1st ARY Film Awards

1st ARY Film Awards
Official poster
Date27 April 2014 (2014-04-27)[1]
24 May 2014 (2014-05-24) (televised)
SiteGolf Club,
DHA Phase VIII, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Hosted by
Preshow hostsMawra Hocane
Produced bySalman Iqbal
Directed byJarjees Seja
Highlights
Zinda Bhaag
Waar
Most awardsWaar (13)
Most nominationsZinda Bhaag and Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (19)
Television coverage
ChannelARY Digital
NetworkARY Digital Network
Duration3 hours, 45 minutes
Ratings15 million
7.7%

The 1st ARY Film Awards or AFA'14 ceremony, presented by ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel, sponsored by Nokia, powered by ZONG and L'Oréal[2] and took place on 27 April 2014 at the Golf Club, DHA Phase VIII, Karachi.[3][4] The ceremony was held recorded and televised on 24 May 2014. During the ceremony ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel presented ARY Film Awards (commonly referred to as AFA's) in 29 categories and 4 special awards honoring the actors, technical achievements and films of 2013. The ceremony, televised in Pakistan by ARY Digital and was produced by ARY Digital Network chairman Salman Iqbal. ARY Film Awards became the most expensive event held in Pakistan.[5]

Actor Shaan Shahid hosted the ceremony, while different segments were co-hosted by Ayesha Omer, Fahad Mustafa, Sarwat Gilani and Hamza Ali Abbasi. During the ceremony ARY presented its honorary lifetime achievement award and special honorary recognition to media and entertainment personalities.

Waar won the most awards with thirteen including Best Director - Viewers, Best Director - Jury and Best Film - Viewers. Other winners include Main Hoon Shahid Afridi with seven, Zinda Bhaag with five awards including Best Film - Jury and Josh, Chambaili, Ishq Khuda, Siyaah with one. The telecast garnered more than 15 million viewers in Pakistan.

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