The 15th Lux Style Awards (LSAs) are finally all set to take place tonight at the Expo Centre in Karachi — with a promise of glitz, glam, the whole shebang.
The nominations may feel a bit dated (yep, Sadqay Tumharay is still doing the rounds) but here's hoping the LSAs are able to redeem themselves with a star-studded red carpet and an event that pulls out all stops and is high on entertainment.
We give you the lowdown in real time on who showed up, who wore what and most importantly, who won what.
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4.30am
And the night (morning, rather) ended on a high note with Mahira and Sheheryar Munawar giving everybody a run for their money in their Shakar Wandaan dance.
We're reminiscing the Ho Mann Jahaan days seeing this couple together!
4.15am
And Humayun swept the award for Best Actor (Film) for JPNA. Shocker? Somewhat. Guess his comic role won the hearts of the jury!
3.45am
Much like Nabila's Best Makeup Artist win, Mahira's win for Best Actress (Film) was too, a no-brainer. Congrats to this beauty for her two big wins tonight!
3.40am
These thumkas were what we wanted to see in Ballay Ballay (Bin Roye), Mahira! Finally, some energy!
And she's even pulled in her co-star Humayun Saeed!
3.35am
Fawad Khan may have been late to the event but he made sure got his red carpet pictures taken!
Oh wow, hasn't he learnt the art of posing!
3.30am
Mahira Khan in Feeha Jamshed as she changes for her much-awaited performances.
3.15am
Ayesha Khan won Best Supporting Actress (Film) for Jawani Phir Nahi Ani, we have to admit, it was tough competition for the actor, especially against Nimra Bucha for Manto.
2.50am
Ali Zafar pays an ode to all the brave souls who lost their lives this year and the last, including our very own legendary qawwal Amjad Sabri. He is joined by Ali Sethi on stage for a tribute to the slain singer.
Ali says he'll donate 50% of his payment to the Edhi foundation.
After which celebs took to the sage to honour the great Amjad Sabri.
Sabri's brothers and sons were called on stage and presented with a Lifetime Achievement award in honour of the qawwal. Can't believe he's not with us anymore.
2.40am
Nilofer Shahid has just been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. She dedicated her award to the amazing women of Pakistan, Edhi sahab and Pakistan itself.
Now that's admirable!
2.34am
Booya! Another one on the money as Hasnain Lehri wins Model of the Year (Male). Aren't we getting good at this?
2.30am
But.. but.. but.. Amna Baber? Guess it's Fozia Aman's year as she bags Model of the Year (Female). Strangely, Sadaf Kanwal is way too happy for her... hmmm...
2.27am
Best Fashion Photographer award goes to Abdullah Haris, because... have you seen his phenomenal shots for Pepe Jeans? Enough said.
2.25am
And this was a no-brainer, Best Hair and Make-up Artist went to Nabila making it her 10th LSA win (woah!).
2.15am
Fawad takes to the stage with our man Ahmed Ali Butt, clearly he has become everyone's favourite. Permanent host for all award shows now, maybe?
2.00am
Best Emerging Talent went to photographer Alee Hassan!
1.57am
Sohai Ali Abro turns up the heat, again! She did admit she loves to dance, and we love watching her on stage.
Whether she has to bust some serious thumkas or do a slow dance on Kapoor & Son's Bolna this woman can work wonders.
1.55am
Best menswear designer award went to Amir adnan. Though we must admit, we feel cheated, we were really leaning towards Omar Farooq for Republic.
1.50am
One after the other! Faraz Manan wins yet again, this time for Achievement in Fashion Design - Bridal! Can't say he isn't deserving, his designs are superb!
1.45am
Generation won the award for Achievement in Fashion Design - Pret. We want to say 'told ya so' to all our readers, but we'll just sit here with a smug look on our faces.
Psst, told ya so!
1.40am
Shamaeel Ansari may have gotten the least amount of votes in our poll, but the judges saw what we probably didn't which is why she bagged the Achievement in Fashion Design - Luxury Pret award.
1.35am
On to fashion. So Faraz Manan won Achievement in Fashion Design - Lawn. We were rooting for Elan, oh well...
1.30am
Oh look who's here! The party starter! Fawad Khan is finally at the LSAs even if he is fashionably late (a bit too late if you ask us!).
