In collaboration with the Film Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital, Group M's Motion Content Group has announced the fourth edition of the Critics Choice Awards to recognise talent in web series, short films, and feature films.
Critics' Choice Awards is a platform that identifies plausible talent from the country's vast entertainment industry. The long-awaited list of nominees for feature films in all languages is released for the upcoming award ceremony. In collaboration with the Film Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital, Group M's Motion Content Group has announced the 4th edition of the Critics Choice Awards to recognise talent in web series, short films, and feature films.
"We are thrilled to announce the feature film nominees for the fourth edition of the Indian Critics' Choice Awards. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the level of artistry and storytelling has not faltered. These awards are a celebration of that indomitable spirit of Indian cinema." says Anupama Chopra, Chairperson of Film Critics Guild.
The Critics' Choice Awards holds a reliable, language-agnostic credit medium that delivers an unbiased appreciation of creative content in the rapidly growing entertainment industry.
Abhayanand Singh, Group CEO and Co-Founder of Vistas Media Capital says, "We take great pride that our entertainment industry has been working throughout the year and the outcome has given us colourful and varied cinema. We are happy to honour artists, technicians and filmmakers across all Indian languages this year."
The nominations in different categories are-
Best Series:
- Aarya S2
- Gullak S2
- Amazon Original Mumbai Diaries 26/11
- Tabbar
- Amazon Original The Family Man S2
Best Actor
- PankaTripathij for Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors
- Jameel Khan for Gullak S2
- Gajraj Rao for Ray
- Pavan Malhotra for Tabbar
- Manoj Bajpayee for Amazon Original The Family Man S2
Best Actress
- Sushmita Sen for Aarya S2
- Amruta Subhash for Bombay Begums
- Shahana Goswami for Bombay Begums
- Supriya Pathak Kapur for Tabbar
- Samantha Prabhu for Amazon Original The Family Man S2
Best Supporting Actor
- Amit Sial for Maharani
- Gagan Arora for Tabbar
- Paramvir Cheema for Tabbar
- Sharib Hashmi for Amazon Original The Family Man S2
- Uday Mahesh for Uday Mahesh
Best Supporting Actress
- Sunita Rajwar for Gullak S2
- Konkona Sen Sharma for Amazon Original Mumbai Diaries 26/11
- Nupur Nagpal for Tabbar
- Devadarshini for Amazon Original The Family Man S2
- Priyamani for Amazon Original The Family Man S2
Best Writing
- Apurva Asrani for Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors
- Puneet Batra, Saurabh Khanna for Kota Factory S2
- Harman Wadala, Sandeep Jain for Tabbar
- Raj & D.K, Suman Kumar Suparn Varma for Amazon Original The Family Man S2
- Prashant Nair for Tryst With Destiny
Best Film
- Bittu
- Cycle
- Antarvasna
- My Mother's Girlfriend
- Shimmy
Best Director
- Karishma Dev Dube for Bittu
- Devashish Makhija for Cheepatakadumpa
- Devashish Makhija for Cycle
- Abhinav Singh for Antarvasna
- Ambiecka Pandit for Under the Waters
Best Actor
- Anthony Arul Prakash for A Father's Gift
- Lochan Barsagade for Krishna Chaaya
- Uday Chandra for Mintgumri
- Raj Arjun for Pilibhit
- Pratik Gandhi for Shimmy
Best Actress
- Rani Kumari for Bittu
- Ipshita Chakraborty Singh for Cheepatakadumpa
- Bhumisuta Das for Cycle
- Shivani Tanksale for Antarvasna
- Sushama Deshpande for My Mother's Girlfriend
Best Writing
- Karishma Dev Dube for Bittu
- Devashish Makhija, Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, Bhumika Dube for Cheepatakadumpa
- Devashish Makhija for Cycle
- Abhinav Singh for Antarvasna
- Disha Noyonika Rindani, Jai Mehta for Shimmy
Best Cinematography
- Rohin Raveendran Nair for Cheepatakadumpa
- Vivekanand Daakhore, Bhumika Dube, Jacky Bhavsar for Cycle
- Ahan Shetty for Jael's Tale
- Tuhin for Opang
- Nusrat F Jafri for Pilibhit