7th Lux Style Awards explained

Number:7
Award:Lux Style Awards
Award Link:Lux Style Awards
Site:Expo Centre, Karachi
Host:Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan and Ali Azmat
Best Film:Khuda Kay Liye
Best Actor:Shaan Shahid
Best Actress Film:Iman Ali
Channel:Geo TV
Last:6th
Next:8th

The 2008 Lux Style Awards, officially known as the 7th Lux Style Awards ceremony, presented by the Lux Style Awards honours the best films of 2008 and took place at the DHA Golf Club, Karachi on 29 October 2008. This year, the city of lights played host to the Pakistani Film Industry.[1]

The official ceremony took place on 29 Oct, 08, at the Expo Centre, in Karachi. During the ceremony, Lux Style Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories. The ceremony was televised in Pakistan and internationally on Geo TV. Actor Shaan Shahid, Fawad Khan and rockstar Ali Azmat hosted the ceremony.[2]

Background

The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002. The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and honour the country's best talents in film, television, music, and fashion. Around 30 awards are given annually.[3]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

2008 Nominees and Winners
CategoryNomineesWinner
Film
Best FilmN/AKhuda Kay Liye
Best Film ActorN/AShaan Shahid-Khuda Kay Liye
Best Film ActressN/AIman Ali-Khuda Kay Liye
Best Original SoundtrackN/AKhuda Kay Liye-Rohail Hayat
Television
Best Television Play(Terrestrial)
  • Hazaron Khwahishen-ATV
  • Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley-PTV
  • Sukhan-ATV
  • Yaadain-PTV
Lyari Express-(PTV)
Best Television Actor(Terrestrial) Asif Raza Mir-Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley (PTV)
Best Television Actress(Terrestrial) Beenish Chohan-Pehli Boond (PTV)
Best Television Director(Terrestrial)
  • Ali Rizvi-Meray Dard Ko Jo Zuban Miley (PTV)
  • Sohail Iftikhar Khan-Sukhan (ATV)
Manzoor Magsi-Lyari Express (PTV)
Best Television Play(Satellite) Man-O-Salwa-Hum TV
Best Television Actor(Satellite) Humayun Saeed-Koi Toh Barish (ARY Digital)
Best Television Actress(Satellite) Bushra Ansari-Vanee (Geo TV)
Best Television Director(Satellite) Anjum Shahzad-Pehla Chaand (Geo TV)
Music
Best Song of the Year Sajni-Jal (Band)
Best Live Act Strings (band)
Best Album of the Year Boondh-Jal
Best Video Director
  • Uns Mufti-Broken Boundaries
  • Bilal Lashari-Sajni
  • Soheb Akhtar-Ujaalon Mein
Bilal Lashari-Dhamaal
Fashion
Best Model of the Year (male) Ameer Zeb Khan
Best Model of the Year (female) Neha Ahmed
Best Retail Brand
  • Labels
  • CrossRoads
  • Ego
  • Stoneage
Khaadi
Best Achievement in Fashion Design(Menswear)
  • Zahid Khan
  • Ammar Belal
  • Munib Nawaz
  • Ismail Farid
Deepak Perwani
Best Achievement in Fashion Design(Couture)
  • Sana Safinaz
  • Umar Sayeed
  • Nilofer Shahid
  • Saadia Mirza
  • Abroo Hashimi
Rizwan Baig
Best Achievement in Fashion Design(Prét) Maheen Karim
Best Fashion Photographer/Videographer
  • Guddu Shani
  • Maram Azmat
  • Khawar Riaz
  • Rizwan Baig
Rizwan-ul-Haq
Best Fashion Makeup & Hair Artist
  • Guddu Shani
  • Maram Azmat & Abroo Hashmi
  • Musarrat Misbah
  • Rizwan Baig
Khawar Riaz
Best Emerging Talent in Fashion
  • Fayyaz Ahmed
  • Anoushay
  • Nida Azwar
  • Fazal Abbas
Rabia Butt

Special awards

Chairperson's Lifetime Achievement Award

Lifetime Achievement Award in Fashion

Best Dressed Celebrity (female)

Best Dressed Celebrity (male)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karachi Metblogs » 7th Lux Style Awards Highlights.
  2. Web site: Lux Style Awards – A look back at the LSA hosts. 27 June 2013.
  3. Web site: 10 years of LSA . 23 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120811171827/http://lux.com.pk/lsa2011/10YearsOfLSA/History.aspx . 11 August 2012 .