The nomination list for much-awaited Critics Choice film award is finally here. The awards celebrate the best of Indian cinema and celebrate film talent across languages.
After National Film Awards these are the only other awards where films from eight languages ranging from Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali are honoured.
Apart from Best Film category, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film as well as Best Writing categories include nominees from across Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada language films.
The 2020 film nominations are now out and they are baggage full of surprises. Check out the full nominations list here
Hindi
Best Actor (Male)
Ranveer Singh- Gully Boy
Manoj Bajpayee- Sonchiriya
Gulshan Devaiah- Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Ayushmann Khurrana- Article 15
Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Photograph
Best Actor (Female):
Kangana Ranaut- Judgementall Hai Kya
Geetika Vidya Ohlyan- Soni
Sanya Malhotra- Photograph
Bhumi Pednekar- Saand Ki Aankh
Yami Gautam- Bala
Best Director:
Vasan Bala- Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Zoya Akhtar- Gully Boy
Abhishek Chaubey- SonChiriya
Anubhav Sinha- Article 15
Ivan Ayr- Soni
Best Film:
Gully Boy
SonChiriya
Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Soni
Article 15
Best Writing:
Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti- Gully Boy
Vasan Bala- Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota
Ivan Ayr, Kislay- Soni
Anubhav Sinha, Gaurav Solanki- Article 15
Ravinder Randhawa, Aijaz Khan, Sumit Saxena- Hamid
Gujarati
Best Actor (Male):
Jimit Trivedi- Cheel Zadap
Maulik Nayak- Montu Ni Bittu
Malhar Thakar- Saheb
Siddharth Randeria- Chaal Jeevi Laiye
Jayesh More- Hellaro
Best Actor (Female):
Aarohi Patel- Chaal Jeevi Laiye
Diksha Joshi- Dhunki
Shraddha Dangar- Hellaro
Best Director:
Abhinn-Manthan- Chasani: Mithash Zindagi Ni
Abhishek Shah- Hellaro
Vijaygiri Bava- Montu Ni Bittu
Vipul Mehta- Chaal Jeevi Laiye
Best Film:
Chasani: Mithash Zindagi Ni
Hellaro
Chaal Jeevi Laiye
Best Writing:
Vipul Mehta, Jainish Ejardar- Chaal Jeevi Laiye
Veer Vashisht, Abhinn – Manthan
Manthan Joshi- Chasani: Mithash Zindagi Ni
Abhishek Shah, Prateek Gupta, Saumya Joshi- Hellaro
Bengali
Best Actor (Male):
Kaushik Ganguly- Kedara
Riddhi Sen- Nagarkirtan
Prosenjit Chatterjee- Robibaar
Ritwick Chakraborty- Jyesthoputro
Best Actor (Female):
Swastika Mukherjee- Kia and Cosmos
Jaya Ahsan- Robibaar
Koneenica Banerjee- Mukherjee Dar Bou
Jaya Ahsan- Bijaya
Best Director:
Atanu Ghosh- Robibaar
Indraadip Dasgupta- Kedara
Buddhadep Dasgupta- Urojahaj
Best Film:
Kedara
Robibaar
Urojahaj
Best Writing:
Churni Ganguly- Tarikh
Indraadip Dasgupta- Kedara
Atanu Ghosh- Robibaar
Malayalam
Best Actor (Male):
Suraj Venjaramoodu- Vikrithi
Nivin Pauly- Moothon
Mammootty- UndaSoubin
Shahir- Kumbalangi Nights
Asif Ali- Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha
Best Actor (Female):
Parvathy- Uyare
Anna Ben- Helen
Rajisha Vijayan- June
Nimisha Sajayan- Chola
Manju Warrier- Prathi Poovankozhi
Best Director:
Madhu C Narayan- Kumbalangi Nights
Aashiq Abu- Virus
Lijo Jose Pellissery- Jallikattu
Khalid Rahman- Unda
Mathukutty Xavier- Helen
Best Film:
Virus
Unda
Helen
Jallikattu
Kumbalangi Nights
Best Writing
