New Delhi: The Critics' Choice Awards (CCA) for 2024 unveiled their nominations on Wednesday, featuring notable films such as ‘12th Fail,' 'Kaathal - The Core,' and 'Joram' as frontrunners for the coveted Best Picture accolade.
In its sixth edition, the awards ceremony is set to commend outstanding talent in Indian feature films, short films, and web series across 24 categories, encompassing diverse languages and platforms.
Among the contenders for Best Picture, the nominations include 'Dhuin,' "Fire in the Mountains,' ‘Koozhangal (Pebbles),' 'Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam,' and ‘Shesh Pata,' alongside the previously mentioned films.
The race for Best Actor features acclaimed performers like Vikrant Massey ('12th Fail'), Abhinav Jha ('Dhuin'), Manoj Bajpayee ('Joram'), Mammootty ('Kaathal – The Core'), and Prosenjit Chatterjee ('Shesh Pata').
In the Best Actress category, nominees include Vinamrata Rai for 'Fire in the Mountains,' Kalki Koechlin for ‘Goldfish,’ Jyothika for ‘Kaathal – The Core,’ Shefali Shah for 'Three of Us,' and Shahana Goswami for 'Zwigato.'
Web series nominations
Turning to web series, the five contenders for Best Web Series are 'Dahaad,' 'Farzi,' 'Jubilee,' 'Kohrra,' and 'Trial by Fire.'
The Best Director category for web series includes Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi for 'Dahaad,' Vikramaditya Motwane for 'Jubilee,' Randeep Jha for 'Kohrra,' Konkona Sen Sharma for 'Lust Stories S2: The Mirror,' and Prashant Nair, Randeep Jha, and Avani Deshpande for 'Trial by Fire.'
The Best Actor nominees in web series include Vijay Varma for 'Dahaad,' Shahid Kapoor for 'Farzi,' Suvinder Vicky for 'Kohrra,' Gagan Dev Riar for 'Scam 2003 - The Telgi Story: Volume 2,' and Kay Kay Menon for 'The Railway Men.'
Competing for the Best Actress title in web series are Sonakshi Sinha for 'Dahaad,' Wamiqa Gabbi for 'Jubilee,' Tillotama Shome for 'Lust Stories S2: The Mirror,' Karishma Tanna for 'Scoop,' and Rajshri Deshpande for 'Trial by Fire.'
Short films nominations
Short films have also earned recognition, with nominees including 'Cabbage,' 'Giddh (The Scavenger),' 'Next, Please,' 'Nocturnal Burger,' and 'Scenes from a Pandemic.' Awards will be presented in the Best Director, Actor, Actress, Writing, and Cinematography categories within the short film segment.
Here is the complete list:
