2nd ARY Film Awards | |
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Date | April 16, 2016 April 2016 (televised) |
Site |
Madinat Arena Madinat Jumeirah, Al Sufouh, Dubai, UAE |
Hosted by | |
Produced by | Salman Iqbal Jarjees Seja |
Highlights | |
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | |
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 |
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, at the Madinat Jumeirah, in Dubai, UAE, beginning at 7:30 UAE Standard Time. 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.
Actor Fahad Mustafa was announced to host the show, along with co-hosts Ahmad Ali Butt, Yasir Hussain and Sana Bucha. Mustafa previously co-hosted the first ceremony in 2014. Having been originally scheduled for February 18, it was rescheduled for March 10, before changing once again to April 16, 2016, due to severe-weather conditions in UAE.
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.