The third edition of Galaxy Lollywood Awards 2017 has concluded with all its glory. The people voted for their favorite films and performances in 20 categories in Pakistan’s first of its kind online people choice awards and let their voices heard.
Here are the nominations and winners of 3rd Galaxy Lollywood Awards.
Best Film
The nominations in this category were: Actor in Law, Bachaana, Dobara Phir Se, Ho Mann Jahaan, Janaan and Lahore se Aagey.
The winner is Actor in Law (Fizza Ali Meerza).
Best Actor in a Leading Role Male
The nominations in this category were: Adeel Hussain (Dobara Phir Se), Fahad Mustafa (Actor in Law), Feroze Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), Hameed Sheikh (Abdullah), Mohib Mirza (Bachaana) and Yasir Hussain (Lahore Se Aagey).
The winner is Fahad Mustafa (Actor in Law).
Best Actor in a Leading Role Female
The nominations in this category were: Hareem Farooq (Dobara Phir Se), Mahira Khan (Ho Mann Jahaan), Mehwish Hayat (Actor in Law), Noor Bukhari (Ishq Positive), Saba Qamar (Lahore Se Aagey) and Sajal Ali (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay).
The winner is Mahira Khan (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Director
The nominations in this category were: Anjum Shehzad (Mah e Mir), Azfar Jaffri (Janaan), Mehreen Jabbar (Dobara Phir Se), Nabeel Qureshi (Actor in Law), Nasir Khan (Bachaana) and Wajahat Rauf (Lahore Se Aagey).
The winner is Nabeel Qureshi (Actor in Law).
Best Story
The nominations in this category were: 3 Bahadur: The Revenge of Baba Balaam (Kamran Khan), Actor in Law (Fizza Ali Meerza & Nabeel Qureshi), Dobara Phir Se (Bilal Sami & Mehreen Jabbar), Maalik (Ashir Azeem), Mah e Mir (Sarmad Sehbai) and Salute (Shahzad Rafique).
The winner is Maalik (Ashir Azeem).
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Male
The nominations in this category were: Ali Rehman (Janaan), Aly Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), Ajab Gul (Janaan), Om Puri (Actor in Law), Shamoon Abbasi (Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka) and Sheheryar Munawar (Ho Mann Jahaan).
The winner is Sheheryar Munawar (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Female
The nominations in this category were: Hania Aamir (Janaan), Maira Khan (Revenge of The Worthless), Samiya Mumtaz (Jeewan Hathi), Sanam Saeed (Dobara Phir Se), Sonya Jehan (Ho Mann Jahaan) and Tooba Siddiqui (Dobara Phir Se).
The winner is Sanam Saeed (Dobara Phir Se).
Best Performance in a Comic Role
The nominations in this category were: Abdullah Farhatullah (Lahore Se Aagey), Ali Rehman (Janaan), Hina Dilpazeer (Jeewan Hathi), Hina Rizvi (Ishq Positive), Mishi Khan (Janaan) and Mohsin Abbas Haider (Teri Meri Love Story).
The winner is Ali Rehman (Janaan).
Best Performance in a Negative Role
The nominations in this category were: Aamir Qureshi (Blind Love), Jia Ali (Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal), Hassan Niazi (Maalik), Nayyar Ejaz (Salute), Sanam Saeed (Mah e Mir) and Shaz Khan (Dobara Phir Se).
The winner is Hassan Niazi (Maalik).
Best Male Debut
The nominations in this category were: Adeel Hussain (Ho Mann Jahaan), Ali Mohiuddin (Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka), Ali Rehman (Janaan), Feroze Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), Sheheryar Munawar (Ho Mann Jahaan) and Wali Hamid Khan (Ishq Positive).
The winner is Sheheryar Munawar (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Female Debut
The nominations in this category were: Hania Aamir (Janaan), Nimra Khan (Blind Love), Qurat ul Ain (Sawal 700 Crore Dollar Ka 700), Sajal Aly (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), Sanam Saeed (Bachaana) and Ushna Shah (Teri Meri Love Story).
The winner is Hania Aamir (Janaan).
Best Playback Singer Male
The nominations in this category were: Asrar – “Shakar Wandan Re” (Ho Mann Jahaan), Hamid Ali Khan – “Tujh Bin Mora” (Ishq Positive), Jimmy Khan – “Barish” (Ho Mann Jahaan), Rahat Fateh Ali Khan – “Khudaya” (Actor in Law), Shafqat Amanat Ali – “Yaari” (Bachaana) and Sukhwinder Singh – “Kitni Baar” (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay).
