Finally a Bollywood award free from any recommendations and influences has made its way in the name of Critics Choice Film Awards. Members of the Film Critics Guild and Motion Content Group on Tuesday unveiled the nominations, which were announced by Zoya Akhtar, Vidya Balan, Rajeev Masand, Anupama Chopra and others.
Not only Bollywood, but Critics Choice Film Awards will also recognises the best films in regional languages like Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, and Marathi.
Check out the complete list of nominations below.
Best Director
Amit Sharma for Badhaai Ho
Adesh Prasad and Rahi Anil Barve for Tumbbad
Meghna Gulzar for Raazi
Shoojit Sircar for October
Sriram Raghavan for Andhadhun
Best Actor (Female)
Tabu for Andhadhun
Taapsee Pannu for Manmarziyaan
Anushka Sharma for Pari
Neena Gupta for Badhaai Ho
Alia Bhatt for Raazi
Best Actor
Ayushmann Khurrana for Andhadhun
Vineet Kumar Singh for Mukkabaaz
Gajraj Rao for Badhaai Ho
Ranbir Kapoor for Sanju
Ranveer Singh for Padmaavat
Best Production Design
Rita Ghosh for Manto
Shubhrato Chakraborty and Amit Ray for Padmaavat
Nitin Zihani Choudhary and Rakesh Yadav for Tummbad
Best Songs
Aahista from Laila Majnu
Bol Ke Lab Azad Hai from Manto
Dilbaro from Raazi
Halla from Manmarziyaan
Paintra from Mukkabaaz
Best Background Score
Daniel B. Gorge for AndhaDhun
Amit Trivedi for Manmarziyaan
Zespa Kyd for Tummbad
Best Editing
Pooja Ladha Surti for AndhaDhun
Nitin Baid for Raazi
Sanyukta Kaza for Tummbad
Best Cinematography
Avik Mukhopadhyay for October
Sudip Chatterjee for Padmaavat
Pankaj Kumar for Tumbbad
Best Writer
Sriram Raghavan, Arijit Biswas, Pooja Ladha Surti, Yogesh Chandekar, Hemanth Rao for AndhaDhun
Shantanu Shrivastava and Akshat Ghidial for Badhaai Ho
Raj Nidimoru, Krishna D.K., and Sumit Arora for Stree
Best Supporting Actor (Female)
Gitanjali Rao for October
Rasika Duggal for Manto
Surekha Sikhri for Badhaai Ho
Swara Bhasker for Veere Di Wedding
Yamini Das for Sui Dhaaga
Best Supporting Actor (Male)
Abhishek Bachchan for Manmarziyaan
Jaideep Alhawat for Raazi
Manoj Pahwa for Mulk
Pankaj Tripathi for Stree
Vicky Kaushal for Sanju
Best Marathi Film
Naal
Lathe Joshi
Redu
Best Gujarati Film
Ddhh
Reva
Ventilator
Best Bengali Film
Ekje Chilo Raja
Upa
Rainbow Jelly
Best Telugu Film
Keraf Knacharapalem
Mahanati
Rangasthalam
Best Kannada Film
Ammachi Yemba Nenapu
Nathicharami
Ondalla Eradalla
Best Malayalam Film
Ee Ma Yau
Eeda
Sudani from Nigeri