Mumbai: People throughout the nation witnessed the grand celebrations of the massive win of their favorite actor, actress, screenplay writers and so on on April 14 on the Critics Choice Awards 2023. The occasion acknowledged the agnostic work of the Indian Entertainment Industry, sustaining the very best degree of integrity and evaluated the work of cinema that stood aside of their storytelling. While Rocket Boys star Jim Sarbh, Qala actor Babil Khan, Tillotama Shome, and Rajkummar Rao, Jim Sarbh, Babil Khan and lots of others walked the pink carpet, this grand ceremony was additionally graced by among the fashionable B-Town celebrities from the Indian movie and TV trade.
The most-awaited listing of winners was lastly introduced on the star-studded red-carpet occasion in several categories-
Short Films:
Vaishali Naik – 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment (Best Writing)
Xoaher Musavvir – The Silent Echo (Best Cinematography)
Rony David Raj – Night Saloon (Best Actor)
Payel Rakshit – Footprints (Best Actress)
Vaishali Naik – 7 Star Dinosor Entertainment (Best Director)
Suman Sen – The Silent Echo (Best Short Film)
Special Category- Saeed Mirza- (Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema)
Web Series:
Faisal Malik- Panchayat S2 (Best Supporting Actor)
Tillotama Shome- Delhi Crime S2 (Best Supporting Actress)
Jim Sarbh – Rocket Boys (Best Actor)
Sakshi Tanwar- Mai (Best Actress)
Kausar Munir, Abhay Pannu- Rocket Boys (Best Writing)
Nikkhil Advani, Abhay Pannu, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani – Rocket Boys (Best Web Series)
Feature Films:
Sudeep Chatterjee- Gangubai Kathiawadi (Best Cinematography)
Nishadh Yusuf – Thallumaala (Best Editing)
Jaideep Ahlawat- An Action Hero (Best Supporting Actor)
Shefali Shahn – Darlings (Best Supporting Actress)
Raichal Rabecca & Ajayan Adat (on behalf of M. Manikandan)- Kadaisi Vivasayi (Best Writing)
Rishab Shetty – Kantara (Best Actor)
Sai Pallavi – Gargi (Best Actress)
Raichal Rabecca & Ajayan Adat (on behalf of M. Manikandan)- Kadaisi Vivasayi (Best Director)
Raichal Rabecca & Ajayan Adat (on behalf of M. Manikandan)- Kadaisi Vivasayi (Best Feature Film)
Special Category: Gautham Ramachandran- Gargi (Gender Sensitivity Award)
Ashwin Padmanabhan, President, Investment, Trading and Partnership at GroupM India stated, “It offers me immense pleasure to witness the exceptional success of the 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards, which highlights the distinctive expertise and unwavering dedication of the movie and tv trade. At GroupM, we imagine within the energy of storytelling to create deep and lasting connections between manufacturers and audiences. The Critics’ Choice Awards is an embodiment of that perception, and we’re proud to have been part of this celebration of exceptional content material. Our partnership with Zee Media Network has been invaluable in making this occasion a convincing success, and we’re grateful for his or her help. We stay up for collaborating with Zee Media Network to proceed bringing impactful content material to audiences throughout the nation.”
Mr. Abhay Ojha, CBO, Zee Media Corporation Limited stated, “Indian Cinema has been one of the most influential sources of information, entertainment, education etc. As we enter the 110th year of Indian Cinema, we are thrilled to telecast and allow ZEE Media viewers to witness the glorious achievements of their favourite stars on camera across Zee Media channels”.
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Anupama Chopra, Chairperson, Film Critics Guild commented, “Every year, all of us at the Film Critics Guild spend months watching and curating content – the 5th Critics Choice Awards are a celebration of all that we have loved in shorts, features and streaming. We hope these awards help to showcase talent and to raise the bar for storytelling and craft.”
The Critics’ Choice is an esteemed physique of reputed and credible critics from India that acknowledges the work throughout languages, classes, and codecs. Anupama Chopra (Chairperson), Stutee Ghosh (Vice Chairperson), Shomini Sen (Secretary), Ajay Brahmatmaj, Anmol Jamwal, Bharadwaj Rangan, Bhawana Somaaya, Kunal Guha, Rohit Khilnani, Suhana Singh, Udita Jhunjhunwala amongst many different critics throughout print, radio, broadcast, digital are below this reputed physique and so they decide among the finest and pathbreaking work carried out in cinema within the 12 months.
