16th
Lux Style Awards
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Official Poster
Date:
April 19, 2017---- Host:
Atif Aslam----Director:
Hassan Sheheryar Yasin----Venue:
Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh----Best Film:
Actor in Law----Best TV Play:
Dil Lagi----←15th Lux Style Awards 17th→----
The 16th Lux Style Awards ceremony, presented by Lux to honor the best in fashion, music, films, and Pakistani television of 2016, took place on 19 April 2017 at the Expo Center, Karachi, Sindh.[1] During the ceremony, LUX presented the Lux Style Awards (commonly referred to as LSA) in four segments including Film, Fashion, Television, and Music.[2] Actor in Law remained the most award-winning film with 4 awards while Udaari remained the most award-winning TV series by winning 3 awards.[3]
Nominees for the 16th Lux Style Awards were announced on 15 March 2017.[4] [5]
It was one of the few years where nominations were evenly divided among all TV channels (Hum TV, ARY Digital, TV One, and A Plus).
| Best Album Of the Year | Best Song of the Year | |
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| Best Music Video Director | Best Emerging Talent in Music | |
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| Best Model of the Year - Male | Best Model of the Year - Female | |
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| Best Fashion Photographer | Best Hair and Makeup Artist | |
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| Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Luxury Prèt | Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Prèt | |
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| Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Lawn | Best Achievement in Fashion Design - Bridal | |
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| Best Designer Menswear | Best Emerging Talent in Fashion | |
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The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers.[6] [7]
| Name(s) | Role | |
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| Presenter of the awards for Best Television Play and Best Television Director | ||
| Presenters of the award for Best Director (films) |
| Name(s) | Role | Performed | |
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| Performer | "Qaumi Taranah" | ||
| Jimmy Khan | Performer | "Baarish" | |
| Performer | "Ho Jao Azad" |
In early April 2017, it was announced that Hassan Sheheryar Yasin would be the show's director instead of Frieha Altaf. Altaf had previously been the director for the Lux Style Awards since its inception in 2002 except for the 3rd Lux Style Awards event.[8] On 9 April 2017, in a press conference the show's director Hassan Sheheryar Yasin announced that Atif Aslam would host the ceremony. Aslam expressed that it felt good to host the Lux Style Awards.[9] Osman Khalid Butt was chosen as the scriptwriter for the award ceremony.[10]
In his acceptance speech for the Best TV Actor award, Ahsan Khan paid tribute to Mashal Khan, who was lynched by a charged mob over blasphemy allegations a few days earlier.[11] During the ceremony, the Turkish actor Halit Ergenç was presented the International Icon award. It was the first time an international celebrity was honoured at the LSAs.[7]
M. Nadeem J. was the TV director for LSA in 2017 and has been since 2005. He was also the producer of the show in 2017 and 2018.