Punjab Nahi Jaungi orNa 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):
Punjab Nahi Jaungi swept the film category by bagging four of five major awards, with Mahira Khan stealing away Best Actress forVerna. The question of everyone's mind's, though: Did she deserve it?
Balu Mahi
Chupan Chupai
Na Maloom Afraad 2
Punjab Nahi Jaungi
Verna
Ahsan Khan inChupan Chupai
Fahad Mustafa inNa Maloom Afraad 2
Humayun Saeed in Punjab Nahi Jaungi
Mohsin Abbas inNa Maloom Afraad 2
Osman Khalid Butt inBalu Mahi
Ainy Jaffri inBalu Mahi
Mahira Khan in Verna
Mehwish Hayat inPunjab Nahi Jaungi
Uzma Hasan inArth 2
Neelum Muneer inChupan Chupai
Haisaam Hussain forBalu Mahi
Mohsin Ali forChupan Chupai
Nabeel Qureshi forNa Maloom Afraad 2
Nadeem Baig for Punjab Nahi Jaungi
Shoaib Mansoor forVerna
Ali Rizvi inChupan Chupai
Faizan Khawaja inChupan Chupai
Sohail Ahmed inPunjab Nahi Jaungi
Javed Sheikh in Na Maloom Afraad 2
Gohar Rasheed inRangreza
Durdana Butt inBalu Mahi
Humaima Mallick inArth 2
Sadaf Kanwal inBalu Mahi
Urwa Hocane in Punjab Nahi Jaungi
Zhalay Sarhadi inChalay Thay Saath
Adnan Dhool for 'Sadqa' fromChupan Chupai
Haroon Shahid for 'Sambhal Sambhal' fromVerna
Mohsin Haider Abbas for 'Heeray' fromNa Maloom Afraad 2
Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for 'Sawaar De' from Arth 2
Sahir Ali Bagga from 'Murshid Jee' ofArth 2
Aima Baig for 'Kaif O Soroor' fromNa Maloom Afraad 2
Aima Baig for 'Sadqa' from Chupan Chupai
Jonita Ghandi for 'Baqiya' fromRangreza
Nirmal Roy for 'Raunaq-e- Aashiqui' fromPunjab Nahi Jaungi
Sana Zulfiqar for 'Aadat' fromArth 2
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.
36 by Sikander ka Mandar
600 Saal by E Sharp
Elhaam by Sounds of Kolachi
Fanoos by Zohaib Kazi
Wajd by Hadiqa Kiani
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
Qamar Anwer for 'Kasani'
Raza Shah for 'The Sibbi Song'
Sana Jaffri for 'Madam'
Taimoor Salahuddin for 'Chan Kithan'
Waleed Ahmed for 'Super Cat'
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'
Baaghi andSange Mar Mar were the big winners in TV, overshadowing strong contenders likeO Rungreza andAlif Allah Aur Insan.
Alif Allah Aur Insan
Muqabil
O Rungreza
Sang E Mar Mar
Baaghi
Adnan Siddiqui inSammi
Ahad Raza Mir in Yakeen Ka Safar
Imran Abbas inKhuda Aur Mohabbat
Mohsin Abbas inMuqabil
Noman Ijaz inPinjari
Bushra Ansari inSeeta Bagri
Kubra Khan inMuqabil
Saba Qamar in Baaghi
Sajal Aly inYakeen Ka Safar
Sajal Aly inO Rungreza
Ahsan Talish forAlif Allah Aur Insan
Farooq Rind forBaaghi
Kashif Nisar forO Rungreza
Saife Hassan forSammi
Saife Hassan for Sang E Mar Mar
Mustafa Afridi for Sang E Mar Mar
Noor ul Huda Shah forSammi
Qaisara Hayat forAlif Allah Aur Insan
Saji Gul forO Rungreza
Zafar Mairaj forMuqabil
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'
Amna Babar finally won her first LSA, Hasnain Lehri picked up his second, Sana Safinaz continues its winning streak...
Amna Babar
Anam Malik
Hira Shah
Sadaf Kanwal
Zara Abid
Aimal Khan
Champ Imi
Hasnain Lehri
Omer Shahzad
Shahzad Noor
Chapter 2 by Khaadi
Cross Stitch
Generation
Sana Safinaz
Sapphire
Elan
Mahgul
Misha Lakhani
Sania Maskatiya
Shamaeel Ansari
Ali Xeeshan
Elan
Faraz Manan
Mahgul
Sana Safinaz
Elan
Mahgul
Sana Safinaz
Shehla Chatoor
Zara Shahjahan
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
Abdullah Haris
Alee Hassan
Nadir Firoz Khan
Rizwan ul Haq
Shahbaz Shazi
Fahmeen Ansari - Model
Hussain Rehar - Designer
Javeria Hanif - Model
MHM Photography - Photographer
Saheefa Jabbar Khatak - Model