The Nika Award for Best Picture () is given annually by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science and presented at the Nika Awards.
This award goes to the producers and directors of the Russian film.
In 2022, nominees were announced, but the Award ceremony was postponed and, eventually, cancelled.
The Award ceremony was also cancelled in 2023.
In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a light blue background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The year with a light pink background is the one when nominees were announced, but the Award ceremony was not held.
Winners and nominees 1980s Year International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard) Director(s)Ref(s) 1988RepentanceПокаяниеPokayaniye 1988 The Long Farewell Долгие проводы Dolgie provody 1988 Plumbum, or The Dangerous Game Плюмбум, или опасная игра Plyumbum, ili Opasnaya igra 1989The Cold Summer of 1953Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего...Kholodnoe leto pyatdesyat tretego 1989 Little Vera Маленькая Вера Malenkaya Vera 1989 Commissar Комиссар Komissar
1990s Year International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard) Director(s)Ref(s) 1990Ashik Keribაშიკ-ქერიბიStrange Ashik, 1990 Solovky Power Власть Соловецкая Vlast Solovetskaya 1990 The Servant Слуга Sluga 1991The Asthenic SyndromeАстенический синдромAstenicheskiy sindrom 1991 Freeze Die Come to Life Замри, умри, воскресни! Zamri, umri, voskresni! 1991 Taxi Blues Такси-блюз Taksi-Blyuz 1992Promised HeavenНебеса обетованныеNebesa obetovannye 1992 Passport Паспорт Pasport 1992 Spotted Dog Running at the Edge of the Sea Пегий пёс, бегущий краем моря Pegiy pyos, Begushchiy kraem morya 1993Encore, Once More Encore!Анкор, ещё анкор!Ankor, escho ankor! 1993 La Chasse aux papillons Охота на бабочек Okhota na babochek 1993 Close to Eden Урга — территория любви Urga – territoriya lyobvi 1994MakarovМакаровMakarov 1994 Children of Iron Gods Дети чугунных богов Deti chugunnykh bogov Tamás Tóth 1994 Window to Paris Окно в Париж Okno v Parizh 1995PassionsУвлеченьяUvlechenya 1995 Assia and the Hen with the Golden Eggs Курочка Ряба Kurochka Ryaba 1995 Katya Ismailova Подмосковные вечера Podmoskovnye vechera 1996Peculiarities of the National HuntОсобенности национальной охотыOsobennosti natsionalnoy okhoty 1996 The Aristocratic Peasant Girl Барышня-крестьянка Baryshnya-krestyanka Aleksey Sakharov 1996 A Moslem Мусульманин Musulmanin 1997Prisoner of the MountainsКавказский пленникKavkazskiy plennik 1997 Summer People Летние люди Letnie lyudi 1997 Jermak Ермак Ermak Valery Uskov, 1997 To Love Russian Way 2 Любить по-русски 2 Lyubit po-russki 2 1998The ThiefВорVor 1998 The Brother Брат Brat 1998 Time of a Dancer Время танцора Vremya tantsora 1999Of Freaks and MenПро уродов и людейPro urodov i lyudey 1999 Day of the Full Moon День полнолуния Den polnoluniya 1999 Country of the Deaf Страна глухих Strana glukhikh 1999 A Totalitarian Romance Тоталитарный роман Totalitarnyy roman Viacheslav Sorokin
2000s Year International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard) Director(s) Producer(s)Ref(s) 2000Khrustalyov, My Car!