19th Meril-Prothom Alo Awards

19th Meril Prothom Alo Awards
Date21 April 2017
SiteHall of Fame Theatre, Bangabandhu International Conference Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hosted byFerdous Ahmed & Purnima
Produced byTranscom Group, Square Toiletries
Highlights
Best FilmOggatonama
Best ActorShakib Khan
Shikari
Best ActressMasuma Rahman Nabila
Aynabaji
Lifetime achievementSyed Hasan Imam
Television coverage
ChannelMaasranga Television
Duration1 hours, 29 minutes

The 19th Meril Prothom Alo Awards ceremony, presented by Prothom Alo took place on 21 April 2017 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a part of 2016 film awards season.[1]

Facts and figures

This year Amitabh Reza Chowdhury received best film director award for Aynabaji. Shakib Khan secured his eighth award for Public Choice best film actor and this was fifth in a row from 2010. Nusrat Imroz Tisha in Public Choice best TV actress category for Ekti Taalgachher Golpo. Dilshad Nahar Kona got the awards in best female singer category again and that was double Hat-trick for her since 2009.

Nominees and winners

A total of 16 awards were given at the ceremony. Following is the list of the winners.

Lifetime Achievement Award – 2016

Public Choice Awards – 2016

Best Film Actor Best Film Actress
Best TV Actor Best TV Actress
Best Singer (Male) Best Singer (Female)
Best Newcomer (Film and TV)

Critics Choice Awards – 2016

Best Film Best Film Director
Best Film Actor Best Film Actress
Best Playwright Best TV Director
Best TV Actor Best TV Actress

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meril-Prothom Alo Awards today". Daily Prothom Alo. 21 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Meril-Prothom Alo awards the best in TV and film". The Daily Star. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Meril-Prothom Alo Puroshkar-2016 conferred". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.