ARY Film Award for Best Director

The ARY Film Award for Best Director (officially known as the ARY Film Award for Best Directing) is an award presented annually by the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry. The 1st ARY Film Awards were held in 2014 and Bilal Lashari was given this award for his direction for Waar. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the directors branch of ARY Digital Network while winners are selected by a public voting.

ARY Film Award for Best Director
Awarded for"Excellence in cinematic direction achievement"
CountryPakistan
Presented byARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel
First awarded2014 (for direction in films released in 2013 film season)
Currently held byNadeem Beyg,
Jawani Phir Nahi Ani (2016)[1]
Websitearyfilmawards.com

In order to maintain the balance and authenticity, Best Director - Jury is also presented at ceremony, where winners are only revealed during the ceremony based on Jury votings. The ARY Film Award for Best Directing and Best Film have been very closely linked throughout their history. At first year ceremony both awards were presented to Waar. As of 2016 Ceremony, Nadeem Beyg is the most recent winner in this category for his work in Jawani Phir Nahi Ani. [1]

History

The best film director category originates with the 1st ARY Film Awards ceremony since 2014. The Best Film Director of Best Director is awarded by viewers voting and known as Best Director Viewers Choice but officially it is termed as Best Director. Since ARY Film Awards has been just started, this category has not a brief history. The name of the category officially termed by the channel is:

  • 2013 → present: ARY Film Award for Best Director

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row, followed by the other nominees. The year shown is the one in which the film first released; normally this is also the year before the ceremony at which the award is given; for example, a film exhibited theatrically during 2005 was eligible for consideration for the 2005 Best Film ARY Awards, awarded in 2006. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article on that ceremony/ Each individual entry shows the title followed by the production company, and the producer. Till from 2013, the Best Drama Serial award has given to producer rather than to Production company.

As of the first ceremony, total of six films were nominated for seven directors. This category is among one of two Best Film Director Awards that is given to Best Film's. Best Film Director Jury winner is eligible to be nominated among Best Film Director and may won the Both awards. This category is among Viewers Section Awards in ARY Film Awards that are awarded on the basis of public voting's.

For the first ceremony, the eligibility period spanned full calendar years. For example, the 1st ARY Film Awards presented on May 25, 2014, to recognized films that were released between January 2013 to December 2013, the period of eligibility is the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

Date and the award ceremony shows that the 2010 is the period from 2010-2020 (10 years-decade), while the year above winners and nominees shows that the film year in which they were releases, and the figure in bracket shows the ceremony number, for example; an award ceremony is held for the films of its previous year.

2010s
Table key
Indicates the winner
Year Director(s) Film Ref.
2013
1st		 Bilal Lashari Waar [2]
Ismail Jilani Chambaili
Shahzad Rafique Ishq Khuda
Syed Ali Raza Usama Main Hoon Shahid Afridi
Azfar Jafri Siyaah
Meenu Gaur and Farjad Nabi Zinda Bhaag
Ceremony wasn't held for 2014 films in 2015
2015
2nd		 TBD TBD [3]
Nadeem Baig Jawani Phir Nahi Ani
Wajahat Rauf Karachi Se Lahore
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat Manto
Jami Moor
Adnan Sarwar Shah
Yasir Nawaz Wrong No.

References
  1. "ARY Film Awards 2016 – Complete Winners List". Brand Synario. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. "ARY Film Awards 2014 - Complete Winners List". Brand Synario. April 30, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  3. "The nominations for the ARY Film Awards are out, with many stunning debut actors, directors and musicians vying for the coveted awards". ARY News. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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