The Film Critics Guild and GroupM Motion Entertainment have unveiled the winners of the Critics' Choice Awards 2025, celebrating excellence in Indian cinema across feature films, short films, documentaries, and web series. Among the biggest winners of the night were All We Imagine As Light and Amar Singh Chamkila, starring Diljit Dosanjh.
Curated by a distinguished panel of film critics, the awards recognised outstanding achievements across multiple languages and platforms.
All We Imagine As Light took home the prestigious Best Feature Film award. Meanwhile, Diljit Dosanjh won Best Actor for his transformative performance in Imtiaz Ali’s Amar Singh Chamkila. The film, based on the life of Punjab’s legendary musician, has been widely acclaimed for its authenticity and emotional depth.
Darshana Rajendran was named Best Actress for her powerful performance in Paradise, while Ravi Kishan’s role in Laapataa Ladies earned him the Best Supporting Actor award. Kani Kusruti won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Girls Will Be Girls.
The digital entertainment space also saw fierce competition, with Poacher winning Best Web Series.
Check out the complete winners list:
Short Film Category:
Best Short Film: Obur
Best Director: Faraz Ali for Obur
Best Actor: Harish Khanna for Jal Tu Jalaal Tu
Best Actress: Jyoti Dogra for Taak (Tracker)
Best Writing: Faraz Ali for Obur
Best Cinematography: Anand Bansal for Obur
Documentary Category:
Best Documentary: Nocturnes
Web Series Category:
Best Web Series: Poacher
Best Director: Richie Mehta for Poacher
Best Actor: Barun Sobti for Raat Jawaan Hai
Best Actress: Nimisha Sajayan for Poacher
Best Supporting Actor: Dibyendu Bhattacharya for Poacher
Best Supporting Actress: Kani Kusruti for Poacher
Best Writing: Richie Mehta, Gopan Chidambaran, SuprotimSengupta, Amrita Bagchi for Poacher
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Feature Film Category:
Best Film: All We Imagine As Light
Best Director: Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine As Light
Best Actor: Diljit Dosanjh for ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’
Best Actress: Darshana Rajendran for Paradise
Best Supporting Actor: Ravi Kishan for Laapataa Ladies
Best Supporting Actress: Kani Kusruti for Girls Will Be Girls
Best Writing: Anand Ekarshi for Aattam
Best Cinematography: Ranabir Das for All We Imagine AsLight
Best Editing: Shivkumar V. Panicker for Kill
Gender Sensitivity Award: Girls Will Be Girls
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