17th Lux Style Awards

17th Lux Style Awards
Date21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)
VenueLahore International Expo Centre
CountryPakistan
Hosted byAhmed Ali Butt and Vasay Chaudhry
Television/radio coverage
Directed byVaneeza Ahmad
← 16th · Lux Style Awards · 18th →

The 17th Lux Style Awards ceremony was held in Expo Center in Lahore, Pakistan.[1] The award show not only recognized and acknowledged excellence in Fashion, Film, Music and TV but also created consciousness about various social causes, such as sexual abuse, child abuse and human rights.[2][3] Unilever Pakistan Marketing Director Raheel Pasha also issued a statement earlier saying that 17th Lux Style Awards show was going to bring focus on ‘social awakening’ and ‘stand in solidarity with the nation’ at this ‘critical time’.[4] The event started off with celebrities and prominent personalities walking down the red carpet. Ali Kazmi, the official Red Carpet host engaged the stars in quick and light hearted conversations after visiting the Social Corner, which was hosted by Ayesha Omer. Punjab Nahi Jaungi remained most awards winning film with four awards while Baaghi remained most awards winning TV series by winning three awards.[5][6][7]

The Awards show was directed By Vaneeza Ahmad and the development was said to be occurred because of budget cuts for the show.[8][9] The opening and closing was executed by Frieha Altaf where she also launched the #MeinBhi campaign which aimed to aimed to cover several human rights violations.[10][11]

Winners and Nominees

The nominees for the 17th Lux Style Awards were announced in January 2018.[12][13]

Here’s who won at 17th Lux Style Awards. Winners are listed first in boldface

Film

Best Film Best Director
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Singer Male Best Singer Female

Music

Album Of The Year Singer Of The Year
Best Music Video Director
  • Raza Shah - ‘The Sibbi Song’
  • Qamar Anwer - ‘Kasani’
  • Sana Jaffri - ‘Madam’
  • Taimoor Salahuddin - ‘Chan Kithan’
  • Waleed Ahmed - ‘Super Cat
 Best Emerging Talent

Television

Best Television Play Best Television Director
Best Television Actor Best Television Actress
Best Television Writer Best Television Track

Fashion

Model Of The Year - Male Model Of The Year - Female
Achievement In Fashion Design - Pret Achievement In Fashion Design - Luxury Pret
  • Sania Maskatiya
  • Elan
  • Mahgul
  • Misha Lakhani
  • Shamaeel Ansari
Achievement In Fashion Design - Bridal Achievement In Fashion Design - Lawn
Best Menswear Designer Best Hair & Makeup Artist
  • Qasim Liaqat
  • Fatima Nasir
  • Hannan Siddique
  • Saima Rashid
  • Shoaib Khan
Best Fashion Photographer
  • Rizwan ul Haq
  • Abdullah Haris
  • Alee Hassan
  • Nadir Firoz Khan
  • Shahbaz Shazi
 Best Emerging Talent
  • Saheefa Jabbar Khatak (Model)
  • Fahmeen Ansari (Model)
  • Hussain Rehar (Designer)
  • Javeria Hanif (Model)
  • MHM Photography (Photographer)

Best Dressed Male

Best Dressed Female

  • Nabila

Lifetime Achievement Award

References

  1. ^ "Lux Style Awards - A night to be remembered!". The Nation. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Lux Style Awards 2018: A crisis of identity | Instep | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (22 February 2018). "Showbiz stars draw attention to social issues at style awards". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ Rehman, Maliha (3 February 2018). "Lux Style Awards 2018 will now be directed by Vaneeza Ahmed". Images. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Punjab Nahi Jaungi wins big at 17th Lux Style Awards - Entertainment". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "'Baaghi' and 'Punjab Nahi Jaungi' stole the show at Lux Style Awards 2018". The Express Tribune. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ Images Staff (21 February 2018). "Who won big at Lux Style Awards 2018?". Images. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  8. ^ neelam (7 February 2018). "Lux Style Awards 2018 Is Directed By Vaneeza Ahmed". Style.Pk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ Rehman, Maliha (3 February 2018). "Lux Style Awards 2018 will now be directed by Vaneeza Ahmed". Images. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Frieha Altaf launches #MeinBhi music video, leaving everyone in tears". The Express Tribune. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  11. ^ NewsBytes. "Shehzad Roy unveils teaser of Mein Bhi song, produced by Frieha Altaf". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Lux Style Awards 2018: And the nominations are..." The Express Tribune. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Lux Style Awards 2018 nominations announced". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Here are the winners from the Lux Style Awards 2018". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2021.