1st Pakistan International Screen Awards
The 1st Pakistan International Screen Awards, known as PISA 2020, was an award ceremony held on 7 February 2020 at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai.[1][2]
1st Pakistan International Screen Awards | |
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Date | 7 February 2020 |
Site | Coca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE |
Hosted by | Hareem Farooq |
Produced by | Faisal Khan |
Directed by | Hassan Sheheryar Yasin |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Parey Hut Love |
Best Drama Series | Meray Paas Tum Ho |
Parey Hut Love won the most awards for a film, with 5 wins, while Meray Paas Tum Ho was most award-winning TV series by 7 wins.[3]
Winners and nominees
Nominees for PISA 2020 were announced on 24 January 2020.[4] Voting was done for the awards and there was no jury.[5] Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Films
Best Film
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Best Director
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Supporting Actor
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best Cinematography
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Best Song
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Best Song Critics Choice
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Best Music
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Television
Best Television Play
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Best Television Director
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Best Television Actor
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Best Television Actress
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Best Television Actor Critics Choice
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Best Television Actress Critics Choice
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Best Television Actor in Comedy Role
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Best Television Actress in Comedy Role
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Best Television Writer
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Best Original Soundtrack
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Fashion
Best Model
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Best Designer
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Social media
Instagram Influencers/Bloggers
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Prankster Youtubers
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Youtubers
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Vloggers
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Lifetime Achievement
Lifetime Achievement Award Male
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Lifetime Achievement Award Female
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Controversies
PISA Awards has been described as a "fraud scam". Nabeel Zafar of Bulbulay criticized PISA and told that his name was being used to promote the event.[7] He also revealed that the organizers stopped communicating before the events and tickets were not given to him. Along with Nabeel, there were more than forty celebrities faced the same issue. Many other celebrities such as Osman Khalid Butt, Nadia Afgan, and many others criticized PISA.[8]
PISA was also criticized for having no jury. This award ceremony was described as one of the worst Pakistani award ceremonies.
References
- Nadeem, Syed Omer (7 February 2020). "PISA 2020 | An evening of glamour and grandeur". ARY Digital. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Images Staff (29 November 2019). "Dubai is set to host its first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards". Images. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- Images Staff (8 February 2020). "PISA 2020 winners – complete list of all categories". Incpak. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- Images Staff (24 December 2019). "Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out". Images. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "PISA 2020". voting.pisa.com.pk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- "Ducky Bhai | Pakistani Famous YouTuber All Information". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- "PISA Awards 2020 | Fraud Scam | Our names were used to promote the event, Nabeel Zafar". Next TV. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- "Celebrities, nominees slam PISA 2020 for mismanagement". The Express Tribune. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.