Feature Film Nominations
Best Film
1. 12th Fail
2. Dhuin
3. Fire in the Mountains
4. Joram
5. Kaathal – The Core
6. Koozhangal (Pebbles)
7. Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
8. Shesh Pata
9. Three of Us
10. Tora’s Husband
Best Actor
1. Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail
2. Abhinav Jha for Dhuin
3. Manoj Bajpayee for Joram
4. Mammootty for Kaathal – The Core
5. Prosenjit Chatterjee for Shesh Pata
Best Actress
1. Vinamrata Rai for Fire in the Mountains
2. Kalki Koechlin for Goldfish
3. Jyothika for Kaathal – The Core
4. Shefali Shah for Three of Us
5. Shahana Goswami for Zwigato
Best Supporting Actor
1. Ambarish Bhattacharya for Ardhangini
2. Pankaj Kapur for Bheed
3. Aditya Rawal for Faraaz
4. Jaideep Ahlawat for Jaane Jaan
5. Sudhi Kozhikode for Kaathal – The Core
Best Supporting Actress
1. Jaya Ahsan for Ardhangini
2. Deepti Naval for Goldfish
3. Smita Tambe for Joram
4. Gunjalamma for Pinki Elli? (Where Is Pinki?)
5. Gargee Roy Chowdhury for Shesh Pata
Best Writing
1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli, Anurag Pathak, Aayush Saxena and Vikas Divyakirti for 12th Fail
2. Prashant Rana, Achal Mishra, Anubhav Priya and Abhinav Jha for Dhuin
3. Devashish Makhija for Joram
4. P. S. Vinothraj for Koozhangal (Pebbles)
5. Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
Best Director
1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 12th Fail
2. Devashish Makhija for Joram
3. P. S. Vinothraj for Koozhangal (Pebbles)
4. Avinash Arun Dhaware for Three of Us
5. Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
Best Editing
1. Achal Mishra for Dhuin
2. Abhro Banerjee for Joram
3. Ganesh Siva for Koozhangal (Pebbles)
4. Sanyukta Kaza for Three of Us
5. Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
Best Cinematography:
1. Anand Bansal for Dhuin
2. Piyush Puty for Joram
3. Vignesh Kumulai and Che Parthi for Koozhangal (Pebbles)
4. Theni Eswar for Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
5. Avinash Arun Dhaware for Three of Us
Web Series Nominations
Best Web Series:
1. Dahaad
2. Farzi
3. Jubilee
4. Kohrra
5. Trial by Fire
Best Director:
1. Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi for Dahaad
2. Vikramaditya Motwane for Jubilee
3. Randeep Jha for Kohrra
4. Konkona Sen Sharma for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror
5. Prashant Nair, Randeep Jha, Avani Deshpande for Trial by Fire
Best Writing:
1. Reema Kagti, Ritesh Shah, Mansi Jain, Sunayana Kumari, Karan Shah, Chaitanya Chopra, Zoya Akhtar and Sumit Arora for Dahaad
2. Atul Sabharwal for Jubilee
3. Gunjit Chopra, Diggi Sisodia and Sudip Sharma for Kohrra
4. Konkona Sen Sharma and Pooja Tolani for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror
5. Prashant Nair and Kevin Luperchio for Trial by Fire
Best Actor:
1. Vijay Varma for Dahaad
2. Shahid Kapoor for Farzi
3. Suvinder Vicky for Kohrra
4. Gagan Dev Riar for Scam 2003 – The Telgi Story: Volume 2
5. Kay Kay Menon for The Railway Men
Best Actress:
1. Sonakshi Sinha for Dahaad
2. Wamiqa Gabbi for Jubilee
3. Tillotama Shome for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror
4. Karishma Tanna for Scoop
5. Rajshri Deshpande for Trial by Fire
Best Supporting Actor:
1. Gulshan Devaiah for Dahaad
2. Vijay Sethupathi for Farzi
3. Sidhant Gupta for Jubilee
4. Barun Sobti for Kohrra
5. Abhay Deol for Trial by Fire
Best Supporting Actress:
1. Zoa Morani for Dahaad
2. Aditi Rao Hydari for Jubilee
3. Mona Singh for Kaala Paani
4. Amruta Subhash for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror
5. Nimrat Kaur for School of Lies
Short Film Nominations
Best Short Film
1. Cabbage
2. Giddh (The Scavenger)
3. Next, Please
4. Nocturnal Burger
5. Scenes from a Pandemic
Best Director
1. Disha Bhardwaj for Chupi Roh (Stay Quiet)
2. Manish Saini for Giddh (The Scavenger)
3. Rishav Kapoor for Next, Please
4. Reema Maya for Nocturnal Burger
5. Tanmaya Shekhar for Scenes from a Pandemic
Best Actor
1. Sabyasachi Chakraborty for Cabbage
2. Sanjay Mishra for Giddh (The Scavenger)
3. Dibyendu Bhattacharya for Ghuspaith Between Borders (Infiltration Between Borders)
4. Deepak Rai Panaje for Sura (Deity)
5. Denzil Smith for White Ant
Best Actress
1. Moon Moon Sen for Cabbage
2. Shreya Dhanwanthary for Next, Please
3. Millo Sunka for Nocturnal Burger
4. Molshri for Scenes From a Pandemic
5. Anita Date for Shurpankha
Best Writing
1. Ashok Sankhla and Manish Saini for Giddh (The Scavenger)
2. Chaitanya Tamhane for Next, Please
3. Reema Maya for Nocturnal Burger
4. Tanmaya Shekhar for Scenes From a Pandemic
5. Shalini Adnani for White Ant
Best Cinematography
1. Swathy Deepak for Giddh (The Scavenger)
2. Jigmet Wangchuk for Last Days of Summer
3. Harshvir Oberai for Nocturnal Burger
4. Abhay Balkawade for Praanpratishtha (Consecration)
5. Adric Watson for White Ant
The Critics' Choice Awards 2024 are organized by Group M Motion Entertainment in collaboration with the Film Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital. The awards ceremony is scheduled for March 12, where winners across diverse categories will be revealed.