The winner is Asrar – “Shakar Wandan Re” (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Playback Singer Female
The nominations in this category were: Aima Baig – “Kalabaz Dil” (Lahore Se Aagey), Akriti Kakar – “Rab Diyan Rab” (Ishq Positive), Damiya Farooq – “Janiya” (Blind Love), Elizabeth Raj – “Qatra Qatra” (Teri Meri Love Story), Haniya Aslam – “Dobara Phir Se” (Dobara Phir Se) and Zebunnisa Bangash – “Mann Ke Jahan” (Ho Mann Jahaan).
The winner is Aima Baig – “Kalabaz Dil” (Lahore Se Aagey).
Best Music
The nominations in this category were: Dobara Phir Se (Haniya Aslam & Justin Gray), Actor in Law (Shani Arshad), Lahore Se Aagey (Shiraz Uppal), Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay (Soch, Sohail Haider & Farhan Shah), Ishq Positive (Wali Hamid Ali Khan, Kamran Akhtar & Saji Ali) and Ho Mann Jahaan (Zebunissa Bangash, Atif Aslam & Faakhir Mehmood).
The winner is Ho Mann Jahaan (Zebunissa Bangash, Atif Aslam & Faakhir Mehmood).
Song of the Year
The nominations in this category were: “Actor in Law” (Actor in Law), “Kalabaz Dil” – Lahore Se Aagey, “Kitni Baar” (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), “Largaiyan” (Dobara Phir Se), “Rab Diyan Rab Jaane” (Ishq Positive) and “Shakar Wandan” (Ho Mann Jahaan).
The winner is “Shakar Wandan” (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Choreography
The nominations in this category were: Hassan Rizvi – “Challi Re Challi” (Hijrat), Medeleinne Hanna, Abdul Ghani & Shezi Khan – Dance Kahani, Nigah Hussain – “Actor in Law” (Actor In Law), Nigah Hussain – “Shakar Wandan” (Ho Mann Jahaan), Papu Samrat – “Uska Kharam” (Mah-e-Mir) and Wahab Shah – “Kalabaz Dil” (Lahore Se Aagey).
The winner is Nigah Hussain – “Shakar Wandan” (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Dance Performance
The nominations in this category were: Adeel Hussain, Mahira Khan & Sheheryar Munawar – “Shakar Wandan” (Ho Mann Jahaan), Fahad Mustafa – “Actor in Law” (Actor in Law), Feroze Khan & Sajal Aly – “Chulbul” (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), Mohib Mirza, Mohsin Abbas Haider, Omar Shahzad, Salman Shahid, Ushna Shah, Uzma Khan – “Teri Meri Love Story” (Teri Meri Love Story), Saba Qamar & Yasir Hussain – “Kalabaaz Dil” (Lahore Se Aagey) and Sana Nawaz – “Chali Re Chali”. (Hijrat).
The winner is Adeel Hussain, Mahira Khan & Sheheryar Munawar – “Shakar Wandan” (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best Special Appearance/Cameo
The nominations in this category were: Ali Azfar, Imran Raza Kazmi & Osman Khalid Butt (Janaan), Ali Zafar (Lahore Se Aagey), Fawad Khan (Ho Mann Jahaan), Humayun Saeed (Actor in Law), Meera (Salute) and Sonu Sood (Ishq Positive).
The winner is Fawad Khan (Ho Mann Jahaan).
Best On Screen Couple
The nominations in this category were: Bilal Ashraf & Armeena Khan (Janaan), Fahad Musatafa & Iman Ali (Mah e Mir), Feroze Khan & Sajal Aly (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay), Mohib Mirza & Sanam Saeed (Bachaana), Wali Hamid Khan & Noor Bukhari (Ishq Positive) and Yasir Hussain & Saba Qamar (Lahore Se Aagey).
The winner is Feroze Khan and Sajal Aly (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay).
Cinematic Moment of the Year
The nominations in this category were: Aksbanh final scene (Aksband), Bomb scene (Salute), Dance Off in Jungle (Lahore Se Aagey), “Larki Larki Hoti Hay” (Bachaana), Mahira Khan and gang singing at Coke Studio with Zohaib Hassan (Ho Mann Jahaan) and Sequence with a drunk Samiya Mumtaz (Jeewan Hathi).
The winner is Mahira Khan and gang singing at Coke Studio with Zohaib Hassan (Ho Mann Jahaan).
‘Ho Mann Jahaan’ unprecedentedly won 10 awards in 20 categories – a huge victory!
‘Actor in Law’ bagged 3 awards in the categories of Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor in a Leading Role Male – all well deserved!
‘Janaan’ and ‘Maalik’ won 2 awards each. Whereas, ‘Lahore Se Aagey’, ‘Dobara Phir Se‘ and ‘Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay‘ won 1 award each.
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