New Delhi: The Film Critics Guild has officially unveiled the nominations for the highly anticipated 7th edition of the critics’ Choice awards. This prestigious annual event honors outstanding talent across short films, web series, and feature films.
In a significant addition this year, a new category for documents have been introduced, further broadening the awards’ reconstrance of excellence across all languages and platforms in INDIA. By highlighting stories from diverse regions, the ceremony provides a Platform for Voices that Capture India’s Rich Cultural and Creative Essence.
The Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA) Jury Consists of 59 Esteemed Film Critics, All Members of the Film Critics Guild, Making It One of the Most Credible Platforms for Aconematic BRILLIANECE Across Multiple Languages, Categories, and Formats.
Critics’ Choice Awards 2025, Scheduled to take place on 25th March 2025.
Abhishek Bachchan, Nominated for Best Actor for I Want to Talk, Shared, “I am truly honored to be nominated for best actor for ‘I want to talk to talk’ by the film critics guild. This film has been an incredibly special journey, and to have my performance recognized by such by such a respected panel of critics means a great deal to me. My Gratitude to the Film Critics Guild for this Recognition. ”
Konkona Sen Sharma, Nominated for Best Actress for Killer Soup, Shared, “to be nominated for Critics’ Choice Awards is called an honor, to be nominated for abhishek chaubey soup makes More special! I’m Thrilled, Thank You! ”
Here’s the full list of nomines, please refer below:
Short films nominations
Best Short Film
Iykyk (if you know you know) jal tu jalaal tu obur taak (tracker) virundhu (the feast)
Best Director
Bonita Rajpurohit for “Iykyk (if you know you know” Prateek Vats for “Jal Tu Jalaal Tu” Faraz Ali “Obur” Ajai Vishwanath “Starch” Starch “Udit khurana” Taak (Tracker) ”
Best Actor
Kayan dadyburjor for “halfway” kumar chheda for “halfway” Harish khanna for “jal tu jalaal tu” aaqib nazir dinda for “obur” george vijay for “VIJAY for” Virundhu
Best Actress
Menuka Pradhan for “Crossing Borders” Sheeba Chaddha for “Night Queen” indu sharma for “Riha (unlocked)” gayatri patel bahl for “stress” Jyoti Dogra for ”
Best Writing
Bonita Rajpurohit for “Iykyk (if you know you know)” For “Virundhu (The Feast)”
Best cinematography
Kartik Parmar for “Bhed Bakri Bhoot (Gote Goat Ghost)” Appu Prabhakar for “Crossing Borders” Avinash Arun Dhaware for “Monsoon Walk” Anand Bansal for “Anand Bansal for” Obur ”
Documentary nominations
Against the tide and, towards happy alleys nocturnes rhythm of a flower (phool ka channd) the midwife’s confession
Web series nominations
Best Web Series
Brinda Freedom at Midnight Killer Soup Poacher Raat Jawaan Hai
Best Director
Surya Manoj Vangala for “Brinda” Nikkhil Advani for “Freedom at Midnight” Abhishek Chaubey for “Killer Soup” Richie Mehta Mehta for “Poacher” Poacher “Sumeet vyas for” RAT JAWAAN HAI ”
Best Actor
Mihir Godbole for “Lampan” Ravi Kishan for “Maamla Legal Hai” Barun Sobti For “Raat Jawaan Hai” Kay Kay Kay Menon for “Shekhar Home” Shekhar Home “Tahir Raj Bhasin for” Yeh Kaali Ankhein S2 ”
Best Actress
Swastika mukherjee for “bijoya” trisha krishnan for “brinda” konkona sen sharma for “Killer soup” nimisha sajayan for “poacher” anand for “anand for” raat jawaan hai ”
Best supporting actor
Rajesh Tailang for “Bandish Bandits S2” Rajendra Chawla for “Freedom at Midnight” Rajesh Khattar for “Murder in Mahim” Faisal Malik for “Panchayat S3” Dibyendu Bhattacharya for “Poacher”
Best supporting actress
Divya Dutta for “Bandish Bandits S2” Nidhi Bisht for “Maamla Legal Hai” Sai Tamhankar for “Manvat Murders” kani kusruti for “Priya bapat for” Priya bapat for “raat jawaan hai”
Best Writing
Anand Tiwari, Atmika Didwania, Karan Singh Tyagi for “Bandish Bandits S2” Surya Manoj Vangala, Padmavathi Malladi, Jay Krishna for “Brinda” Abhinandan Gupta, Gunditiya Kaur, Adwitiya Kareng Das, Divy Nidhi Sharma, Revanta Sarabhai, Eethan Taylor for “Freedom at Midnight” Richie Mehta, Gopan Chidambaran for “Poacher” Khyand Puthran for “Raat Jawaan hai”
Feature Films Nomination
Best film
All we imagine as light Amar Singh Chamkila Family Girls will be girls kottukkaali (the adamant girl) lapataa ladies ladies manjummel boys padys paradise rimdoggittanga (rapture)
Best Director
Payal kapadia for “all we imagine as light” imtiaz ali for “Amar Singh Chamkila” Shuchi Talati for “Girls Will Be Girls” Chidambaram for “Manjummel Boys” Dominic Sangma for “Rimdoggittanga (Rap
Best Actor
Prithviraj sukumaran for “aadujeevitham (the goat life)” diljit dosanjh for “Amar Singh Chamkila” Abhishek Bachchan for “I Want to Talk” Soori For “Kottukkakaali (The Adamant Girl) “Manikbabur Megh (The Cloud and the Man)”
Best Actress
Kani kusruti for “all we imagine as light” preti panigrahi for “girls will be girls” anna ben for “kottukkaali (the adamant girl)” Darshana Rajendran for “Paradise” URVASHI FOR “Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)”
Best supporting actor
Anjan Dutt for “Chaalchitra Ekhon” raghav Juyal for “Kill” Vijayaraghavan for “Kishkindha Kaandam” Ravi Kishan for “Laapataa Ladies” Mahendra Perera for “Paradise”
Best supporting actress
Divya Prabha for “All We Imagine as Light” kani kusruti for “girls will be girls” sai abhinaya for “kottukkaali (the adamant girl)” Chhaya Kadam for “Chhaapataa Ladies Ladies” PARVATHY PARVATHUVTHUVA FOR “Ullozhukku (Undercurrent)”
Best Writing
Anand ekarshi for “Aattam” payal kapadia for “all we imagine as light” biplab goswami, sneha desai, divy nidhi sharma for “lapataa ladies” chidambaram for “Rimdoggittanga (RAPTURE)”
Best cinematography
Sunil ks for “aadujeevitham (the goat life)” ranabir das for “all we imagine as light” rafey mehmood for “kill” kill ”shyju khalid for” manjummel boys “tojo xavier for
Best editing
Aarti Bajaj for “Amar Singh Chamkila” Shivkumar V. Panicker for “Kill” Vivek Harshan for “Manjummel Boys” Srijit Mukherjee for “Padatik” A. SREKAR PASAD For “PARADISASE for” Paradise ”
Critics’ Choice Awards 2025, Scheduled to take place on 25th March 2025.