on Social Media
- CBA Arslan Naseer
- Danish Ali
- Junaid Akram
- Tabish Hashmi
- Voice Over Man-Wajahat Rauf
YouTuber of the Year
- Ducky Bhai
- Kitchen with Amna
- Mubashir Saddique - Village Food Secrets
- Shahmeer Abbas
- Shahveer Jafry
Vlogger of the Year
- Daniyal Sheikh
- Mooro
- Shahveer Jafry
- Sham Idrees VLOGS
- Ukhano
TikToker of the Year
- Areeka Haq
- Kanwal Aftab
- Jannat Mirza
- Malik Usman Asim
- Phullo (Toqeer Abbas)
Fashion
Bridal Couture Designer of the Year
- Faraz Manan
- Khadijah Shah for Elan
- Nida Azwer
- Nomi Ansari
- Shehla Chatoor
Pret A Porter Designer/Brand of the Year
- Generation
- Khaadi
- Sana Safinaz
- Sania Maskatiya
- Zara Shahjahan
Model of the Year - Male and Female (Jury)
- Aimal Khan
- Fahmeen Ansari
- Hasnain Lehri
- Maha Tahiriani
- Mushk Kaleem
- Nimra Jacob
Music
Song of the Year
- ‘Allay’ by Ali Zafar, Urooj Fatima and Abid Brohi
- ‘Bari 2’ by Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan
- ‘On & On’ by Shamoon Ismail
- ‘Sakal Ban’ by Mughal e Funk ft Meesha Shafi
- ‘Teri Tasveer’ by Bayaan
- ‘Tum Tum’ by Asim Azhar, Shamoon Ismail, Talha Anjum, Talhah Yunus
Singer of the Year (Jury)
- Aima Baig — ‘Te Quiero Mucho’
- Ali Sethi — ‘Pehla Qadam’
- Baluch Twins — ‘Tazhn Teehaar’
- Sunny Khan Durrani — ‘La Haasil’
- Zeeshan Ali (Surkhwaab) — ‘Sanval’
Breakthrough Artist of 2020 (Jury)
Television
Best Title Track/OST
- ‘Ishq Kiya’ by Asim Azhar — Ishqiya (ARY)
- ‘Zindagi Paheli Hai’ by Ali Sethi/Naveed Nashad — Sabaat (HUM)
- ‘Ishq Ronda Riya’ by Ali Zafar/Naveed Nashad — Mushk (HUM)
- ‘Yehi Toh Raaz e Ulfat Hai’ by Shani Arshad/Aima Baig — Raaz eUlfat (GEO)
- ‘Deewangi’ by Sahir Ali Bagga — Deewangi (GEO)
Best Writer
- Zanjabeel Asim Shah for Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
- Kashif Anwar for Sabaat (HUM)
- Fasi Bari Khan for Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
- Sarwat Nazir for Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
- Sadia Akhtar for Deewangi (GEO)
Best Director
- Farooq Rind for Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
- Shehzad Kashmiri for Sabaat (HUM)
- Ahmad Bhatti for Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
- Amin Iqbal for Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
- Zeeshan Ahmed for Deewangi (GEO)
Best TV Serial
- Pyar Ke Sadqay – MD Productions/Moomal Entertainment (HUM)
- Sabaat – MD Productions (HUM)
- Ghisi Piti Mohabbat – iDream Entertainment (ARY)
- Dushman-e-Jaan – Six Sigma plus (ARY)
- Deewangi – 7th Sky Entertainment (GEO)
Best TV Actor (Popular)
- Bilal Abbas Khan – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
- Danish Taimoor – Deewangi (GEO)
- Feroze Khan – Ishqiya (ARY)
- Ameer Gilani – Sabaat (HUM)
- Affan Waheed – Ghalati (ARY)
Best TV Actor (Jury)
- Faysal Quraishi – Muqaddar (GEO)
- Imran Ashraf – Mushk (HUM)
- Mohib Mirza – Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
- Sami Khan – Saraab (HUM)
- Yasir Nawaz – Bikhray Moti (ARY)
Best TV Actress (Popular)
- Yumna Zaidi – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
- Mawra Hocane – Sabaat (HUM)
- Sara Khan – Sabaat (HUM)
- Hiba Bukhari – Deewangi (GEO)
- Hania Aamir – Ishqiya (ARY)
Best TV Actress (Jury)
- Hira Mani – Kashf (HUM)
- Neelam Muneer – Bikhray Moti (ARY)
- Ramsha Khan – Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
- Sonya Hussyn – Saraab (HUM)
- Madiha Imam – Muqaddar (GEO)
Best Supporting Actor
- Ahmed Ali Butt – Jhooti (ARY)
- Ali Abbas – Deewangi (GEO)
- Gohar Rasheed – Raaz-e-Ulfat (GEO)
- Omair Rana – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM TV)
- Waseem Abbas – Kashf (HUM)
Best Supporting Actress
- Arjumand Rahim – Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
- Atiqa Odho – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
- Hina Altaf – Bandhay Ek Dour Se (GEO)
- Tooba Siddiqui – Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
- Zara Tareen – Mushk (HUM)