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17th PTV Awards

17th PTV Awards
(Tribute to Excellence)
PTV Awards.jpg
The promotional logo of the Fair and Lovely 17th PTV Awards, 2012
Date June 30, 2012.
Site Expo Center, Karachi
Hosted by Main Host(s) Co Host(s)
Preshow hosts June 30, 2012.
Produced by Sayed Shakir Uzair
Directed by Farrukh Bashir
Organized by http://ptv.com.pk/awards
Highlights
Best Picture Aurat Ka Ghar Koun Sa
Best Direction Owais Khan
(Dil Behkay Ga)
Best Actor Noman Ejaz
(Dil Behkay Ga)
Best Actress Saba Qamar
(Tera Pyar Nahi Bhoolay)
Most awards Dil Behkay Ga (4)
Most nominations Payal (9)
Tera pyar Nahi Bhoolay (7)
Aurat Ka Ghar Koun Sa (7)
Television coverage
Channel Pakistan Television Corporation
Network PTV
Duration 2 Hours, 45 Minutes (approx.)3 hours, 15 minutes (with commercial) 2 hours, 45 minutes (without commercial)
Ratings 25.75

The 17th annual PTV National Awards took place on June 11, 2012 and was aired on June 30, 2012. The awards were presented by the Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) to honor the best drama programs on Pakistani television of the preceding 12 months. The ceremony was held at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and the hosts were Saba Qamar, Imran Abbas, Nadia Ali, and Mikaal Zulfiqar. The event had the highest number of viewers for the awards show since the first PTV Awards in 1970. The aim of the awards ceremony is to encourage and foster television talent in Pakistan.

Dil Behkay Ga won the highest number of awards for a single nominee with four awards, including 'Best Drama Director' for Owais Khan. Aurat Ka Ghar Koun SA won three awards, including 'Best Playwright Series'. Juno and Tera Pyar Nahi Bhoole won two awards. Other winners were Jina Tu Hai, Payal (which got nine nominations), and Kachra Kundi, Virsa, Ramadan Transmission, Hama Tan Goosh and Raat Gaye with one award each. Saba Qamar won the 'Best Actress' award for her role in Tera Pyar Nahi Bhoole, and Noman Ejaz won the 'Best Actor' award, 24 years into his acting career, for his portrayal of a popular character in Dil Behkay Ga.

The Red Carpet Show for the 17th PTV Awards was hosted by the Pakistani model and actress Nadia Hussain on June 30, 2012.

PTV presents the Annual Awards to honor Pakistani public figures and promote emerging new talents in the Pakistani television drama scene, aiming to host the awards ceremony every year since its establishment in 1970. Each year, PTV chooses a tag line that best represents its prevalent theme. This year the PTV Awards tag line was "kasb-e-Kamal kun", which translates to "Tribute to Excellence".


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