Хрусталёв, машину!Khrustalyov, mashinu!Armen Medvedev, Aleksandr Golutva, Guy Séligmann 2000 The Barracks Барак Barak Valeriy Ogorodnikov , Stanislav Arkhipov, Valeriy Ogorodnikov, Rolf Jaster 2000 Voroshilov Sharpshooter Ворошиловский стрелок Voroshilovskiy strelok Igor Tolstunov, Sergei Kozlov 2001His Wife's DiaryДневник его женыDnevnik ego zhenyAleksandr Golutva, 2001 Luna Papa Лунный папа Lunnyy papa Igor Tolstunov 2001 Tender Age Нежный возраст Nezhniy vozrast , Leonid Vereshchagin 2002TaurusТелецTeletsViktor Sergeev 2002 In August 1944 В августе 44-го... V avguste 44-go... Olga Semago, 2002 Let's Make Love Займёмся любовью Zaymyomsya lyubovyu Denis Evstigneev Aleksandr Atanesyan, Igor Tolstunov 2003The CuckooКукушкаKukushkaSergei Selyanov 2003 War Война Voina Sergei Selyanov 2003 The Star Звезда Zvezda , Aleksandr Litvinov 2003 The Lover Любовник Lyubovnik Aleksandr Akopov 2003 Chekhov's Motifs Чеховские мотивы Chekhovskie motivy Igor Kalyonov 2004The ReturnВозвращениеVozvrashcheniye 2004 Bless the Woman Благословите женщину Blagoslovite zhenshchinu Yekaterina Maskina 2004 Roads to Koktebel Коктебель Koktebel , Roman Borisevich 2004 Magnetic Storms Магнитные бури Magnitnye buri Aleksandr Potyomkin 2004 Russian Ark Русский ковчег Russkij Kovcheg Jens Meurer, Karsten Stöter, Andrey Deryabin, Andrey Razumovsky 2004 Old Women Старухи Starukhi Gennady Sidorov Gennady Sidorov 2005Our OwnСвоиSvoiViktor Glukhov, Sergey Melkumov, 2005 A Driver for Vera Водитель для Веры Voditel dlya Very Igor Tolstunov, , Mikhail Zilberman 2005 Long Farewell Долгое прощание Dolgoe proshchanie Yevgeny Ulyushkin 2005 My Step Brother Frankenstein Мой сводный брат Франкенштейн Moy svodnyy brat Frankenshteyn 2005 The Tuner Настройщик Nastroyshchik Sergey Chliyants 2006The 9th Company9 рота9 rota, Sergey Melkumov, 2006 Garpastum Гарпастум Garpastum Aleksandr Vaynshteyn 2006 The Italian Итальянец Italyanets Andrei Zertsalov 2006 Dreaming of Space Космос как предчувствие Kosmos kak predchuvstvie 2006 The Sun Солнце Solntse Igor Kalenov, Andrei Sigle, Marco Mueller 2007The IslandОстровOstrovSergei Shumakov, , Olga Vasilieva 2007 Andersen. Life Without Love Андерсен. Жизнь без любви Andersen. Zhizn bez lyubvi 2007 Alive Живой Zhivoy Aleksandr Veledinsky Sergei Chliyants 2007 Playing the Victim Изображая жертву Izobrazhaya zhertvu Natalia Mokritskaya, Uliana Savelieva 2007 Free Floating Свободное плавание Svobodnoe plavanie Roman Borisevich 2008MongolМонголMongolSergei Selyanov, , 2008 Cargo 200 Груз 200 Gruz 200 Sergei Selyanov 2008 Simple Things Простые вещи Prosty'e veshchi Roman Borisevich 2008 Travelling with Pets Путешествие с домашними животными Puteshestviye s domashnimi zhivotnymi Sabina Eremeeva, Igor Tolstunov 2008 Mermaid Русалка Rusalka Ruben Dishdishyan 2009HipstersСтилягиStilyagiLeonid Lebedev, , Vadim Goryainov, 2009 Paper Soldier Бумажный солдат Bumazhnyy soldat Artem Vasilyev, Sergey Shumakov 2009 Wild Field Дикое поле Dikoe pole Andrey Bondarenko, , Sergey Snezhkin 2009 Vanished Empire Исчезнувшая империя Ischeznuvshaya imperiya 2009 Captive Пленный Plennyy
2010s Year International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard) Director(s) Producer(s)Ref(s) 2010Room and a HalfПолторы комнаты, или сентиментальное путешествие на родинуPoltory komnaty, ili sentimentalnoe puteshestvie na rodinu, Artyom Vasilyev 2010 Wolfy Волчок Volchok Roman Borisevich, Ruben Dishdishyan 2010 Ward No. 6 Палата No. 6 Palata No. 6 2010 Pete on the Way to Heaven Петя по дороге в Царствие Небесное Petia po doroge v tsarstvie nebesnoye Nikolai Dostal Fyodor Popov 2010 Tsar Царь Tsar 2011The EdgeКрайKray, , Aleksandr Maksimov 2011 Fortress of War Брестская крепость Brestskaia krepost Igor Ugolnikov, Ruben Dishdishyan, Vladimir Zametalin 2011 How I Ended This Summer Как я провёл этим летом Kak ya provyol etim letom Roman Borisevich, Aleksandr Kushaev 2011 A Stoker Кочегар Kochegar Sergei Selyanov 2011 Silent Souls Овсянки Ovsyanki Igor Mishin, Maria Nazari, Dmitry Vorobev 2012Once Upon a Time There Lived a Simple WomanЖила-была одна