'Homebound', 'Black Warrant' lead Critics' Choice Awards 2026 nominations

MUMBAI: (Mar 10) Neeraj Ghaywan's "Homebound" and Vikramaditya Motwane's crime thriller "Black Warrant" have emerged as the front-runners at the 8th Critics' Choice Awards, with six and seven nominations respectively, the Film Critics Guild announced on Tuesday.

The annual awards, presented in association with WPP Motion Entertainment, cover feature films, web series, short films, and documentaries, with voting conducted by 56 film critics from across the country.

In feature films, "Homebound" leads with six nominations, followed by Rohan Parashuram Kanawade's Sundance-winning "Sabar Bonda" and Raam Reddy's "Jugnuma" with three nominations each.