Nika Award

The Nika (Russian Ника ) is the most important Russian film award. It is awarded annually in Moscow since 1988, the trophy is a modern version of the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The Nika Awards encounters not only in Russia but also in many other states of the CIS on a lively media coverage.

History

The price was a child of the policy of glasnost. Stifter was the union of the filmmakers of the Soviet Union. First of all union members voted on the winners. Since the early 1990s, a selected jury is responsible for the selection of the winners.

First, especially films that aufarbeiteten the Stalinist past, excellent, including many who had been banished for decades by the censors in the archives. Later, various Russian directors expressed to the winner Nikita Mikhalkov criticism of the selection process. They threw the jury, too much to pay attention to personal relationships and established the competitive price Goldener Adler.

The award categories are diverse and have changed several times since 1988, partly or added new categories. For example, since 2003 the best film of the post-Soviet space is excellent, and there are also special rates that change with each Nika Awards. For Director include famous people of Russian-speaking film, including about Rustam Ibragimbekow, Pyotr Todorowski or Eldar Ryazanov. The award ceremony will be broadcast live on television, the rights thereto are currently at Perwy channel.

Award winners

At the last ceremony in 2013 were winners in 16 categories awarded (excluding special prices). A broad overview of the winners in the categories of film and directed by:

Best Picture:

Best Director: