Nika Award - Russian Awards

Russian Awards

• 1993

Pyotr Todorovsky, a veteran filmmaker, won Best Picture for Encore, Once More Encore!. Nikita Mikhalkov was named Best Director for Urga (Close to Eden) and Mikhail Vartanov won the Best Documentary Film for Parajanov: The Last Spring. Vadim Yusov was named Best Cinematographer for Georgi Daneliya's Pasport.

• 1994

Vladimir Khotinenko won Best Picture for Makarov. Vadim Yusov was named Best Cinematographer for Ivan Dykhovichny's Prorva.

• 1995

Kira Muratova triumphed again, taking the awards for Best Picture and Best Directing for Passions. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Sergei Gerasimov's widow, Tamara Makarova.

• 1996

Aleksandr Rogozhkin won Best Picture and Best Director for comedy Peculiarities of the National Hunt.

• 1997

Sergei Bodrov won Best Picture and Best Director for Prisoner of the Mountains. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Georgy Zhzhonov.

• 1998

Pavel Chukhrai won Best Picture and Best Director for The Thief.

• 1999

Aleksei Balabanov won Best Picture for Of Freaks and Men. Otar Ioseliani was named Best Director for Brigands-Chapter VII

• 2000

Aleksei German won Best Picture and Best Director for Khrustalyov, My Car!.
Mikhail Ulyanov was named Best Actor for The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment.
Valeriy Priyomykhov won Best Screenplay for the Who, If Not Us

• 2001

Aleksei Uchitel won Best Picture for His Wife's Diary. Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov was named Best Director for Luna Papa. The Life Achievement Award was presented to Vyacheslav Tikhonov.

• 2002

Alexander Sokurov won Best Picture and Best Director for Taurus. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Aleksei Batalov.

• 2003

Aleksandr Rogozhkin again won Best Picture and Best Director for The Cuckoo. Oleg Yankovsky was again named Best Actor.

• 2004

Andrey Zvyagintsev won Best Picture for Vozvrashcheniye. Vadim Abdrashitov was named Best Director, and Inna Churikova again won the award as Best Actress. The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Pyotr Todorovsky.

• 2005

Dmitry Meskhiev won Best Picture for Our Own, while Kira Muratova was named Best Director for The Tuner. Bogdan Stupka was named Best Actor, and Alla Demidova took the award as Best Actress. Eduard Artemyev was awarded for Best Music. The Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Vadim Yusov and Nonna Mordyukova.

• 2006

Fyodor Bondarchuk won Best Picture for The 9th Company, while Aleksei German Jr was named Best Director for Garpastum. Yevgeny Mironov and Alisa Freindlikh were honored as Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. Marlen Khutsiev was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award.

• 2007

Pavel Lungin won Best Picture and Best Director for The Island. Pyotr Mamonov and Viktor Sukhorukov took the awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for their parts in this film. Fyodor Khitruk received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

• 2008

Sergey Bodrov won Best Film and Best Director for Mongol. Sergey Garmash was named Best Actor for Nikita Mikhalkov's 12, and Leonid Bronevoy was named Best Supporting Actor. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Georgi Daneliya.

• 2009

Valery Todorovsky won Best Picture for Hipsters. Aleksei German Jr was named Best Director for Paper Soldier. The Lifetime Achievement Award went to Aleksei German Sr.

• 2010

Andrei Khrzhanovsky won Best Picture for Room and a Half. The Best Actress Award was won by Svetlana Kryuchkova for her role in Bury Me Behind the Baseboard, and the Best Actor Award was won by Vladimir Adolfovich Ilyin for his role in Ward No. 6 and posthumously by Oleg Yankovsky for his roles in Anna Karenina and Tsar.

• 2011

Alexei Uchitel won Best Picture for The Edge. Alexei Popogrebski was named Best Director for How I Ended This Summer.

• 2012

Andrei Smirnov won Best Picture for Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple Woman. Andrey Zvyagintsev - Best Director for Elena.