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 nominationsTurning 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 nominationsShort 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 Film1. 12th Fail2. Dhuin3. Fire in the Mountains4. Joram5. Kaathal – The Core6. Koozhangal (Pebbles)7. Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam8. Shesh Pata9. Three of Us10. Tora’s Husband
Best Actor1. Vikrant Massey for 12th Fail2. Abhinav Jha for Dhuin3. Manoj Bajpayee for Joram4. Mammootty for Kaathal – The Core5. Prosenjit Chatterjee for Shesh Pata
Best Actress1. Vinamrata Rai for Fire in the Mountains2. Kalki Koechlin for Goldfish3. Jyothika for Kaathal – The Core4. Shefali Shah for Three of Us5. Shahana Goswami for Zwigato
Best Supporting Actor1. Ambarish Bhattacharya for Ardhangini2. Pankaj Kapur for Bheed3. Aditya Rawal for Faraaz4. Jaideep Ahlawat for Jaane Jaan5. Sudhi Kozhikode for Kaathal – The Core
Best Supporting Actress1. Jaya Ahsan for Ardhangini2. Deepti Naval for Goldfish3. Smita Tambe for Joram4. Gunjalamma for Pinki Elli? (Where Is Pinki?)5. Gargee Roy Chowdhury for Shesh Pata
Best Writing1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli, Anurag Pathak, Aayush Saxena and Vikas Divyakirti for 12th Fail2. Prashant Rana, Achal Mishra, Anubhav Priya and Abhinav Jha for Dhuin3. Devashish Makhija for Joram4. P. S. Vinothraj for Koozhangal (Pebbles)5. Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
Best Director1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra for 12th Fail2. Devashish Makhija for Joram3. P. S. Vinothraj for Koozhangal (Pebbles)4. Avinash Arun Dhaware for Three of Us5. Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
Best Editing1. Achal Mishra for Dhuin2. Abhro Banerjee for Joram3. Ganesh Siva for Koozhangal (Pebbles)4. Sanyukta Kaza for Three of Us5. Rima Das for Tora’s Husband
Best Cinematography:1. Anand Bansal for Dhuin2. Piyush Puty for Joram3. Vignesh Kumulai and Che Parthi for Koozhangal (Pebbles)4. Theni Eswar for Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam5. Avinash Arun Dhaware for Three of Us
Web Series Nominations
Best Web Series:1. Dahaad2. Farzi3. Jubilee4. Kohrra5. Trial by Fire
Best Director:1. Reema Kagti and Ruchika Oberoi for Dahaad2. Vikramaditya Motwane for Jubilee3. Randeep Jha for Kohrra4. Konkona Sen Sharma for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror5. 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 Dahaad2. Atul Sabharwal for Jubilee3. Gunjit Chopra, Diggi Sisodia and Sudip Sharma for Kohrra4. Konkona Sen Sharma and Pooja Tolani for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror5. Prashant Nair and Kevin Luperchio for Trial by Fire
Best Actor:1. Vijay Varma for Dahaad2. Shahid Kapoor for Farzi3. Suvinder Vicky for Kohrra4. Gagan Dev Riar for Scam 2003 – The Telgi Story: Volume 25. Kay Kay Menon for The Railway Men
Best Actress:1. Sonakshi Sinha for Dahaad2. Wamiqa Gabbi for Jubilee3. Tillotama Shome for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror4. Karishma Tanna for Scoop5. Rajshri Deshpande for Trial by Fire
Best Supporting Actor:1. Gulshan Devaiah for Dahaad2. Vijay Sethupathi for Farzi3. Sidhant Gupta for Jubilee4. Barun Sobti for Kohrra5. Abhay Deol for Trial by Fire
Best Supporting Actress:1. Zoa Morani for Dahaad2. Aditi Rao Hydari for Jubilee3. Mona Singh for Kaala Paani4. Amruta Subhash for Lust Stories S2: The Mirror5. Nimrat Kaur for School of Lies
Short Film Nominations
Best Short Film1. Cabbage2. Giddh (The Scavenger)3. Next, Please4. Nocturnal Burger5. Scenes from a Pandemic
Best Director1. Disha Bhardwaj for Chupi Roh (Stay Quiet)2. Manish Saini for Giddh (The Scavenger)3. Rishav Kapoor for Next, Please4. Reema Maya for Nocturnal Burger5. Tanmaya Shekhar for Scenes from a Pandemic
Best Actor
1. Sabyasachi Chakraborty for Cabbage2. 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 Actress1. Moon Moon Sen for Cabbage2. Shreya Dhanwanthary for Next, Please3. Millo Sunka for Nocturnal Burger4. Molshri for Scenes From a Pandemic5. Anita Date for Shurpankha
Best Writing1. Ashok Sankhla and Manish Saini for Giddh (The Scavenger)2. Chaitanya Tamhane for Next, Please3. Reema Maya for Nocturnal Burger4. Tanmaya Shekhar for Scenes From a Pandemic5. Shalini Adnani for White Ant
Best Cinematography1. Swathy Deepak for Giddh (The Scavenger)2. Jigmet Wangchuk for Last Days of Summer3. Harshvir Oberai for Nocturnal Burger4. 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.