Organizers of the 2nd annual Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA’21) – to take place at the stunning Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, on November 5th, 2021 – have revealed the exciting list of 24 award categories for PISA ’21, along with the diverse and eclectic nominees.
PISA acknowledges the stellar talent of Pakistan’s most celebrated artists from Film, TV, Music, Fashion and Digital Content industries and honours outstanding artists on an international platform under the aegis of Mesmerize Events and its CEO and Founder, Mr. Faisal Khan. As 2020 was a stagnant year for Pakistan’s cinema – due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown of nationwide theatres, therefore all film categories have been shelved until the next year.
This year, with a new and prestigious jury made up of stalwart industry professionals, PISA has developed an array of glittering categories encompassing outstanding performances and achievements of artists who shone bright in 2020.
NOTE: Winners across all categories will be decided by online voting, with an exception of the PISA Special Awards and the categories specified as Jury Awards.
PISA’21: Categories and Nominations
PISA SPECIAL AWARDS:
PISA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
PISA Global Icon of the Year 2020
PISA Youth Icon of the Year 2020
DIGITAL CONTENT
MOST ENTERTAINING INSTAGRAM CELEBRITY
Dananeer Mobeen
Romaisa khan
Swineryy
Ukhano
Waliya Najib
BEST USE OF HUMOUR IN SOCIAL MEDIA
CBA Arslan Naseer
Danish Ali
Junaid Akram
Tabish Hashmi
Voice Over Man-Wajahat Rauf
YOUTUBER OF THE YEAR
Ducky Bhai
Kitchen with Amna
Mubashir Saddique – Village Food Secrets
Shahmeer Abbas
Shahveer Jafry
VLOGGER OF THE YEAR
Daniyal Sheikh
Mooro
Shahveer Jafry
Sham Idrees VLOGS
Ukhano
TIKTOKER OF THE YEAR
Areeka Haq
Kanwal Aftab
Jannat Mirza
Malik Usman Asim
Phullo (Toqeer Abbas)
FASHION
BRIDAL COUTURE DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Faraz Manan
Khadijah Shah for Elan
Nida Azwer
Nomi Ansari
Shehla Chatoor
PRET A PORTER DESIGNER/BRAND OF THE YEAR
Generation
Khaadi
Sana Safinaz
Sania Maskatiya
Zara Shahjahan
MODEL OF THE YEAR – MALE & FEMALE (JURY)
Aimal Khan
Fahmeen Ansari
Hasnain Lehri
Maha Tahiriani
Mushk Kaleem
Nimra Jacob
MUSIC
SONG OF THE YEAR
‘Allay’ by Ali Zafar, Urooj Fatima and Abid Brohi
‘Bari 2’ by Bilal Saeed and Momina Mustehsan
‘On & On’ by Shamoon Ismail
‘Sakal Ban’ by Mughal e Funk ft Meesha Shafi
‘Teri Tasveer’ by Bayaan
‘Tum Tum’ by Asim Azhar, Shamoon Ismail, Talha Anjum, Talhah Yunus
SINGER OF THE YEAR – (JURY)
Aima Baig – ‘Te Quiero Mucho’
Ali Sethi – ‘Pehla Qadam’
Baluch Twins – ‘Tazhn Teehaar’
Sunny Khan Durrani – ‘La Haasil’
Zeeshan Ali (Surkhwaab) – ‘Sanval’
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF 2020 – (JURY)
TELEVISION
BEST TITLE TRACK/OST
‘Ishq kiya’ by Asim Azhar – Ishqiya (ARY)
‘Zindagi Paheli Hai’ by Ali Sethi/Naveed Nashad – Sabaat (HUM)
‘Ishq ronda riya’ by Ali Zafar/Naveed Nashad – Mushk (HUM)
‘Yehi toh raaz e ulfat hai’ – Shani Arshad/Aima Baig – Raaz e Ulfat (GEO)
‘Deewangi’ – Sahir Ali Bagga – Deewangi (GEO)
BEST WRITER
Zanjabeel Asim Shah – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
Kashif Anwar – Sabaat (HUM)
Fasi Bari Khan – Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
Sarwat Nazir – Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
Sadia Akhtar – Deewangi (GEO)
BEST DIRECTOR
Farooq Rind – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
Shehzad Kashmiri – Sabaat (HUM)
Ahmad Bhatti – Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
Amin Iqbal – Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
Zeeshan Ahmed – Deewangi (GEO)
BEST TV SERIAL
Pyar Ke Sadqay – MD Productions/Moomal Entertainment (HUM)
Sabaat – MD Productions (HUM)
Ghisi Piti Mohabbat – iDream Entertainment (ARY)
Dushman-e-Jaan – Six Sigma plus (ARY)
Deewangi – 7th Sky Entertainment (GEO)
BEST TV ACTOR – POPULAR
Bilal Abbas Khan – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
Danish Taimoor – Deewangi (GEO)
Feroze Khan – Ishqiya (ARY)
Ameer Gilani – Sabaat (HUM)
Affan Waheed – Ghalati (ARY)
BEST TV ACTOR – JURY
Faysal Quraishi – Muqaddar (GEO)
Imran Ashraf – Mushk (HUM)
Mohib Mirza – Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
Sami Khan – Saraab (HUM)
Yasir Nawaz – Bikhray Moti (ARY)
BEST TV ACTRESS – POPULAR
Yumna Zaidi – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
Mawra Hocane – Sabaat (HUM)
Sara Khan – Sabaat (HUM)
Hiba Bukhari – Deewangi (GEO)
Hania Amir – Ishqiya (ARY)
BEST TV ACTRESS – JURY
Hira Mani – Kashf (HUM)
Neelam Muneer – Bikhray Moti (ARY)
Ramsha Khan – Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
Sonya Hussyn – Saraab (HUM)
Madiha Imam – Muqaddar (GEO)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ahmed Ali Butt – Jhooti (ARY)
Ali Abbas – Deewangi (GEO)
Gohar Rasheed – Raaz-e-Ulfat (GEO)
Omair Rana – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM TV)
Waseem Abbas – Kashf (HUM)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Arjumand Rahim – Ghisi Piti Mohabbat (ARY)
Atiqa Odho – Pyar Ke Sadqay (HUM)
Hina Altaf – Bandhay Ek Dour Se (GEO)
Tooba Siddiqui – Dushman-e-Jaan (ARY)
Zara Tareen – Mushk (HUM)
Stay tuned for more updates!