Originally posted by: MinzPie
wonder who all are included in the critics jury this year đ
Besides the popular jury, our second and very important jury is the technical and critics' jury. This is a different jury with different members from that of the popular. The critics' jury comprises renowned filmmakers, technicians and artistes. Over the years, the critics' and technical jury's involvement has helped nurture and encourage filmmakers whose films may not have met with box office success and may have gone unnoticed.
This jury votes for the Critics' Awards i.e. Best Film, Best Actor (Male) and Best Actor (Female). These awards are a benchmark for the highest quality of cinema. This is a keenly contested category where quality is the only yardstick. The Critics' award for Best Film is given to the director of the film. The critics' awards are usually snagged by the more critically acclaimed film that does not feature in the popular categories like Best Film.
The critics' jury is stringent in its process. For example if a movie is found to be a copy of another film and has substantial scenes duplicated, then it isn't nominated in the Best Film category. However, if there are few scenes that bear resemblance then in such a case, it can be included. The idea of having these guidelines is to ensure the nominations are awarded in the fairest manner and to the most deserving artistes and films.
The critics' jury also debates and arrives at nominees and winners in technical categories like Best Background Score, Best Choreography, Best Cinematography etc.
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