Motion Content Group and Film Critics Guild reveal nominations list for 5th edition of Critics' Choice Awards

Motion Content Group, GroupM’s content investment, production, and distribution business in collaboration with Film Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital has announced the list of nominations for the 5th edition of Critics’ Choice Awards.

The awards recognise and honour the best of talent in feature films, short films, and web series every year. 

The Critics’ Choice is a body of 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 body and they determine some of the best work done in cinema in the year.

Ashwin Padmanabhan, President – Trading, Investment and Partnerships, GroupM 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 recognises 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." 

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’s a 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 

SS 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 

Best Actor:

Jaideep Ahlawat for Broken News 

Avinash Tiwary for Khakee: The Bihar Chapter

Jim Sarbh for Rocket Boys

Nagraj Manjule for Unpaused: Naya Safar 

SJ Suryah for Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie 

Best Actress:

Shriya Pilgaonkar for Broken News 

Huma Qureshi for Maharani Season 2 

Sakshi Tanwar for Mai 

Fatima Sana Sheikh for Modern Love: Mumbai 

Geetanjali Kulkarni for Unpaused: Naya Safar 

Best Supporting Actor:

Abhilash Thapliyal for Faadu 

Amit Sial for Maharani Season 2

Prashant Narayan for Mai

Faisal Malik for Panchayat Season 2 

Vivek Prasanna for Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie 

Best Supporting Actress:

Tillotama Shome for Delhi Crime Season 2 

Seema Pahwa for Jamtara Season 2

Kani Kusruti for Maharani Season 2

Yeo Yann Yann for Modern Love: Mumbai

Sriya Reddy for Suzhal: The Vortex  

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