All We Think about As Mild, Payal Kapadia & Diljit Dosanjh bag high honours – Firstpost

The Movie Critics Guild and GroupM Movement Leisure, in collaboration with Vistas Media Capital, introduced the winners of the Critics’ Alternative Awards 2025. The star-studded ceremony, supported by streaming accomplice Sony Liv, honoured excellent achievements in function movies, quick movies, documentary, and net collection from throughout India. Recognised for its credibility and independence, the Movie Critics Guild is India’s largest physique of movie critics, representing voices from throughout languages and areas.

Curated by an esteemed jury comprising of members of the Movie Critics Guild, the winners had been chosen from a various pool of nominees spanning a number of languages and platforms.

A brand new class launched this yr, Finest Documentary, acknowledged excellent feature-length documentary movies, with Nocturnes Successful the award for its impactful storytelling.

Within the Function Movies class,
All We Think about As Mild received the coveted Finest Function Movie award for its compelling storytelling and inventive brilliance. Diljit Dosanjh delivered a standout efficiency, incomes the Finest Actor award for Amar Singh Chamkila, whereas Darshana Rajendran’s fascinating portrayal in Paradise received her the Finest Actress award. Moreover, Ravi Kishan’s memorable position in Laapataa Girls earned him the Finest Supporting Actor award, whereas Kani Kusruti took dwelling the Finest Supporting Actress trophy for her exceptional efficiency in Women Will Be Women.

Within the Internet Collection class, Poacher dominated a number of classes, profitable Finest Internet Collection and showcasing the depth of expertise within the digital house. co-star Nimisha Sajayan was awarded Finest Actress for Poacher and a second award for the night time, this time for Barun Sobtiwon Finest Actor for the pleasant Raat Jawaan Hai.

Within the Brief Movies class, Obur emerged because the standout winner, securing Finest Brief Movie together with a number of different accolades. Harish Khanna was awarded Finest Actor for Jal Tu Jalaal Tu, whereas Jyoti Dogra received Finest Actress for Taak (Tracker), reflecting the depth of expertise on this class.

The Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema Award was offered to the Girls in Cinema Collective (WCC), recognising their pivotal position in advocating for gender equality and safer workspaces within the Malayalam movie business. The honour highlights the dedication of the Critics’ Alternative Awards to celebrating voices that drive significant change in cinema.

Spotlighting excellent achievements throughout various cinematic classes, the Critics’ Alternative Awards (CCA) proceed to set a benchmark in recognising excellence in Indian cinema. The awards are curated by 59 esteemed movie critics from the Movie Critics Guild.This yr’s nominations introduced collectively an unimaginable vary of expertise, transcending language and platform boundaries to rejoice the Indian leisure business’s most interesting.

Amidst stiff competitors, the Critics’ Alternative Awards 2025 jury meticulously evaluated the nominations, making certain that essentially the most distinctive works of Indian cinema obtained their due recognition.

Accepting the award for Finest Actor in a Function Movie for ‘Amar Singh Chamkila,’ Diljit Dosanjh expressed his heartfelt gratitude, stating, “Thanks to the Movie Critics Guild for this award, bohotbohot shukriya for contemplating me worthy of this honour. I dedicate this award to Amar Singh Chamkila and to Imtiaz sir, who introduced this lovely movie to life. I simply had the possibility to be part of it—it was totally Imtiaz sir’s onerous work. An enormous thanks to your entire solid and crew of the movie.”

Receiving the award for Finest Director in a Function Movie for ‘All We Think about As Mild,’ Payal Kapadia expressed her deep appreciation for the popularity, stating, “I’m deeply honoured and comfortable to be recognised by the Critics’ Alternative Awards. This yr has been crammed with unimaginable movies, and it means a lot to be amongst such inspiring filmmakers. The awards maintain a particular place in my coronary heart, as so many critics have been splendidly supportive of All We Think about as Mild. Thanks for supporting our movie each step of the way in which.”

Richie Mehta, awarded Finest Director and Finest Collection for ‘Poacher’, mirrored on the popularity, saying, “It’s an honour to have our collection ‘Poacher’ be awarded by the critics, because it was a collection made with immense love and keenness, by so many, to honour the guardians of all species, who themselves are by no means recognised. I hope they really feel the love right now, as our story is merely a mirrored image of their extraordinary work, additional bolstered by this recognition.”

Nimisha Sajayan, named Finest Actress in a Collection for ‘Poacher’, shared her gratitude, stating, “Completely thrilled and honoured to obtain this award and intensely grateful to all of the critics and the jury. ‘Poacher’ modified me as an artiste and as an individual in some ways and any appreciation for Mala (her character’s title) is particular for me. It has been a really humbling expertise. Thanks.”

