Nikita Mikhalkov
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Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945; Moscow) is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993, 1995, 1999) and is a Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".
Nikita Mikhalkov won the Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival (1991) and was nominated for the Academy Award (1993) in the category Best International Feature Film for the film Close to Eden. He won an Academy Award (1995) for Best Foreign Language Film and the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival (1994) for the film Burnt by the Sun. Mikhalkov received the "Special Lion" of the Venice Film Festival (2007) for his contribution to the cinematography and nominated for an Academy Award for the film 12 (2007).
Known For
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Station for Two
The Barber of Siberia
Walking the Streets of Moscow
Burnt by the Sun
12
Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus
The Red Tent
Dead Man's Bluff
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
A Cruel Romance
An Unfinished Piece for Player Piano
The State Counsellor
Close to Eden
The Red and the White
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles - Part 1
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