1.20am
Are the sirens on? Because there sure is fire up on that stage with Farhan Saeed stripping down to a vest.
This couple is inseparable. Check out Urwa and Farhan's dance:
And again:
No, she is (hopefully) not going to slip on stage this year.
1.17am
Okay so Mahira Khan and Hamza Ali Abbasi got the Best Dressed award. Fine... maybe we were wrong about vests. They could.. maybe.. be a thing after all.
1.15am
Ali Zafar wins Song of the Year for Rockstar, because he's a rockstar (duh!) and he deserved it! You don't mess with those vocals, sir.
His acceptance speech though, is awesome.
1.10am
Noori's first ever LSA! Well, those 10 years of hard work finally paid off as the team takes home Album of the Year award. Truly well deserved!
1.05am
Just like we predicted, Best Music Video Director goes to Salman Noorani forMariam by Mooroo. High-five, readers, we can easily be the judges for next year's LSAs, what say?
1.00am
Kamiar Rokni just announced Slowspin as the Best Emerging Talent (Singer). Woot woot!
12.50am
Butt wants to host the LSAs with Mawra Hocane, but it looks like he may just be regretting that decision now!
12.47am
Ladies, to the front! Can you spot all the stars in this photo?
12.45am
Did he dare call the most hated woman on TV, a.k.a Jeena? We love Ayesha Khan though, Jeena... eh, not so much.
12.41am
Because Butt HAD to call the Mann Mayal duo on stage and then have them sing with helium voices? What is happening here?
12.39am
Next up, Humayun Saeed. His find inside the box, however, is a Lux bar, which Butt asks him to sell in his Mc Dreamy style. Not surprisingly, Humayun Saeed calls his best bud, Vasay Chaudhry to get romantic with.
12.37am
But who says he can't be serious and funny, all the same.
He called Hamza Ali Abbasi on stage and said: We love Hamza for speaking the truth. Then asked the Pyarey Afzal actor to reach inside the box, and guess what he found? A tape. Hamza aptly put it on his mouth and said, "Thank-you for banning me from the LSA."
Kudos. Well played, boys. Well played.
12.35am
Trust this funnyman to crack up the audience. He takes to the stage in a blind fold and tries to sniff out the stars! What a riot this guys is, says, "From Meera to Resham to Mahira and now Fawad, Lux has gone far... we prepared actors... for India!"
12.10am
Guess who's firing up the dance floor? The one and only Sohai Ali Abro!
Loving her energy.
12.05am
And Best TV Play went to Diyar-e-Dil, Sultana Siddiqui accepted the award on behalf of Momina Duraid
12.00am
Best TV Director went to Anjum Shahzad for Rang Laaga.
11.58pm
Faysal Qureshi won Best Actor (TV) for Rang Laaga. Sorry readers, looks like we got this one right!
Although we must admit, he had tough competition with the likes of Osman Khalid Butt for Diyar-e-Dil. Other nominees included Adnan Malik forSadqay Tumhare, Noman Ijaz for Zinda Dargor and Noor Hassan forMuqaddas.
11.55pm
And wouldn't you know it, Mahira Khan wins Best Actress (TV) for Sadqay Tumhare and dedicated her award to her father.
Did you know? Her dad's also in attendance at the awards. In the sea of people, she doesn't know where he's sitting. Cool dad, moral support ftw!
For a minute we thought Mahira was going to have a Jennifer Lawrence moment on stage!
11.50pm
And the award for Best Writer (TV) goes to Khalil-ur-Rehman for Sadqay Tumhare.
Would you believe Ali Zafar praised Khalil ur Rehman and then asked him to write something for the singer. Gotta love the guy for his sense of humour!
He beat Adeel Razzaq for Muqaddas, Farhat Ishtiaq for Diyar-e-Dil, Imran Nazir for Mohabbat Aag Si and Sana Fahad for Rang Laaga.
11.45pm
Zeb Bangash just won the award for Best OST (TV) for Diyar-e-Dil. Pretty sure our readers are happy with this win.
Other nominees in this category were Shafqat Amanat Ali, Ahmed Jahanzeb, Bushra Bilal and Shafqat Salamat Ali & Beena Khan.
