PTV Awards

PTV Official Awards پی ٹی وی اوارڈز پاکستان کے سب سے بڑے اور قدیم آوارڈز
17th PTV Awards
17th PTV Awards logo
Awarded for	Excellence in TV, Fashion, Movie and Music achievements.
Sponsor	Different
Date	June 11, 2012
Location	Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad, Expo Center Karachi
Country	Pakistan
Presented by	Pakistan Television Corporation [1]
Host	PTV Actors, PTV Singers, PTV Management
First awarded	1970
Last awarded	2012
Official website	ptv.com.pk/awards
Television/Radio coverage
Network	PTV Home
Runtime	150-200 min

PTV National Awards (پی ٹی وی اوارڈز), is the Pakistan's largest official awards ceremony annually held by the Pakistan Television Corporation in Pakistan. The awards were first introduced in the late 1970s to encourage the best talented people in Pakistan.

History

The PTV awards is the largest awards in the country presented by Government of Pakistan's largest media group. The Pakistan Television Corporation established the PTV Awards in 1970 from Karachi Headquarters. The awards were not famous in the start but became viral after 5th PTV Awards ceremony. In the 2000s, the management of the corporation extended the awards to privately working talent on different private channels. PTV have been the parent platform for most of today's actors and singers of Pakistan.

Chief Guest

The chief guest of PTV Awards is usually one of heads of state or government like Honorable Prime Minister, Honorable President or Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

Categories

Following is the list of awards. ^[2]

Active Categories

Type	Titles
Television	Best Actor Jury Best Actor Viewers Best Actress Jury Best Actress Viewers Best Producer Independent Play Best Producer Drama Serial Best Drama Director Series Best Playwright Series Best Playwright Independent Play Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Anchor of the year Best Producer Music Shows Event Best Original Soundtrack Best Special Transmission Best Actor - Negative Role Best Actress - Negative Role
Fashion	Best Model Female Best Model Male
Music	Best Singer Light Music Album of the Year
Film	Best Film of the Year
Highest Among All	Life Time Achievement Pride of Performance Tribute to Pakistani Legends

Record of the Awards

Following is the detailed table of awards presented so far. ^{[3] [4]}

Year	Ceremony	Academy in charge
1970-1985	1st PTV Awards 2nd PTV Awards 3rd PTV Awards 4th PTV Awards 5th PTV Awards 6th PTV Awards	PTV Academy
1985-2003	7th PTV Awards 8th PTV Awards 9th PTV Awards 10th PTV Awards 11th PTV Awards 12th PTV Awards	PTV Academy
2003-2010	13th PTV Awards 14th PTV Awards 15th PTV Awards	PTV Academy
2011	16th PTV Awards	PTV Academy
2012	17th PTV Awards	PTV Academy
Upcoming	18th PTV Awards	PTV Academy

References

1. http://ptv.com.pk/, Pakistan Television Official Corporate website, 'Pakistan Television Network', Retrieved 19 Feb 2016
2. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27bx2u_best-of-ptv-awards-full-show-5th-october-2014_tv, 2014 PTV Awards full show, Retrieved 19 Feb 2016
3. http://ptv.com.pk/Introduction.asp, History Summary of Pakistan Television Network and its different Divisions, Retrieved 19 Feb 2016
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePLFZaM2EkU, Pakistan Television PTV Awards 2014, Complete Special on YouTube, Retrieved 19 Feb 2016

External links

• , Pakistan Television's official corporate website, Retrieved 8 Feb 2016
• PTV Awards on Facebook, 17th PTV Awards on facebook, Retrieved 19 Feb 2016