The 2nd ARY Film Awards or AFA'16 ceremony, presented by the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel, sponsored by Tang and

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, honored the best Pakistani films of 2015 and took place on 16 April 2016, at the Madinat Jumeirah, in

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, UAE, beginning at 7:30 UAE Standard Time. The ceremony was held recorded and televised on 7 May 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

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, and produced by Salma Iqbal and Jarjees Seja. Actor

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was announced to host the show, along with co-hosts

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and Sana Bucha. Mustafa previously co-hosted the first ceremony in 2014. Having been originally scheduled for 18 February, it was rescheduled for 10 March, before changing once again to 16 April 2016, due to severe-weather conditions in UAE. ''

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'' won eighteen awards, the most for the evening, winning all big-five awards including Best Actor for

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, Best Actress for

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, Best Screenplay for Vasay Chaudhry,

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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.

Winners and nominees

The following twelve categories in Viewers choice nominations were announced and set open for voting on 7 February 2016, originally till 15 February but with the extension of ceremony date voting lines were also extend till 4 March, at ceremony official website and Facebook page that also includes the nominees from all production banners and companies across the Pakistan.

Awards

Winners are listed first and indicated with a double-dagger.

Honorary ARY Film Awards

The ARY presented following annual Special Awards during the ceremony: ; Lifetime Achievement Award *

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; International Icon Award *

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; Special award for contributing Pakistani Cinema *

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Films with multiple nominations and awards

References

External links

; Official websites * {{DEFAULTSORT:ARY Film Awards, 2

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