The Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) announces nominations for the third edition in Dubai

The Pakistan International Screen Awards (PISA) will return for its third edition on November 22 at the Dubai Festival Arena, after a four-year hiatus. Nominations for 22 of the 24 categories were announced on Wednesday, covering works in film, television, music, fashion and digital content.

The jury, announced on October 9, includes; Something High Managing Editor Hassan Choudary, YouTuber Taimoor Salahuddin (Mooroo) and cultural critics Kamran Jawaid, Maliha Rehman and Sabah Bano Malik. Something Haute Aamna Isani will be in charge of jury.

The full list of candidates is as follows:

Film

Best Film – Popular
Taxalis Gate
Nayaab
Umro Ayyar

Best Actor – Motion Picture
Yasir Hussain – Taxalis Gate
Samar Jafri – Na Balig Afraad
Fawad Khan – Nayaab

Best Actress – Motion Picture
Yumna Zaidi – Nayaab
Sanam Saeed – Umro Ayyar
Mehwish Hayat – Daghabaaz Dil

TV

Best TV Series
Zard Patton Ka Bunn (Kashf Foundation/Momina Duraid Productions)
Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum (big bang)
Khaie (7th Sky Entertainment)
Noor Jahan (Six Sigma Entertainment)
Dunyapur (Multiverse Entertainment)

Best Actor – Television (Popular)
Bilal Abbas Khan – Ishq Murshid
Feroze Khan – Akhara
Sheheryar Munawar – Rudd
Khushhal Khan – Dunyapur
Fahad Mustafa – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum

Best Actor – Television (Critic’s Choice)
Faisal Qureshi – Khaie
Fahad Mustafa – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
Noman Ijaz – Bismil
Sohail Ahmed – Stand Up Girl
Bilal Abbas Khan – Ishq Murshid

Best Actress – Television (Popular)
Sajal Aly – Zard Patton Ka Bunn
Ramsha Khan – Dunyapur
Mawra Hocane – Jafaa
Hania Aamir – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
Yumna Zaidi – Mr.

Best Actress – Television (Critic’s Choice)
Mawra Hocane – Jafaa
Saba Hameed – Noor Jahan
Sajal Aly – Zard Patton Ka Bunn
Zara Noor Abbas – Stand Up Girl
Durefishan Saleem – Khaie

Best Actor/Actress in a Negative Role
Khalid Butt – Khaie
Harim Farooq – Bismil
Naeema Butt – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
Manzar Sehbai – Dunyapur
Mohib Mirza – Jafaa

The best couple on screen
Fahad Mustafa & Hania Aamir – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
Danish Taimoor & Hiba Bukhari – Jaan Nisar
Hamza Sohail & Sajal Aly – Zard Patton Ka Bunn
Bilal Abbas Khan & Durefishan Saleem – Ishq Murshid
Ali Raza & Anmol Baloch – Iqtidar

Best Original Soundtrack
“Rabba Yaar Mila De” by Shahzaman Ali Khan – Bismil
‘Chal Diye Tum Kahan’ by Aur – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
“Tere Ishq Mein” by Shafqat Amanat Ali – Jafaa
“Tera Mera Pyar Amar” by Ahmed Jahanzeb – Ishq Murshid
“Tumhari Chup” by Atif Aslam – Mr.

Best writer
Farhat Ishtiaq – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
Aamir Raza – Breaking news
Zanjabeel Asim Shah – Noor Jehan
Mustafa Afridi – Zard Patton Ka Bunn
Saqlain Abbas – Khaie

Best Director
Wajahat Hussain – Khaie
Saife Hassan – Zard Patton Ka Bunn
Badar Mehmood – Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum
Musaddiq Malek – Noor Jehan
Kashif Nisar – Breaking news & Stand Up Girl

Music

The song of the year
‘Jhol’ — Maanu x Annural Khalid
“Departure Lane” — Talha Anjum x Umair
‘Sadqay’ — Aashir Wajahat x Nayel x Nehaal Naseem
‘Blockbuster’ — Faris Shafi x Umair Butt x Gharwi Group
“Tu Hai Kahan” — Aur x Zayn Malik

Artist of the Year
Hasan Rahim
Talha Anjum
Annural Khalid
Abdul Hanan
Maanu

Fashion

Bridal Couture Designer of the Year
Farage Manan
The relics of Rano
Nomi Ansari
Kamiar Rokni
Fahad Hussain

Luxury Pret Brand of the Year
Muse
Sania Maskatiya
Hussain Rehar
Iqbal Hussain
Misha Lakhani

Model of the Year
Erica Robin
Ghulam Nabi
Sona Rafiq
Abeer Asad Khan
Jawaria Ali

Digital Content

TikToker of the Year
Alishbah Anjum
Kanwal Aftab
Areeka Haq
Janat Mirza
Abu Bakar (Baba Che)

Short video maker of the year
Shahveer Jafry
Laiba Hurrem
Abul Hasan
Abbas Raza Bukhari
Kasaf Ali

Long-form video maker of the year
Junaid Akram (GanjiSwag)
Rana Hamza Saif (RHS)
Sajid Rehman (Zalmi)
Abrar Hassan (Wild Lens by Abrar)
Muhammad Shiraz (Shiraz Village Vlogs)

Lifestyle and Culture Creator of the Year
Irfan Junjo
Romaisa Khan
Umar Khan (Ukano)
Adnan Zafar (Ken Doll)
Waliya Najib