5th Edition of Critics’ Choice Awards List of Nominations

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The 2023 edition recognizes and honours the best of talent in feature films, short films, and web series along with the nomination list for short films, series and feature films

5th-edition-of-critics-choice-awards — Alia Bhatt in the movie Gangubai Kathiawadi

Mumbai, 9th March 2023: Motion Content Group, GroupM’s content investment, production, and distribution business in collaboration with Film Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital had previously announced the 5th edition of the prestigious Critics’ Choice Awards. The awards recognize and honour the best of talent in feature films, short films, and web series every year.

The Critics’ Choice is an esteemed body of reputed and credible critics from India that acknowledges cinematic work across languages, categories, and formats. Anupama Chopra (Chairperson), Stutee Ghosh (Vice Chairperson), Shomini Sen (Secretary), Ajay Brahmatmaj, Anmol Jamwal, Baradwaj Rangan, Bhawana Somaaya, Rohit Khilnani, Suhani Singh, Udita Jhunjhunwala amongst many others critics across print, radio, broadcast, digital are under this reputed body and they determine some of the best and most pathbreaking work done in cinema in the year.

Ashwin Padmanabhan, President – Trading, Investment and Partnerships, Group M India, said “

We, along with the Film Critics Guild are excited to see such an overwhelming response for rewarding excellence across feature films, OTT series and short films produced in 2022.The Critics’ Choice Awards is a testament to the evolving landscape of Indian entertainment industry and GroupM is proud to work with partner like Film Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital to offer such a prestigious platform that recognizes and applauds exceptional talent across all formats in our country. As we enter the fifth edition, we look forward to celebrating the diverse and unique voices that have contributed to the growth of the industry and have set new benchmarks for storytelling.”

Anupama Chopra, Chairperson, Film Critics Guild said, “

This year we received an overwhelming number of entries across short films, web series and features, it is heartening to see the quality of storytelling in India in every format. Viewing and shortening it down to our final nominations was no easy task, but we are proud to present the best of Indian short films, cinema, and web series at our upcoming Critics’ Choice Awards 2023. Stay tuned to find out what the Critics loved most, and who takes home the Awards!”

Abhayanand Singh, Group CEO at Vistas Media Capital, said

“Vistas Media congratulates all the nominees for a wonderful year of some great work done by each one of them and may the best one win.”

Here we bring you the list of entire nominations that have been announced for the Critics’ Choice Awards 2023.

Category : Short Film

Best Short Film

7 Star Dinosor Entertainment
Lalanna’s Song
Little Wings
Nauha
The Silent Echo

Best Director

Vaishali Naik for 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment
Naveen Mu for Little Wings
Pratham Khurana for Nauha
Suyash Kamat for Sadabahar
Suman Sen for The Silent Echo

Best Actor

Rajesh Tailang for Hurdang
Nitharsana C. Kalidoss for Little Wings
Azhar Khan for Nauha
Rony David Raj for Night Saloon
Kunjikannan Master for Pottan

Best Actress

Zoya Hussain for Bad Egg
Amrita Puri for Clean
Payel Rakshit for Footprints
Shreya Dhanwanthary for Gray
Nakshatra Indrajith for Lalanna’s Song

Best Writing

Vaishali Naik for 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment
Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Parvin for Clean
Varun Grover for Kiss
Naveen Mu for Little Wings
Lavina Khubchandani, Pratham Khurana for Nauha

Best Cinematography

Swati Jain for 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment
Kuldeep Mamania for Lalanna’s Song
Saravanamaruthu Soundarapandi, Meenakshi Soman for Little Wings
Nikhil Pires for Nauha
Xohaer Musavvir for The Silent Echo

Category: Feature Films

Best Film

Ariyippu
Bhoothakaalam
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Gargi
Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon
Kadaisi Vivasayi
Pada
RRR
Seththumaan
Thallumaala

Best Director

Anamika Haksar for Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon
M. Manikandan for Kadaisi Vivasayi
Vasan Bala for Monica, O My Darling
Rajat Kapoor for RK/RKay
S. S. Rajamouli for RRR

Best Writing

Gautham Ramachandran, Hariharan Raju for Gargi
Anamika Haksar, Lokesh Jain for Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon
M. Manikandan for Kadaisi Vivasayi
Yogesh Chandekar for Monica, O My Darling
Rajat Kapoor for RK/RKay

Best Actor

Kunchacko Boban for Ariyippu
Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do
Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Karthi for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Tovino Thomas for Thallumaala

Best Actress

Nithya Menen for 19(1)(a)
Revathi for Bhoothakaalam
Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Sai Pallavi for Gargi
Shefali Shah for Jalsa

Best Supporting Actor

Vijay Sethupathi for 19(1)(a)
Jaideep Ahlawat for An Action Hero
Vijay Sethupathi for Kadaisi Vivasayi
Shine Tom Chacko for Thallumaala
Fahadh Faasil for Vikram

Best Supporting Actress

Sheeba Chaddha for Badhaai Do
Shefali Shah for Darlings
Radhika Apte for Monica, O My Darling
Swastika Mukherjee for Qala
Shraddha Srinath for Witness

Best Editing

Atanu Mukherjee for Monica, O My Darling
Suresh Pai for RK/RKay
Sreekar Prasad for RRR
Nishadh Yusuf for Thallumaala
Philomin Raj for Vikram

Best Cinematography

Sudeep Chatterjee for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Saumyananda Sahi for Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon
Swapnil S. Sonawane for Monica, O My Darling
Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan 1
Siddharth Diwan for Qala

Category : Web Series

Best Series

Delhi Crime Season 2
Mai
Rocket Boys
Suzhal: The Vortex
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie

Best Writing

Mayank Tewari, Shubrha Swarup, Vidit Tripathi, Enzia Mirza for Delhi Crime Season 2
Atul Mongia, Tamal Sen, Amita Vyas for Mai
Kausar Munir, Abhay Pannu for Rocket Boys
Pushkar-Gayathri for Suzhal: The Vortex
Andrew Louis for Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie