The nominees for the 15th Lux Style Awards were announced on 30 May 2016, at 9:30 p.m. PST (21:30 UTC), at the Mövenpick Hotel Karachi in Karachi, Sindh, by actors Ahmed Ali Butt, Adnan Malik, Yasir Hussain, and Mahira Khan.[3] For the first time in Lux Style Awards history, Supporting Roles and Singing categories were introduced in the Film section.[4] Voting lines were set open in twelve categories on 4 July 2016 and were closed on 26 July, announcing the ceremony date.[citation needed]
When the nominations were announced, actor Ahmed Ali Butt was nominated in the Best Actor category, however, Butt stated in a press release that his part in the film was of a supporting role and not main,[5] with Lux also agreeing with his decision and later moved his nomination to the Supporting Actor category.[6][7] Actor Danish Taimoor, who was second in line behind Butt was replaced with his nominations.[8]
