The Disciple, Tabbar, Bittu sweep Critics' Choice Film Awards 2022

The Marathi feature The Disciple (2021), the web-series Tabbar (2021) and The Family Man (Season 2, 2021) and the short film Bittu (2021) swept the Critics' Choice Film Awards 2022, which were held in Mumbai on 15 May.

In the feature film category, Chaitanya Tamhane’s The Disciple won Best Film, Best Director and Best Writing. The Best Actress category was a tie with Konkona Sensharma and Nimisha Sajayan sharing the honours respectively for Ajeeb Daastaans’s Geeli Pucchi and The Great Indian Kitchen (2021).

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In the web-series category, the SonyLIV drama Tabbar, directed by Ajitpal Singh, bagged the Best Series trophy, while Amazon Prime Video’s popular The Family Man (Season 2) took home the Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Writing awards.

In the short film category, Karishma Dev Dube’s Bittu dominated with four wins, including Best Short Film. Cinematographer BR Vijayalakshmi was honoured with the Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema Award at the ceremony.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Feature Film

Best Actor - Suvinder Vicky (Meel Patthar)
Best Actress - Konkona Sensharma (Ajeeb Daastaans) TIE
Best Actress - Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen) TIE
Best Supporting Actor - Pasupathy (Sarpatta Parambarai)
Best Supporting Actress - Neena Gupta (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)
Best Writing - Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple)
Best Director - Chaitanya Tamhane (The Disciple)
Best Editing - Selva RK (Sarpatta Parambarai)
Best Cinematography - Avik Mukhopadhyay (Sardar Udham)
Best Film - The Disciple
Gender Sensitivity Award - The Great Indian Kitchen

Web-Series

Best Series - Tabbar
Best Actor - Pavan Malhotra (Tabbar)
Best Actress  - Samantha Ruth Prabhu (The Family Man Season 2)
Best Supporting Actor - Sharib Hashmi (The Family Man Season 2)
Best Supporting Actress - Konkona Sensharma (Mumbai Diaries 26/11)
Best Writing - Raj Nidimoru, Krishna DK, Suman Kumar, Suparn Varma (The Family Man Season 2)

Short Films

Best Short Film - Bittu
Best Director - Karishma Dev Dube (Bittu)
Best Actor - Pratik Gandhi (Shimmy)
Best Actress - Rani Kumari (Bittu)
Best Writing - Karishma Dev Dube (Bittu)
Best Cinematography - Vivekanand Daakhore, Bhumika Dube, Jacky Bhavsar (Cycle)

Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema Award - BR Vijayalakshmi