ARY Film Award for Best Star Debut Female is one of the ARY Film Awards of Merit presented annually by the ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel to recognize the female actor who has delivered an outstanding debut performance while working in the film industry. Since its inception, the award is commonly called the AFA for Best Star Debut Female. Actors are nominated for this award by actor and actress AFA members; winners are selected by the AFA membership as a whole.
| ARY Film Award for Star Debut Female | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Debut Performance by an Actress |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Presented by | ARY Digital Network and Entertainment Channel |
| First awarded | 2014 (for the films released in 2013) |
| Currently held by | Ayesha Khan, Main Hoon Shahid Afridi (2013)[1] |
| Website | aryfilmawards |
History edit
The Best Star Debut Female category originates with the 1st ARY Film Awards ceremony since 2014. The Best Star Debut Female is awarded by viewers voting and known as Best Star Debut Female Viewers Choice but officially it is termed as Best Star Debut Female. Since ARY Film Awards has been just started, this category has not a brief history.[citation needed]
Winners and nominees edit
As of the first ceremony, total of five actors were nominated. This category is among fourteen Viewers Awards in ARY Film Awards. 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 edit
| Indicates the winner |
| Year | Debut Actor - Female | Film | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 1st |
Ayesha Khan | Waar | Javeria | [2] |
| Ainy Jaffri | Main Hoon Shahid Afridi | Alina | ||
| Aamina Sheikh | Lamha | Fatima | ||
| Amna Ilyas | Zinda Bhaag | Rubina | ||
| Hareem Farooq | Siyaah | Natasha | ||
| Maira Khan | Chambaili | Kiran | ||
| Ceremony wasn't held for 2014 films in 2015 | ||||
| 2015 (2nd) |
Ayesha Omer | Karachi Se Lahore | Maryam | [3] |
| Sarwat Gilani | Jawani Phir Nahi Ani | Gul | ||
| Soniya Hussain | Moor | Amber | ||
| Sohai Ali Abro | Wrong No. | Laila | ||
| Janita Asma | Wrong No. | Haya | ||
References edit
- ^ "ARY Film Awards 2014 AFA14 Pictures and Winners". Style Pakistan. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ "Ayesha Khan Best Star Debut Female for Waar". Fashion Universe. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "The nominations for the ARY Film Awards are out, with many stunning debut actors, directors and musicians vying for the coveted awards". ARY News. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2016.