The third edition of Critics' Choice Awards turned out to be a grand celebration of the artists, technicians and content creators from across the entertainment industry.
Emerging as one of the most inclusive award ceremonies, Critics' Choice Awards honoured talent, artists and technicians in feature films, web series and short films across all Indian languages. The winners and nominees of the prestigious award ceremony unanimously lauded Film Critics Guild, Motion Content Group and Vistas Media Capital for joining forces for the one-of-a-kind celebration.
Anupama Chopra, Chairperson, Film Critics Guild said: “I am thrilled that in such a difficult year, we could celebrate storytelling with this much energy and sparkle! A big congrats to all the winners."
Sudip Sanyal, Business Head – Motion Content Group India, added: “We're happy to have successfully lived up to our commitment to honour content creators and talents.
“The response that we got from within the entertainment industry is overwhelming. We hope this positivity refines our quality of entertainment."
Critics’ Choice Awards 2021 Winner’s List
SHORT FILMS
Best Short Film
Bebaak
Best Director
Shazia Iqbal for Bebaak
Best Actor
Adil Hussain for Meal
Best Actress
Amruta Subhash for The Booth
Best Writing
Shazia Iqbal for Bebaak (Dying Wind In Her Hair)
FEATURE FILMS
Best Film
Eeb Allay Ooo
Best Director
Prateek Vats for Eeb Allay Ooo
Best Actor
Manoj Bajpayee for Bhonsle
Best Actress
Tillotama Shome for Sir
Best Supporting Actor
Pankaj Tripathi for Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl
Best Supporting Actress
Sai Pallavi for Paava Kadhaigal
Best Writing
Sachy for Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Cinematography
Siddharth Diwan for Bulbbul
Best Editing
Mahesh Narayanan for C U Soon
Gender Sensitivity Award
SERIES
Best Series
Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
Best Actor
Pratik Gandhi for Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story
Best Actress
Sushmita Sen for Aarya
Best Supporting Actor
Abhishek Banerjee for Paatal Lok
Best Supporting Actress
Swastika Mukherjee for Paatal Lok
Best Writing
Sumit Purohit, Saurav Dey, Vaibhav Vishal, Karan Vyas for Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story