KARACHI: Very predictably Khuda Kay Liye scooped up all the Film Awards nominations for the 7th Annual LUX Style Awards. Pakistan’s most credible and coveted Awards show released its Entertainment Nominations for Film, Music and Television on Friday and unveiled a fascinating mix bag of nominations. The announcement reinforced the belief that while the Film industry is still not as vibrant as it should be – it was Shoaib Mansoor’s Khuda Kay Liye all the way - there is a tremendous surge of new talent in both the Music and Television industries.

Albums from Jal, Ali Azmat, Atif Aslam, Abrar ul Haq and Rozen were all nominated in the Best Music Album category. Uns Mufti’s Broken Boundaries for Coven, Bilal Lashari’s Dhamaal for Overload, Ahsan Rahim’s Sajania by Ali Zafar, Bilal Lashari’s Sajni for Jal and Soheb Akhtar’s Ujaloan Mein for Mizraab were the top five nominations in the Best Music Video category.

A new category was introduced for the Awards this year and the best single of the year nominees were Aisi Taisi by Azal, Bandeya by Khawar/Faiza from Khuda Kay Liye, Laree Chootee by Call, Roya Re by Shiraz Uppal and Sajni by Jal. The fourth music category of Best Live Act was dominated by Josh, Mauj, Meekal Hassan Band, Overload and Strings.