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
Date7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
SiteCoca-Cola Arena, Dubai, UAE
Hosted byHareem Farooq
Produced byFaisal Khan
Directed byHassan Sheheryar Yasin
Highlights
Best FilmParey Hut Love
Best Drama SeriesMeray 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

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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

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Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Song
Best Song Critics Choice
Best Music

Television

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Best Television Play
Best Television Director
Best Television Actor
Best Television Actress
Best Television Actor Critics Choice
Best Television Actress Critics Choice
Best Television Actor in Comedy Role
Best Television Actress in Comedy Role
Best Television Writer
Best Original Soundtrack

Fashion

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Best Model
Best Designer

Social media

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Instagram Influencers/Bloggers
Prankster Youtubers
  • P4 PAKAO
    • Shahmeer Abbas Shah
    • Crazy Prank TV
Youtubers
  • Ducky Bhai[6] – Roaster
    • Faiza Saleem – Comedy Videos
    • XeeTechCare – Tech Videos
    • Rahim Pardesi – Comedy Videos
    • Khujlee Family – Roaster
Vloggers
  • Zaid Ali – Funny Skits
    • Hammad Khatri – Vlogs
    • Shahveer Jafry – Funny Videos
    • Sham Idrees – Funny Videos
    • Mooroo YouTube – Vlogs

Lifetime Achievement

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Lifetime Achievement Award Male
Lifetime Achievement Award Female

Controversies

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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

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  1. ^ Nadeem, Syed Omer (7 February 2020). "PISA 2020 | An evening of glamour and grandeur". ARY Digital. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ Images Staff (29 November 2019). "Dubai is set to host its first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards". Images. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ^ Images Staff (8 February 2020). "PISA 2020 winners – complete list of all categories". Incpak. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. ^ Images Staff (24 December 2019). "Nominations for the first ever Pakistan International Screen Awards are out". Images. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  5. ^ "PISA 2020". voting.pisa.com.pk. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Ducky Bhai | Pakistani Famous YouTuber All Information". Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. ^ "PISA Awards 2020 | Fraud Scam | Our names were used to promote the event, Nabeel Zafar". Next TV. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Celebrities, nominees slam PISA 2020 for mismanagement". The Express Tribune. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
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