The Critics’ Choice Awards has announced nominations across 9 categories for its third edition. The event that is going to celebrate the entertainment industry and the platforms of storytelling that have thrived against seemingly insurmountable odds, said a statement.
Some of the names who have made it to the list includes Manoj Bajpayee in the Best Actor category, Pankaj Tripathi in Best Supporting Actor category and Taapsee Pannu starrer ‘Thappad’ in Best Film category.
Anupama Chopra, Chairperson, Film Critics Guild says, “Even in a challenging year, there was great quality. The nominations of the third edition of the Critics’ Choice Awards is proof of that. We are extremely excited to honour artists and technicians in feature films, web series and short films across all Indian languages.”
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Here is the list of nominations of features under the following categories:
Best Film
Sir (Hindi)
Eeb Allay Ooo (Hindi)
Bhonsle (Hindi)
Widow of Silence (Urdu)
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Thappad (Hindi)
Chintu Ka Birthday (Hindi)
Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
C U Soon (Malayalam)
Tasher Ghawr (Bengali)
Best Director
Rohena Gera for Sir (Hindi)
Prateek Vats for Eeb Allay Ooo (Hindi)
Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Devashish Makhija for Bhonsle (Hindi)
Anubhav Sinha for Thappad (Hindi)
Best Actor
Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle (Hindi)
Shardul Bhardwaj for Eeb Allay Ooo (Hindi)
Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Fahadh Faasil for Trance (Malayalam)
Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Serious Men (Hindi)
Best Actress
Tillotama Shome for Sir (Hindi)
Taapsee Pannu for Thappad (Hindi)
Swastika Mukherjee for Tasher Ghawr (Bengali)
Aishwarya Rajesh for Ka Pae Ranasingam (Tamil)
Shilpi Marwaha for Widow of Silence (Urdu)
Best Supporting Actor
Pankaj Tripathi for Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (Hindi)
Anil Nedumangad for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Prakash Raj for Paava Kadhaigal (Tamil)
Rajkummar Rao for Ludo (Hindi)
Pankaj Tripathi for Ludo (Hindi)
Best Supporting Actress
Geetika Vidya Ohlyan for Thappad (Hindi)
Sai Pallavi for Paava Kadhaigal (Tamil)
Indira Tiwari for Serious Men (Hindi)
Gowri Nandha for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Urvashi for Varane Avashyamund (Malayalam)
Best Writing
Bhonsle (Hindi)
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Thappad (Hindi)
Chintu Ka Birthday (Hindi)
Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Best Cinematography
Siddharth Diwan for Bulbbul (Hindi)
Anurag Basu & Rajesh Shukla for Ludo (Hindi)
AM Edwin Sakay for Andhaghaaram (Tamil)
Niketh Bomireddy for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
Tanveer Mir for Psycho (Tamil)
Best Editing
Mahesh Narayanan for C U Soon (Malayalam)
Rameshwar S Bhagat for Bulbbul (Hindi)
Ranjan Abraham for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Anand Subaya for Lootcase (Hindi)
Sathish Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
