Nigar Awards
Nigar Awards نگارانعامات Negār Inʿāmaʿat | |
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Current: 47th Nigar Awards | |
Country | Pakistan |
First awarded | 1957 |
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The Nigar Awards (
The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists. The first Nigar Awards ceremony was held in 1957, to honor the accomplishments of Pakistani cinema for the year 1956.[1] In 2002, following the 46th Annual Nigar Awards, Nigar Magazine announced its discontinuation of the awards due to the collapse of the Pakistani cinema industry.[1]
After a 15-year hiatus, with the revival of Pakistani cinema, the 47th Nigar Awards were announced to be held on 16 March 2017 in Karachi.[2][3][4][5]
History
The Nigar Awards were introduced in 1957 by
Since 1979, the award administration also started to give Nigar Awards to television personalities and since 1982, to stage artists. The first TV personality to receive the award was
Design
Ilyas Rashidi had initially chosen the design of a lady statuette and the Nigar Awards continued with this award from 1957 to 1977. During the Islamic dictatorial rule of President General Zia-ul-Haq and his regime, the statue design was changed into a textual design. In 2017, the 47th Nigar Awards reverted to the original award design.[1]
Ceremony
Instead of the usual practice of envelope opening, the award committee prints the names of the winners on the back of the invitation cards that are sent to all invitees. This removes the charm of suspenseful moments for the attendees. Despite all this, the award committee has strict rules of only considering the candidacy of those films and television shows that are nominated for the awards and their copies are provided by the filmmakers or distributors to the Awards Committee of Nigar Awards. The Nigar Awards are also known for their impartial assessment and unbiased attitude as compared with other high-level awards in Pakistan for the public entertainment media. Another prominent factor of the awards is that, over time, various categories from both television and film industry that have been included to cover such subjects as Urdu, Punjabi and Pashto and Sindhi films.[1]
Categories
The Nigar Awards are divided into Urdu, Pashto, Punjabi and Sindhi sections, which each section having several categories:
- Best Film[1]
- Best director
- Best Script
- Best Screenplay
- Nigar Award for Best Actor[1]
- Nigar Award for Best Actress
- Best Supporting actor
- Best Supporting actress
- Best Music
- Best Lyrics
- Best Camera
- Best Female Singer[1]
- Best Male Singer[1]
- Best Film Editing
- Best Art Director[1]
- Best Sound
- Best Comedian
- Special Awards
- Ilyas Rashidi Lifetime Achievement Gold Medal
See also
- List of Nigar Awards
- Nigar
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Muhammad Awais (28 April 2021). "Showtime: A Brief History of the Nigar Awards". YOULIN (magazine). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d Aijaz, Rahul (18 January 2017). "Nigar Awards set for a comeback after 15-year-long hiatus". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Salman, Peerzada (20 January 2017). "Nigar Awards to be held on March 16 – after 12 years". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Nigar Pakistani Film Awards: Prestigious Nigar Awards of Lollywood". Films and Movies website. 11 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Return of the Nigar Awards". Newsline (magazine). 22 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- Nigar Weekly(in Urdu). Golden Jubilee Number: 287–301.