2nd ARY Film Awards

The 2nd ARY Film Awards or AFA'16 ceremony, presented by the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel, sponsored by Tang and L'Oréal, honored the best Pakistani films of 2015 and took place on April 16, 2016,[1] at the Madinat Jumeirah, in Dubai, UAE,[2][3] beginning at 7:30 UAE Standard Time.[1] The ceremony was held recorded and televised on May 7, 2016. During the ceremony, the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel presented ARY Film Awards (commonly referred to as AFAs) in 28 categories. The ceremony was televised in the Pakistan by ARY Digital, and produced by Salma Iqbal and Jarjees Seja.

2nd ARY Film Awards
Official poster
Date	April 16, 2016 April 2016 (televised)
Site	Madinat Arena Madinat Jumeirah, Al Sufouh, Dubai, UAE[1]
Hosted by	Fahad Mustafa Ahmad Ali Butt Sana Bucha
Produced by	Salman Iqbal Jarjees Seja
Highlights
Best Film:  Jury's choice	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Best Film:  Viewers' choice	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Most awards	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (18)
Most nominations	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (29)
Television coverage
Channel	ARY Digital
Network	ARY Digital Network

Actor Fahad Mustafa was announced to host the show,[4] along with co-hosts Ahmad Ali Butt, Yasir Hussain and Sana Bucha.[5] Mustafa previously co-hosted the first ceremony in 2014. Having been originally scheduled for February 18,[6] it was rescheduled for March 10,[7] before changing once again to April 16, 2016, due to severe-weather conditions in UAE.[8]

Jawani Phir Nahi Ani won eighteen awards, the most for the evening, winning all big-five awards including Best Actor for Humayun Saeed, Best Actress for Sohai Ali Abro, Best Screenplay for Vasay Chaudhry, Best Director for Nadeem Baig and Best Film. Other winners includes Moor with four awards, Manto with two awards, and Halla Gulla and Wrong No. with one each.

Winners and nominees

The following twelve categories in Viewers choice nominations were announced and set open for voting on February 7, 2016, originally till February 15 but with the extension of ceremony date voting lines were also extend till March 4, at ceremony official website and Facebook page that also includes the nominees from all production banners and companies across the Pakistan.[9][10][11]

Awards

Winners are listed first and indicated with a double-dagger.

Jury Choice Categories
Best Film Jury	Best Director Jury
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani –	Nadeem Baig – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Best Actor Jury	Best Actress Jury
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat – Manto	Sania Saeed – Manto
Viewers Choice Categories
Best Film Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Karachi Se Lahore Manto Moor Wrong No.	Best Director Nadeem Baig – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Yasir Nawaz – Wrong No. Wajahat Rauf – Karachi Se Lahore Sarmad Sultan Khoosat – Manto Jami – Moor Adnan Sarwar – Shah
Best Actor Humayun Saeed – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Danish Taimoor – Wrong No. Sarmad Sultan Khoosat – Manto Hameed Sheikh – Moor Adnan Sarwar – Shah	Best Actress Sohai Ali Abro – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Mehwish Hayat – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Sohai Ali Abro – Wrong No. Ayesha Omer – Karachi Se Lahore Sania Saeed – Manto Soniya Hussain – Moor
Best Supporting Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Ahmed Ali Butt – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Vasay Chaudhry – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Yasir Hussain  – Karachi Se Lahore Javed Sheikh – Wrong No.	Best Supporting Actress Ayesha Khan – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Sarwat Gilani – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Saba Qamar – Manto Sabeeka Imam – Jalaibee Janita Asma – Wrong No.
Best Star Debut Male Danish Taimoor – Jalaibee Ahmed Ali Butt – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Vasay Chaudhry – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Yasir Hussain  – Karachi Se Lahore Adnan Sarwar – Shah	Best Star Debut Female Ayesha Omer – Karachi Se Lahore Sarwat Gilani – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Soniya Hussain – Moor Sohai Ali Abro – Wrong No. Janita Asma – Wrong No.
Best Actor in a Comic Role Ahmed Ali Butt – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Bushra Ansari – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Ismail Tara – Halla Gulla Yasir Hussain  – Karachi Se Lahore Danish Nawaz – Wrong No.	Best Actor in a Negative Role Ayaz Samoo – Moor Rasheed Naz – Karachi Se Lahore Shafqat Cheema – Wrong No. Ismail Tara – Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Akbar Subhani – Manto
Best Male Playback Singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – "Saroor De" from Halla Gulla Nabeel Shaukat Ali – "Nachay Mann" from Wrong No. Asrar – "Bhaag Ja" from Wrong No. Ali Sethi – "Aah Ko Chahiye" from Manto Mika Singh – "Khul Jaye Botal" from Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Umair Jaswal – "Jalaibee" from Jalaibee	Best Female Playback Singer Sara Raza Khan – "Dheeray Dheeray" from Wrong No. Meesha Shafi – "Mehram Dilaan De Mahi" from Manto Sara Haider – "Tauba Tauba" from Dekh Magar Pyar Se Sana Zulfiqar – "Jalwa" from Jawani Phir Nahi Ani Ghazal Ali – "Jawani" from Jalaibee
Technical Awards
Best Background Score	Best Original Music
Moor – Strings	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Shani Arshad
Best Story	Best Screenplay
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Vasay Chaudhry	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Vasay Chaudhry
Best Dialogue	Best Action
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Vasay Chaudhry	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Viktor Krav
Best Cinematography	Best Choreography
Moor – Farhan Hafeez	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Shabina Khan
Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Best Costume Design
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Nabila	Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Jahanzeb Qamar and Nabila
Best Film Editing	Best Special Effects
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani – Rizwan AQ	Moor – Sharp Image

Honorary ARY Film Awards

Fawad Khan, International Icon of the Year award winner

The ARY presented following annual Special Awards during the ceremony:

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Javed Sheikh

International Icon Award

• Fawad Khan

Special award for contributing Pakistani Cinema

• Waheed Murad

Films with multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 29 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 13 Wrong No. 10 Manto 9 Moor 8 Karachi Se Lahore 4 Jalaibee 3 Shah 2 Halla Gulla

Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 20 Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 4 Moor 2 Manto

See also

• 15th Lux Style Awards
• 4th Hum Awards

References

1. "ARY Film Awards postponed to April 16". HIP. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
2. "ARY Film Awards are back...this time in Dubai". HIP. December 31, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
3. "It's official: ARY Film Awards 2016 to be held in Dubai!". ARY News. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
4. "Fahad Mustafa to host 'ARY Film Awards' in Dubai". HIP. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
5. "Yasir Hussain, Sana Bucha, and Ahmad Ali Butt all set for AFAs! The three will be co-hosting the ARY FIlm Awards with Fahad Mustafa". HIP. March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
6. "ARY Film Awards to take place in Dubai on February 18". Rozina Bhutto. HIP. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
7. "ARY Film Awards delayed (yet again)!". HIP. February 14, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
8. "UAE weather: Abu Dhabi, Dubai offices closing early". emirates247. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
9. "ARY Film Awards 2016 to Hit Dubai in February". Branndsynario. January 17, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
10. "The nominations for the ARY Film Awards are out, with many stunning debut actors, directors and musicians vying for the coveted awards". ARY News. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
11. "The nominees for the ARY Film awards out!". HIP. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.

External links

Official websites

• ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel official website