бабаZhila-byla odna babaElena Smirnova, 2012 Vysotsky. Thank You For Being Alive Высоцкий. Спасибо, что живой Vysotskiy. Spasibo, chto zhivoy Pyotr Buslov Anatoly Maksimov, , Nikolay Popov, Nikita Vysotsky, Michael Schlicht, Paul Heth 2012 Elena Елена Elena , Sergey Melkumov 2012 Siberia, Monamour Сибирь. Монамур Sibir. Monamur Slava Ross Pavel Skurikhin, Vadim Zhuk, Igor Chekalin, Slava Ross 2012 Chapiteau-show Шапито-шоу Shapito-shou Ekaterina Gerasicheva 2013FaustФаустFaust 2013 White Tiger Белый тигр Belyy tigr 2013 The Conductor Дирижёр Dirizhyor , Yevgeny Panfilov 2013 Kokoko Кококо Kokoko Avdotya Smirnova Sergei Selyanov 2013 The Horde Орда Orda Andrei Proshkin Sergey Kravets, Natalya Gostyushina 2014The Geographer Drank His Globe AwayГеограф глобус пропилGeograf Globus PropilVadim Goryainov, Leonid Lebedev, 2014 Kiss Them All! Горько! Gorko! Ilya Burets, Dmitry Nelidov, , 2014 A Long and Happy Life Долгая счастливая жизнь Dolgaya chastlivaya zhizn Roman Borisevich, Aleksandr Kushaev 2014 Metro Метро Metro Igor Tolstunov, Sergey Kozlov 2014 Stalingrad Сталинград Stalingrad Anton Zlatopolsky, Sergey Melkumov, , Dmitry Rudovsky 2015Hard to Be a GodТрудно быть богомTrudno byt' bogomRushan Nasibulin, Viktor Izvekov 2015 The Postman's White Nights Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына Belye nochi pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna 2015 The Fool Дурак Durak , Kira Saksaganskaya 2015 Test Испытание Ispytanie Igor Tolstunov 2015 Leviathan Левиафан Leviafan , Sergey Melkumov 2016My Good HansМилый Ханс, дорогой ПётрMilyy Khans, dorogoy Pyotr, Liza Antonova, Len Blavatnik, Valery Kharkov, Heino Deckert, Andrey Annensky 2016 Battalion Батальонъ Batal'on Igor Ugolnikov, , Dmitry Rudovsky 2016 Battle for Sevastopol Битва за Севастополь Bitva za Sevastopol Egor Olesov, Natalia Mokritskaya 2016 The End of Beautiful Era Конец прекрасной эпохи Konets prekrasnoy epokhi , Ekaterina Maskina 2016 About Love Про любовь Pro lyubov 2016 The Land of Oz Страна ОЗ Strana OZ Sofiko Kiknavelidze, Dmitry Ulyukaev 2017ParadiseРайRay 2017 The Queen of Spades Дама пик Dama pik , , Dmitry Rudovsky, Yevgeny Panfilov 2017 The Duelist Дуэлянт Duelyant Aleksey Mizgirev , Sergey Melkumov 2017 The Collector Коллектор Kollektor Alexey Krasovsky Dmitry Ruzhentsev, Georgiy Shabanov, Eduard Eloyan 2017 The Monk and the Demon Монах и бес Monakh i bes Nikolay Dostal Igor Tolstunov 2017 The Student Ученик Uchenik Ilya Stewart, Diana Safarova, Yuri Kozyrev 2018ArrhythmiaАритмияAritmiyaRuben Dishdishyan, Sergei Selyanov 2018 How Vitka Chesnok Drove Lyokha Shtyr to the House for Disabled Как Витька Чеснок вёз Лёху Штыря в дом инвалидов Kak Vitka Chesnok vyoz Lyokhu Shtyrya v dom invalidov Fyodor Popov, Vladimir Malyshev 2018 Loveless Нелюбовь Nelyubov , Sergey Melkumov, Gleb Fetisov 2018 Salyut 7 Салют-7 Salyut-7 Anton Zlatopolsky, Sergei Selyanov, Bakur Bakuradze 2018 Closeness Теснота Tesnota Nikolay Yankin 2018 Baltic Tango Холодное танго Kholodnoe tango Sabina Eremeeva, Alexey Reznikovich 2019Anna's WarВойна АнныVoyna AnnyAndrei Savelyev, Artyom Vasilyev, Maksim Lozhevsky 2019 Dovlatov Довлатов Dovlatov Andrey Savelev, Artyom Vasilev, 2019 Story of One Appointment История одного назначения Istoriya odnogo naznacheniya Avdotya Smirnova Natalya Smirnova, Oksana Barkovskaya, , Sergei Selyanov, Viktoria Shamlikashvili 2019 Leto Лето Leto Ilya Stewart, Murad Osmann, Pavel Burya 2019 The Man Who Surprised Everyone Человек, который удивил всех Chelovek, kotoryj udivil vsekh , Aleksey Chupov Ekaterina Filippova
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