Critics’ Choice Awards 2025 full winners list: All We Imagine As Light wins Best Film, Diljit Dosanjh bags Beast Actor award, Poacher dominates web series category : Bollywood News
The film Critics Guild and Groupm Motion Entertainment, in collaboration with Vistas Media Capital, announced the winners of the Critics’ Choice Awards 2025. The starry ceremony, supported by the streaming partner, Sony Liv, honored exceptional achievements in feature films, short films, documentaries and web series. Recognized for its credibility and independence, the film Critics Guild is the greatest body of cinema critics in India, representing voices of all languages and regions.
Critics’ Choice Awards 2025 List of complete winners: everything we imagine as Light wins the best film, Diljit Dosanjh Bags Beast Award, Poacher dominates the category of web series
Organized by an estimated jury including members of the film Critics Guild, the winners were selected in a various nominated basin covering several languages and platforms. A new category presented this year, the best documentary, has recognized exceptional feature film documentary films, with Nocturnes winning the prize for its impactful narration.
In the category of feature films, Everything we imagine as light won the prize for the best feature film coveted for its fascinating narration and its artistic shine. Diljit Dosanjh delivered an out -of -competition performance, winning the price for best actor for Amar Singh ChamkilaWhile the captivating representation of Darshana Rajendran Heaven he won the prize for the best actress. In addition, the memorable role of Ravi Kishan in Ladies laapataa He earned him the price for the best support actor, while Kani Kusruti won the best trophy of the support actress for her remarkable performance in Girls will be girls.
In the web series category, the poacher dominated several categories, winning the best web series and presenting the depth of talents in the digital space. The Co-Star Nimisha Sajayan received the best actress for poacher and a second prize for the evening, this time for Barun Sobti won the best actor for the delicious Raat Jawaan Hai.
In the category of short films, Obur has become the out -of -competition winner, obtaining the best short film with several other distinctions. Harish Khanna received the best actor from Jal Tu Jalaal Tu, while Jyoti Dogra has won the best actress for Taak (Tracker), reflecting the depth of talents in this category.
The extraordinary contribution to the Cinema Award was given to The Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), recognizing their pivotal role in the defense of gender equality and safer work spaces in the Malayalam film industry. Honor highlights the commitment of ‘Choice Awards Critics to celebrate voices that stimulate a significant change in cinema.
By highlighting exceptional achievements in various cinematographic categories, the Critics’ Choice Awards (CCA) continue to define a reference in the recognition of excellence in Indian cinema. The prices are deposited by 59 estimated cinema reviews of the film Critics Guild.
In the middle of rigid competition, the Jury of Critics’ Choice Awards 2025 meticulously evaluated the appointments, ensuring that the most exceptional works of Indian cinema have received their recognition.
Accept the price of the best actor of a feature film to Amar Singh Chamkila, Diljit Dosanjh expressed his deep gratitude, declaring: “Thank you to the film Critics Guild for this prize, Bohotbohot Shukriya To consider myself worthy of this honor. I dedicate this award to Amar Singh Chamkila and Imtiaz Sir, who gave life to this beautiful film. I just had the chance to be part of it – it was entirely the hard work of Imtiaz Sir. A big thank you to the whole distribution and the film team. »»
Receive the prize for the best director of a feature film for Everything we imagine as lightPayal Kapadia expressed his deep appreciation for recognition, declaring: “I am deeply honored and happy to be recognized by the ‘Choice Awards Critics. This year has been filled with incredible films, and that is so much to be among the filmmakers as inspiring. Everything we imagine as light. Thank you for supporting our film at every stage.
Richie Mehta, awarded the best director and best series for Poacher, thought about recognition, saying: “It is an honor to have our series” poaconnier “awarded by critics, because it was a series made with immense love and passion, by so many people, to honor the tutors of all species, which are never recognized. I hope they feel today, because our history is the merit of thinking about their additional work, recognition.
Nimisha Sajayan, named best actress of a braconer series, shared her gratitude, declaring: “Absolutely delighted and honored to receive this award and extremely grateful to all criticism and jury. ‘Poacher’ changed me as an artist and as a person in many ways and any appreciation for Mala (the name of his character) is special for me. It is a very humble experience.
Jyoti Dogra, who won the best actress in a short film for Taak, said: “Thank you all the criticisms for watching our film and for this prize. A special thank you to Udit Khurana, director of ‘Taak’ ‘, forgive me space and time to enter the world of Shalini. For someone who mainly did a job of the scene. Their energies to build the aconversation around new and old works, creating inclusive platforms for all kinds of stories and ways to tell them is precious for both manufacturers and the public.
Dibyendu Bhattacharya, recognized as the best support actor in a series for Poacher, recognized the honor, saying: “Rewards are always a validation of your job and when you get the best criticisms of India, then it’s huge and feels special. Thank you, will certainly motivate me to work hard in this industry.
Anirban Dutta, filmmaker of “Nocturnes”, expressed his gratitude to have won the best documentary, saying: “We are very moved that the Critics’ Choice Awards chose” nocturnal “for this honor. This film is deeply special to (co -director) Anupama and I, made at a time when we felt suffocated by a life in Delhi – Wonds holders.
A Telarita Tyagi, vice-president of the film Critics Guild, underlined the importance of cinematographic criticism and the Critics’ Choice Awards, declaring: “Cinematographic criticism is an important and integral facet of journalism, and the cinema criticism guild aims to strengthen and nureure this community of cultural commentators who believe in the power of criticism. on.
Ashwin Padmanabhan, chief of the exploitation, groupm Asia of the South, said: “In Groupm, we believe in the power of narration to inspire, challenge and connect people. The stories trigger conversations, shape the perspectives and leave a lasting impact. Above the narration, we defend the inclusive narration and the research of Vistas. Web series from all India.
Abhayanand Singh, CEO and Co-founder, Vistas.Media, shared: “Vistas Media congratulates all the winners of the 7th edition of Critics’ Choice Awards. We also congratulate the nominees because it was a very competitive year with great exceptional talent which presented us with incredible stories.”
Notable winners for the 7th edition of the ‘Choice Awards 2025 Critics
Short film category:
Best short film:
Obur
Best director:
Faraz Ali for Obur
Best actor:
Harish khanna for jal you jalaal you
Best actress:
Jyoti Dogra for Taak (Tracker)
Best writing:
Faraz Ali for Obur
Best cinematography:
Anand Bansal for Obur
Documentary category:
Best documentary:
Nocturnal
Web series category:
Best Web series:
Poacher
Best director:
Richie Mehta for poacher
Best actor:
Barun Sobti for Raat Jawaan Hai
Best actress:
Nimisha Sajayan for poacher
Best support actor:
DIBYENU Bhattacharya for the poacher
Best support actress:
Kani Kusruti for poacher
Best writing:
Richie Mehta, Gopan Chidambaran, Suprotimsengupta, Amrita Bagchi for Poacher
Long film category:
Best film:
Everything we imagine as light
Best director:
Payal Kapadia for Everything we imagine as light
Best actor:
Dosanjh diljit for Amar Singh Chamkila
Best actress:
Darshana Rajendran for Heaven
Best support actor:
Delighted Kishan for Ladies laapataa
Best support actress:
Kani Kusruti for Girls will be girls
Best writing:
Anand Ekarshi for Aattam
Best cinematography:
Ranabir das for Everything we imagine as light
Best editing:
Shivkumar V. Panicker for Kill
Gender sensitivity price:
Girls will be girls
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