Syam Pushkaran- Kumbalangi Nights
Khalid Rahman, Harshad PK- Unda
Muhsin Parari, Sharfu, Suhas- Virus
Alfred Kurian Joseph, Noble Babu Thomas, Mathukutty Xavier- Helen
Girish AD, Dinoy Poulose- Thanneer Mathan Dinangal
Kannada:
Best Actor (Male):
Rishi- Kavaludaari
Rishabh Shetty- Bell Bottom
Raghavendra Rajkumar- Ammana Mane
Raj B Shetty- Katha
Sangama Darshan- Yajamana
Best Actor (Female):
B Jayashree- Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Teju Belawadi- Gantumoote
Haripriya- Bell Bottom
Ananya Kashyap- Mundina Nildana
Radhika Chetan- Mundina Nildana
Best Director:
Jayathirtha- Bell Bottom
Hemanth M Rao- Kavaludaari
P Sheshadri- Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Roopa Rao- Gantumoote
Kiranraj K, Chandrajith Belliappa,
Shashi Kumar P, Rahul PK, Jamadagni Manoj, Karan Ananth, Jayshankar A.- Katha Sangama
Best Film:
Bell Bottom
Kavaludaari (Crossroads)
Mookajjiya Kanasugalu
Gantumoote
Katha Sangama (Collection of Stories)
Best Writing:
Dayananda T K- Bell Bottom
Hemath M Rao- Kavaludaari
Roopa Rao- Gantumoote
Screenplay: P Sheshadri, based on a novel by Shivaram Karanth- Mookajjiya Kanasugalu Kiranraj K, Chandrajith Belliappa, Shashi Kumar P, Rahul PK, Jamadagni Manoj, Karan Ananth, Jayshankar A- Katha Sangama
Telugu
Best Actor (Male):
Nani- Jersey
Priyadarshi- Mallesham
Chiranjeevi- Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Rao Ramesh- Prati Roju Pandage
Rajendra Prasad- Oh! Baby
Best Actor (Female):
Samantha Akkineni- Oh! Baby
Lakshmi- Oh! Baby and Gang Leader
Jhansi- Mallesham
Shraddha Srinath- Jersey
Regina Cassandra- Evaru
Best Director
Gowtam Tinnanuri- Jersey
Vivek Athreya- Brochevarevarura
Raj Rachakonda- Mallesham
Swaroop RSJ- Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
Nandini Reddy- Oh! Baby
Best Film
Mallesham
Jersey
Brochevarevarura
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Best Writing
Vivek Athreya- Brochevarevarura
Gowtam Tinnanuri- Jersey
Ritesh Rana, Teja R- Mathu Vadalara
Swaroop RSJ , Naveen Polishetty- Agent Sai Srinavasa Athreya
Nandini Reddy- Oh! Baby
Marathi:
Best Actor (Male):
Sandeep Kulkarni- Dombivali Return
Nawazuddin Siddiqui- Thackeray
Sagar Deshmukh- Bhai- Vyakti ki Valli – Part 1
Best Actor (Female):
Mrinal Kulkarni- Welcome Home
Neha Joshi- Nashibvaan
Bhagyashree Milind- Anandi Gopal
Best Director
Nipun Dharmadhikari- Dhappa
Sameer Vidwans- Anandi Gopal
Mahendra Teredesai- Dombivali Return
Best Film
Dhappa
Anandi Gopal
Welcome Home
Best Writing
Girish Kulkarni, Nipun Dharmadhikari- Dhappa
Sumitra Bhave- Welcome Home
Upendra Sidhaye- Girlfriend
Tamil:
Best Actor (Male):
Dhanush- Asuran
Karthi- Kaithi
Vijay Sethupathi- Super Deluxe
Mammootty- Peranbu
SJ Suryah- Monster
Best Actor (Female):
Amala Paul- Aadai
Taapsee Pannu- Game Over
Sriranjani- House Owner
Samantha Akkineni- Super Deluxe
Shraddha Srinath- Nerkonda Paarvai
Best Director
Ram- Peranbu
Thiagarajan Kumararaja- Super Deluxe
R. Parthiban- Oththa Seruppu Size 7
Chezhiyan- ToLet
Vetri Maaran- Asuran
Best Film
Super Deluxe
Peranbu
Game Over
Oththa Seruppu Size 7
Best Writing
Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Nalan Kumarasamy, Mysskin, Neelan K Sekar- Super Deluxe
Ram- Peranbu
Ashwin Saravanan, Kaavya Ramkumar – Game Over
K Madumita & Sabarivasan Shanmugam- KDNelson Venkatesan, Sankar Dass- Monster
