The Lux Style Awards is an award ceremony held annually in Pakistan since 2002.[1] The awards celebrate "style" in the Pakistani entertainment industry, and honour the country's best talents in film, television, music, and fashion.[2] Around 30 awards are given annually.[1]
The Lux Style Awards is considered one of the nation's premier award show events. The awards have been dubbed as "Pakistan's Oscars"[3][1] and described as "'the' awards ceremony in Pakistan."[4]
[edit] History
The 2002 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Karachi. In addition to the regular awards a special "Creativity Grant" was given to the Harapan Project.
2002 nominees and winners[5] | Category | Nominees | Winner(s) |
| Film |
| Best Film | | Tere Pyaar Mein |
| Best Actor (film) | | Shaan |
| Best Actress (film) | | Zara Sheikh |
| Television |
| Best Serial/Play | | Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Main |
| Best Actor (TV) | | Noman Aijaz |
| Best Actress (TV) | | Sadia Imam |
| Music |
| Best Music Act | | Abrar Ul Haq |
| Best Music Video (director) | | Ahsan Rahim/Amna Khan |
| Fashion |
| Best Designer (menswear) | | Shamoon |
| Best Designer (womenswear) | | Rizwan Beyg |
| Designer (weddingwear) | | Bunto Kazmi
Faiza Samee |
| Best Hair & Makeup | | Tariq Amin |
| Best Model (female) | | Iraj
Vaneeza Ahmed |
| Best Model (male) | | Farooq Mannan |
| Best Photographer | | Ather Shehzad |
| Best Publication | | Libas |
| Miscellaneous & general awards |
| Best Architect | | Habib Fida Ali
Nayyar Ali Dada |
| Best Fine Artist | | Naiza Khan |
| Best New Creativity | | Food Street - Lahore |
| Best New Talent | | Ayla Hussain |
| Humanitarian award | | Adeeb Rizvi |
| Icon of the Year | N/A | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
| Life Time Achievement award | N/A | Noor Jehan |
The 2003 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Karachi.
2003 nominees and winners[6] | Category | Nominees | Winner |
| Film |
| Best Film | | Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua |
| Best Actor (film) | | Moammar Rana (Yeh Dil Aap Ka Hua) |
| Best Actress (film) | | Sana |
| Television |
| Best TV Play | | Chandi Raatein |
| Best Actor (TV) | | Humayun Saeed |
| Best Actress (TV) | | Sania Saeed |
| Music |
| Best Music Act | | Abrar-ul-Haq |
| Best Music Video Director | | Jami |
| Fashion |
| Achievement in Design (menswear) | | Deepak Perwani |
| Achievement in Design (womenswear) | | Umar Sayeed |
| Achievement in Design (bridal wear) | | Nilofer Shahid |
| Achievement in Fashion Photography | | Ather Shahzad |
| Achievement in Hair and Make-up | | Shahzad Raza (Ather Shahzad salon) |
| Best Model (female) | | Aaminah Haq |
| Best Model (male) | | Ahmad Butt |
| Best Style Oriented Publication | | Libas |
| Most Stylish Sportsperson | | Wasim Akram |
| Miscellaneous and general awards |
| Achievement in Fine Art | | Imran Qureshi |
| LUX Icon of Beauty Award | N/A | Barbara Sharif |
| LUX Woman Of Substance award | | Asma Jehangir |
| Most Promising Emerging Talent | | Fuzön |
| Chairman's Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | Nadeem Baig |
The 2004 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Karachi.
The 2005 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Dubai.
The 2006 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Karachi.
The 2007 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Malaysia.
The 2008 Lux Style Awards ceremony was scheduled to be held in Lahore, but was canceled due to financial and political turmoil within the country. A company spokesman said, "it is not appropriate to proceed with this when millions of Pakistanis are confronted with unprecedented inflation and the country is faced with tough economic and security conditions."[7]
The 2009 Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in karachi.
[edit] Award Categories
- Best Film
- Best Actor Film
- Best Actress Film
- Best Hair & Make Up Artist
- Best Emerging Talent in Fashion
- Most Stylish Female celeb on the red carpet
- Most Stylish Male celeb on the red carpet
- Youth Icon Award
- Model of the Year - Female
- Model of the year - Male
- Best Hair and Make up Artist
- Best Fashion Photographer
- Best Music Video Director
- Best Live Act in Music
- Best Music Album
- Best Menswear Designer
- Best Pret wear Designer
- Best Retail Brand
- Best Couture Designer
- Achievement in Design 10+ years
- Lifetime Achievement in Fashion
- Unilever Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award
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