Jyoti Dogra, who received Finest Actress in a Brief Movie for ‘Taak’, mentioned, “An enormous thanks to all of the critics for watching our movie and for this award. A particular because of Udit Khurana, directorof ‘Taak’, forgiving me house and time to enter the world of Shalini. For somebody who has been principally doing stage work previous 20 years this recognition is sudden I really feel a strong critics group is crucial to any artwork kind. A bunch of individuals dedicating their energies to constructing aconversation round new and previous works, creating inclusive platforms for all types of tales and methods of telling them is effective each for the makers and the viewers. Thanks a lot Critics’ Alternative Awards.”

Dibyendu Bhattacharya, recognised as Finest Supporting Actor in a Collection for ‘Poacher’, acknowledged the honour, saying, “Awards are at all times a validation of your craft and once you get it from the highest critics of India then it’s enormous and feels further particular. Thanks, Critics’ Alternative Awards, for acknowledging my work in ‘Poacher’. This award will certainly inspire me to additional work onerous on this Trade.”

Anirban Dutta, filmmaker of ‘Nocturnes’, expressed his gratitude on profitable Finest Documentary, saying, “We’re very moved that the Critics’ Alternative Awards has chosen ‘Nocturnes’ for this honour. This movie is deeply particular to (co-director) Anupama and me, made at a time after we felt suffocated by city life in Delhi—its air pollution, its warmth—and longed to reconnect with nature and rediscover childlike surprise. We created it with love, particularly for younger individuals and kids, hoping they’d step away from their gadgets and recognize the easy fantastic thing about bushes, ants, and butterflies round them. This recognition provides us hope that ‘Nocturnes’, already launched in 15 U.S. cities and the UK, will now discover its place in Indian cinema halls, an achievement we deeply cherish. We actually recognize the jury for recognising our work.”

Sucharita Tyagi, Vice Chairperson of the Movie Critics Guild, highlighted the importance of movie criticism and the Critics’ Alternative Awards, stating, “Movie criticism is a vital and integral aspect of journalism, and the Movie Critics Guild goals to strengthen and nurture this group of cultural commentators who consider within the energy of the written phrase. The Critics’ Alternative Awards are about encouraging dialog between critics and people who inform the tales we watch and touch upon. With these awards, and now with our brand-new evaluate aggregator web site, fcgreviews.com, we hope to remain linked not simply with one another, but in addition with an viewers that appears to us.”

Ashwin Padmanabhan, Chief Working Officer, GroupM South Asia, mentioned, “At GroupM, we consider within the energy of storytelling to encourage, problem, and join individuals. Tales spark conversations, form views, and depart a long-lasting affect. Above all, we champion inclusive storytelling—celebrating various voices that push inventive boundaries. In partnership with the Movie Critics Guild and Vistas Media Capital, we proudly honor storytellers throughout function movies, quick movies, documentaries, and net collection from throughout India. These awards have develop into an emblem of inventive excellence, spotlighting narratives that transcend borders. As we glance forward, we purpose to amplify this platform—elevating recent expertise, embracing new voices, and making certain highly effective tales proceed to captivate audiences and form the business.”

Abhayanand Singh, CEO and Co-Founder, Vistas.Media, shared, “Vistas Media congratulates all of the winners of the seventh version of Critics’ Alternative Awards. We additionally congratulate the nominees as this was a really aggressive yr with numerous distinctive expertise that offered us with wonderful tales.”

Notable winners for the seventh Version of Critics’ Alternative Awards 2025

Brief Movie Class:

• Finest Brief Movie: ‘Obur’
• Finest Director: Faraz Ali for ‘Obur’
• Finest Actor: Harish Khanna for ‘Jal Tu Jalaal Tu’
• Finest Actress: Jyoti Dogra for ‘Taak (Tracker)’
• Finest Writing: Faraz Ali for ‘Obur’
• Finest Cinematography: Anand Bansal for ‘Obur’

Documentary Class:

• Finest Documentary: ‘Nocturnes’

Internet Collection Class:

• Finest Internet Collection: ‘Poacher’
• Finest Director: Richie Mehta for ‘Poacher’
• Finest Actor: Barun Sobti for ‘Raat Jawaan Hai’
• Finest Actress: Nimisha Sajayan for ‘Poacher’
• Finest Supporting Actor: Dibyendu Bhattacharya for ‘Poacher’
• Finest Supporting Actress: Kani Kusruti for ‘Poacher’
• Finest Writing: Richie Mehta, Gopan Chidambaran, SuprotimSengupta, Amrita Bagchi for ‘Poacher’

Function Movie Class:

• Finest Movie: ‘All We Think about As Mild’
• Finest Director: Payal Kapadia for ‘All We Think about As Mild’
• Finest Actor: Diljit Dosanjh for ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’
• Finest Actress: Darshana Rajendran for ‘Paradise’
• Finest Supporting Actor: Ravi Kishan for ‘Laapataa Girls’
• Finest Supporting Actress: Kani Kusruti for ‘Women Will Be Women’
• Finest Writing: Anand Ekarshi for ‘Aattam’
• Finest Cinematography: Ranabir Das for ‘All We Think about AsLight’
• Finest Modifying: Shivkumar V. Panicker for ‘Kill’

Gender Sensitivity Award: ‘Women Will Be Women’