Critics Choice Awards 2025 Full Winners List: The Film Critics Guild has officially announced the winners of the Critics’ Choice Awards 2025. This year introduced a new category for Best Documentary, recognizing outstanding feature-length documentaries. Nocturnes took home the award for its compelling storytelling.
In the Feature Films category, All We Imagine As Light won Best Feature Film, earning praise for its gripping narrative and artistic brilliance. The Best Actor award went to Diljit Dosanjh for his stunning performance in Amar Singh Chamkila. Expressing his gratitude,
Diljit said, “Thank you to the Film Critics Guild for this award, bohot bohot shukriya for considering me worthy of this honour. I dedicate this award to Amar Singh Chamkila and to Imtiaz sir, who brought this beautiful film to life. I just had the chance to be a part of it—it was entirely Imtiaz sir’s hard work. A big thank you to the entire cast and crew of the film.” Meanwhile, Darshana Rajendran was named Best Actress for her outstanding role in Paradise.
Ravi Kishan’s brilliant performance in Laapataa Ladies earned him Best Supporting Actor, while Kani Kusruti won Best Supporting Actress for Girls Will Be Girls. In the Web Series segment, Poacher emerged as a big winner, securing the Best Web Series award. Nimisha Sajayan won Best Actress for her role in Poacher, while Barun Sobti claimed Best Actor for Raat Jawaan Hai.
The Short Films category was dominated by Obur, winning Best Short Film along with multiple accolades. Harish Khanna won Best Actor for Jal Tu Jalaal Tu, and Jyoti Dogra won Best Actress for Taak (Tracker).
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Critics Choice Awards 2025 Full Winners List
Short Films
- Best Short Film: Obur (Winner)
- Best Director: Faraz Ali for Obur (Winner)
- Best Actor: Harish Khanna for Jal Tu Jalaal Tu (Winner)
- Best Actress: Jyoti Dogra for Taak (Tracker) (Winner)
- Best Writing: Faraz Ali for Obur (Winner)
- Best Cinematography: Anand Bansal for Obur (Winner)
Documentary
- Best Documentary: Nocturnes (Winner)
Web Series
- Best Web Series: Poacher (Winner)
- Best Director: Richie Mehta for Poacher (Winner)
- Best Actor: Barun Sobti for Raat Jawaan Hai (Winner)
- Best Actress: Nimisha Sajayan for Poacher (Winner)
- Best Supporting Actor: Dibyendu Bhattacharya for Poacher (Winner)
- Best Supporting Actress: Kani Kusruti for Poacher (Winner)
- Best Writing: Richie Mehta, Gopan Chidambaran for Poacher (Winner)
Feature Films
- Best Film: All We Imagine As Light (Winner)
- Best Director: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine As Light (Winner)
- Best Actor: Diljit Dosanjh for Amar Singh Chamkila (Winner)
- Best Actress: Darshana Rajendran for Paradise (Winner)
- Best Supporting Actor: Ravi Kishan for Laapataa Ladies (Winner)
- Best Supporting Actress: Kani Kusruti for Girls Will Be Girls (Winner)
- Best Writing: Anand Ekarshi for Aattam (Winner)
- Best Cinematography: Ranabir Das for All We Imagine As Light (Winner)
- Best Editing: Shivkumar V. Panicker for Kill (Winner)
- Gender Sensitivity Award: Girls Will Be Girls
FAQs
Who won Best Actor at the Critics’ Choice Awards 2025?
Diljit Dosanjh won Best Actor for his outstanding performance in Amar Singh Chamkila.
Who won Best Actress at the Critics’ Choice Awards 2025?
Darshana Rajendran won Best Actress for her powerful role in Paradise.
Which film won Best Feature Film at Critics’ Choice Awards 2025?
All We Imagine As Light won Best Feature Film for its compelling storytelling and artistic brilliance.
Which film won the Gender Sensitivity Award at Critics’ Choice Awards 2025?
Girls Will Be Girls received the Gender Sensitivity Award for its progressive and meaningful storytelling.
Which web series won Best Web Series at Critics’ Choice Awards 2025?
Poacher was awarded Best Web Series for its gripping narrative and outstanding performances.
Who won Best Director at the Critics’ Choice Awards 2025?
Payal Kapadia won Best Director for All We Imagine As Light.
