The Film Critics Guild has announced the winners of the 8th Critics’ Choice Awards 2026. Leading the night was 'Homebound', which bagged four major honors — Best Film, Best Director for Neeraj Ghaywan, Best Actor for Vishal Jethwa, and Best Supporting Actress for Shalini Vatsa. Meanwhile, Priyanka Bose won Best Actress for 'Agra', while Pasupathy took home Best Supporting Actor for 'Bison Kaalamaadan'.
On the OTT front, Vikramaditya Motwane’s 'Black Warrant' led the winners’ list, bagging four major honors, including Best Web Series and Best Director. Rahul Bhat was recognized as Best Supporting Actor, while Satyanshu Singh and Arkesh Ajay were awarded for writing.
Jaideep Ahlawat won Best Actor for 'Paatal Lok Season 2', while Monika Panwar took home Best Actress for 'Khauf'. Tillotama Shome added to Paatal Lok Season 2’s success with a win for Best Supporting Actress.
Veteran actor Farida Jalal, who was recently seen in Anusha Rizvi’s 'The Great Shamsuddin Family', was conferred the Extraordinary Contribution to Cinema Award, celebrating a career spanning decades and genres.
The annual awards, presented by the Film Critics Guild in association with WPP Motion Entertainment, honor excellence across feature films, web series, short films, and documentaries, with voting conducted by 56 film critics from across the country.
