The second edition of Galaxy Lollywood Awards (GALA) ran for 18 days giving people a chance to vote for their favorites from the year 2015. The people voted for their favorite films and performances in 18 categories through online voting.
The nominations and winners, as selected by the people, of GALA 2016 are given here.
Best Film
The nominations in this category were: Bin Roye, Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, Karachi Se Lahore, Manto, Moor and Wrong Number.
The winner is Jawani Phir Nai Ani (Salman Iqbal, Humayun Saeed, Shahzad Nasib and Jerjees Seja).
Best Actor in a Leading Role Male
The nominations in this category were: Adnan Sarwar (Shah), Danish Taimoor (Wrong Number), Hameed Sheikh (Moor), Humayun Saeed (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Sarmad Khoosat (Manto) and Shahzad Sheikh (Karachi Se Lahore).
The winner is Sarmad Sultan Khoosat (Manto).
Best Actor in a Leading Role Female
The nominations in this category were: Amna Ilyas (Good Morning Karachi), Ayesha Omar (Karachi Se Lahore), Humaima Malik (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say), Mahira Khan (Bin Roye), Resham (Swaarangi) and Sohai Ali Abro (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).
The winner is Mahira Khan (Bin Roye).
Best Director
The nominations in this category were: Jami (Moor), Nadeem Baig (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Sarmad Khoosat (Manto), Wajhat Rauf (Karachi Se Lahore), Yasir Jaswal (Jalaibee) and Yasir Nawaz (Wrong Number).
The winner is Nadeem Baig (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male
The nominations in this category were: Ahmed Ali (Karachi Se Lahore), Ali Safina (Jalaibee), Ayaz Samoo (Moor), Hamza Ali Abbasi (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Irfan Khoosat (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say) and Shaz Khan (Moor).
The winner is Hamza Ali Abbasi (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Female
The nominations in this category were: Armeena Rana Khan (Bin Roye), Beo Rana Zafar (Good Morning Karachi), Saba Qamar (Manto), Sania Saeed (Manto), Sarwat Gillani (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Zhalay Sarhadi (Jalaibee).
The winner is Saba Qamar (Manto).
Best Performance in a Comic Role
The nominations in this category were: Ahmed Ali Butt (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Danish Nawaz & Nadeem Jafferi (Wrong Number), Javaid Sheikh (Wrong Number), Ismail Tara (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Vasay Chaudhary (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Yasir Hussain (Karachi Se Lahore).
The winner is Ahmed Ali Butt (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani).
Best Performance in a Negative Role
The nominations in this category were: Ayub Khooso (Swaarangi), Adnan Jaffar (Jalaibee), Hina Jawad (Maya), Sajid Hasan (Jalaibee), Sultan Hussain (Moor) and Waseem Manzoor (Swaarangi).
The winner is Sultan Hussain (Moor).
Best Male Debut
The nominations in this category were: Adnan Sarwar (Shah), Danish Taimoor (Jalaibee), Muneeb Butt (Halla Gulla), Shaz Khan (Moor), Shehzad Sheikh (Karachi Se Lahore) and Sikander Rizvi (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say).
The winner is Danish Taimoor (Jalaibee).
Best Female Debut
The nominations in this category were: Armeena Rana Khan (Bin Roye), Ayesha Omar (Karachi Se Lahore), Janita Asma (Wrong Number), Mehwish Hayat (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Sidra Batool (Halla Gulla) and Sohai Ali Abro (Wrong Number).
The winner is Ayesha Omar (Karachi Se Lahore).
Best Special Appearance
The nominations in this category were: Adeel Hussain (Bin Roye), Goher Rashid (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani), Meera (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say), Rubya Chaudhary (Karachi Se Lahore), Tooba Sidique (Wrong Number) and Wajhat Rauf (Karachi Se Lahore).
The winner is Adeel Hussain (Bin Roye).
Best Playback Singer Male
The nominations in this category were: Adnan Dhool for “Neray Neray Vas” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Ali Hamza, Ali Noor, Shiraz Uppal for “Aja Re Aja” (Karachi Se Lahore); Ali Sethi for “Ah ko chahye” (Manto); Javed Bashir for “Jogiya” (Moor); Mooro for “Tasveer” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say) and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for “Tery Bin Jeena” (Bin Roye).
The winner is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for “Tery Bin Jeena” (Bin Roye).
Best Playback Singer Female
The nominations in this category were: Humaira Chana for “Kundi” (Wrong Number); Meesha Shafi for “Mehram” (Manto); Mehak Ali for “Kala Doriya” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Sana Zulfiqar for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani); Sara Raza Khan for “Esa jor hai” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Zarish for “Rabi Ralli” (Karachi Se Lahore).
The winner is Sana Zulfiqar for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani)
Best Music
The nominations in this category were: Bin Roye (Mazhar Cheema, Shani Arshad & Waqar Ali); Dekh Magar Pyaar Say (Soch, Asrar, Mooroo, Sara Haider & Fire Tiger); Karachi Se Lahore (Shiraz Uppal); Manto (Jamal Rehman); Moor (Strings) and Wrong Number (Waqar Ali).
The winner is Bin Roye (Mazhar Cheema, Shani Arshad & Waqar Ali).
Song of the Year
The nominations in this category were: “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye); “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani); “Jogiya” (Moor); “Mehram Dila Dy Mahi” (Manto); “Neray Neray Vas” (Dekh Maar Pyaar Say) and “Tutti Frutti” (Karachi Se Lahore).
The winner is “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye).
Best Choregraphy
The nominations in this category were: Papoo Samrat for “Thumka” (Halla Gulla); Shabina Khan for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani); Wahab Shah for “Kala Doriyaa” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Wahab Shah for “Tutti Frutti” (Karachi Se Lahore); Zahid and Shahzad for “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye) and Zahid Hussain for “Jhanan Jhanan” (Wrong Number).
The winner is Wahab Shah for “Tutti Frutti” (Karachi Se Lahore).
Best Dance Performance
The nominations in this category were: Amna Ilyas fpr “Kala Dooriya” (Dekh Magar Pyaar Say); Ayesha Omer for “Tutti Fruitti” (Karachi Se Lahore); Mahira Khan for “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye); Mantaha Tareen Maqsood for “Rabi Ralli” (Karachi Se Lahore); Sohai Ali Abroo for “Jalwa” (Jawani Phir Nahi Ani) and Zhalay Sarhadi for “Jawani” (Jalaibee).
The winner is Mahira Khan for “Ballay Ballay” (Bin Roye).
Best Cinematic Moment
The nominations in this category were: Chirya scene from Wrong Number, Faisal Qureshi scene from Manto, Mahira bangle scene from Bin Roye, “MA MA” of Sohai Ali Abbro from Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, Saali Magarmuch scene from Karachi Se Lahore and Shirtless Hamza Ali Abbasi in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani.
The winner is “MA MA” of Sohai Ali Abbro from Jawani Phir Nahi Ani.
Jawani Phir Nai Ani and Bin Roye won 6 awards each, Manto and Karachi Se Lahore won 2 awards each and Moor and Jalaibee won 1 award each. Mahira Khan is the only star who won 2 award in GALA 2016.
Post and designs by Zeeshan Mahmood.
Bin Roye Music was Composed by Shiraz Uppal, Shani Arshad and Waqar Ali not by Mazhar Cheema….You should write SHIRAZ UPPAL name in credits….Thanks
Bin Roye Music was composed by Shiraz uppal too. Please must enter his name in credits. He composed two songs.