Super Deluxe, Hellaro, Gully Boy take top honours at Critics' Choice Film Awards

The second edition of the Critics' Choice Film Awards was originally supposed to be held on 14 March, but the ceremony was cancelled in the wake of the growing coronavirus pandemic and announced online instead.

The winners were announced in eight languages and the films Super Deluxe (2019, Tamil), Hellaro (2019, Gujarati) and Gully Boy (2019, Hindi) walked away with multiple honours.

Super Deluxe was deemed Movie of the Year and also won the awards for Best Tamil Film, Best Actor (Male) (Vijay Sethupathi). Best Director in Tamil (Thiagarajan Kumararaja) and also Best Writing (Thiagarajan Kumararaja with Nalan Kumarasamy, Mysskin and Neelan K Sekar).

The National award-winning Hellaro won awards for Best Film in Gujarati, Best Actor (Male) (Jayesh More), Best Director in Gujarati (Abhishek Shah) and Best Writing (Shah with Prateek Gupta and Saumya Joshi).

Zoya Akhtar's Gully Boy was named the Best Hindi Film. Zoya was also named Best Director. The film's star Ranveer Singh won the award for Best Actor (Male) for his performance as aspiring rapper Murad.

The truncated ceremony was hosted online, on Facebook and YouTube, by a sporting Arjun Kapoor, and the winners were announced by various critics belonging to the Film Critics Guild. Additionally, Bengali film Mukherjee Dar Bou (2019) was given the Gender Sensitivity award for its portrayal of a relationship of a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Screenwriter Javed Siddiqui, who began as a dialogue writer on Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977), was honoured for his 'Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema'. The award-winning dialogue writer has worked on films like Umrao Jaan (1981), Baazigar (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Pardes (1997) and Fiza (2000).

Here is the full list of winners:

Movie of the Year

Super Deluxe (Tamil)

Gender Sensitivity Award

Mukherjee Dar Bou (Bengali)

Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema

Javed Siddiqui

HINDI

Best Actor (Male)

Ranveer Singh in Gully Boy

Best Actor (Female)

Geetika Vidya Ohlyan in Soni

Best Director

Zoya Akhtar for Gully Boy

Best Film

Gully Boy

Best Writing

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GUJARATI

Best Actor (Male)

Jayesh More in Hellaro

Best Actor (Female)

Deeksha Joshi in Dhunki

Best Director

Abhishek Shah for Hellaro

Best Film

Hellaro

Best Writing

Abhishek Shah, Prateek Gupta, Saumya Joshi for Hellaro

BENGALI

Best Actor (Male)

Kaushik Ganguly in Kedara

Best Actor (Female)

Swastika Mukherjee in Kia And Cosmos

Best Director

Atanu Ghosh for Robibaar

Best Film

Kedara

Best Writing

Atanu Ghosh for Robibaar

MALAYALAM

Best Actor (Male)

Mammootty in Unda

Best Actor (Female)

Parvathy in Uyare

Best Director

Aashiq Abu for Virus

Best Film

Kumbalangi Nights

Best Writing

Syam Pushkaran for Kumbalangi Nights

KANNADA

Best Actor (Male)

Rishi in Kavaludaari

Best Actor (Female)

B Jayashree in Mookajjiya Kanasugalu

Best Director

Jayathirtha for Bell Bottom

Best Film

Bell Bottom

Best Writing

Dayananda TK for Bell Bottom

TELUGU

Best Actor (Male)

Nani in Jersey

Best Actor (Female)

Samantha Akkineni in Oh! Baby

Best Director

Gowtam Tinnanuri for Jersey

Best Film

Mallesham

Best Writing

Vivek Athreya for Brochevarevaru Ra

MARATHI

Best Actor (Male)

Sandeep Kulkarni in Dombivli Return

Best Actor (Female)

Mrinal Kulkarni in Welcome Home

Best Director

Nipun Dharmadhikari for Dhappa

Best Film

Dhappa

Best Writing

Sumitra Bhave for Welcome Home

TAMIL

Best Actor (Male)

Vijay Sethupathi in Super Deluxe

Best Actor (Female)

Amala Paul in Aadai

Best Director

Thiagarajan Kumararaja for Super Deluxe

Best Film

Super Deluxe

Best Writing

Thiagarajan Kumararaja, Nalan Kumarasamy, Mysskin, Neelan K Sekar for Super Deluxe