11.40pm
These boys aren't going to go easy. They just joked that the only hits Mahira ever gave were her ads. But she's a good sport about it.
11.29pm
Yasir Hussain and Ali Zafar take the stage as hosts for the night. We're sure they're winning hearts of all the girls there with their charm and charisma.
11.00pm
Ali Zafar is in the house to get the party started! All he needs is a guitar and a mic and we're all ears.
And we definitely don't mind him busting some dance moves on stage
10.59am
The three stunners on the red carpet!
10.57pm
Nabila, Frieha Altaf, the Hocane sisters, Farhan Saeed and Ayesha Omar are all smiles as they cosy up for group photo
10.55pm
Did our heart just do a back-flip? Because Shahroz Sabzwari just upped the ante by a thousand notches!
10.53pm
Usually we like Mawra's quirky style, but this dress is a bit of a let down.
10.50pm
Say hey to Team Images!
10.45pm
Attitude? Check. Fiery hot dress? Check. Sultry look? Double Check. If it were up to us, she'd go home with the Model of the Year award tonight,
10.40pm
Our heart is rooting for this hottie to take home the award tonight for Diyar-e-Dil, but we're not so sure about this jacket.
10.35pm
Too hot to handle! Mahira Khan slaying tonight... not like that's a surprise tbh.
A glimpse of behind-the-scenes.
10.30pm
Maya Ali and Ayesha Omar are total glam dolls at the red carpet tonight!
10.25pm
We knew Sadaf Kanwal would look like a dream the minute we found out she was wearing a Nomi Ansari ensemble to the LSAs
10.20pm
Cute couple alert! Ahmed Ali Butt looks dapper in his tux, and his wife is looking fab.
10.17pm
Loving this peekaboo black and white dress on Meesha Shafi. Don't miss the bling!
10.15pm
Tapu Javeri shying from the camera? Guess he's more comfortable behind one.
10.00pm
Ushha Shah looking radiant as ever, thanks to team Nabila!
9.45pm
Rabia Butt and HSY are obviously a match made in sartorial heaven!
9.42pm
The host for the night in this beautiful Tena Durrani number
9.40pm
Girl power! Rabia Butt and Ayesha Omar strike a pose
But check out Ayesha Omar's Giuseppe Zanotti heels! They're giving us shoe envy!
9.30pm
Our very own Alia Bhatt aka model Parisheh James looks super fun in this Nomi Ansari number with some quirky ear candy!
9.24pm
Sorry Ahmed Ali Butt, it ain't gonna be about you tonight, seems like all eyes will be on your beautiful wife Ayesha Khan. whistles
9.20pm
Guess we were wrong about those vests! Hamza Ali Abbasi staying true to himself, keeping it simple and muted at the awards.
9.15pm
Ayesha Fazli givin' us the cold shoulder in Saira Shakira.
9.10pm
Mathira donning some Mansoor Akram bling tonight, ready for the wedding reception... we mean awards night.
9.00pm
Oh.Hot.Damn. Ayesha Omar has entered the building, we repeat, Ayesha Omar has entered the building, folks!!
8.55pm
Errr looks like Ali Xeeshan may have forgotten to change out of his pjs/bathrobe before hitting the red carpet. We know Deepika Padukone rocks this trend like nobody's business but we're not sure if he's doing it justice.
8.50pm
Annnnd Mr. and Mrs. Rockstar are ready to get jaws dropping at the LSAs. Mantra for tonight: all black errythang.
How adorbs are these guys?
8.45pm
Veteran actor Behroz Sabzwari walks the red carpet with his lovely wife. Curious to see what his beautiful daughter-in-law, Syra Shahroz will be wearing tonight!
8.44pm
Lookie who it is -- only our fave male model, Hasnain Lehri wearing Muse tonight.
8.40pm
Choreographer Hassan Rizvi looking like he's channelling some major Gatsby vibes at the LSAs tonight whereas his wife's gone for a more dreamy Disney princess gown.
8.34pm
VJ-turned-host Faizan Haque is ready for some action, and we are too!
8.30pm
Moor actor Shaz Khan spotted looking charming as ever!
8.10pm
We spot Javed Sheikh with his daughter, and Bollywood debutante, Momal Sheikh at the LSAs! What do you think of Momal's pink Shehla Chatoor dress?
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