The Nika Award for Discovery of the Year () is given annually by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Science and presented at the Nika Awards.
In 2022, nominees were announced, but 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 2000s Year Recipient International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard)Ref(s) 2002 (actor) In August of 1944 В августе 44-го… V avguste 44-go… 2002 Natalya Gugueva (documentary film director) The Forsage Форсаж Forsazh 2002 (film director) Two Drivers Ехали два шофёра Ekhali dva shofoera 2003 (actor) The Star Звезда Zvezda 2003 (film director) The Motion В движенииV dvizhenii 2003 (film director) Sky. Plane. Girl Небо. Самолёт. Девушка Nebo. Samoleot. Devushka 2004 (film director)The Last TrainПоследний поездPosledniy poezd 2004 (film director) The Return Возвращение Vozvrashcheniye 2004 Gennady Sidorov (film director) Old Women Старухи Starukhi 2005 (actress)A Driver for VeraВодитель для ВерыVoditel dlya Very 2005 (actress) Long Farewell Долгое прощание Dolgoe proshchanie 2005 (film director) Harvest Time Время жатвы Vremya zhatvy 2005 (actor) My Step Brother Frankenstein Мой сводный брат Франкенштейн Moy svodnyy brat Frankenshteyn 2006 (film director)The ItalianИтальянецItalyanets 2006 (film director) The 9th Company 9 рота 9 rota 2006 Pavel Sanayev (film director) Last Weekend Последний уик-энд Posledniy uik-end 2007 (film director)EuphoriaЭйфорияEyforiya 2007 Oksana Bychkova (film director) Piter FM Питер FM Piter FM 2007 (actor) Playing the Victim Изображая жертву Izobrazhaya zhertvu 2008 (actor)Simple ThingsПростые вещиProsty'e veshchi 2008 Zoya Kaydanovskaya (actress) Nothing Personal Ничего личного Nichego lichnogo 2008 (film director) Soaring Отрыв Otryv 2009 (film director)Everybody Dies but MeВсе умрут, а я останусьVse umrut, a ya ostanus 2009 Bakur Bakuradze (film director) Shultes Шультес Shultes 2009 (Music Producer) Hipsters Стиляги Stilyagi
2010s Year Recipient International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard)Ref(s) 2010Pavel Bardin (film director)Russia 88Россия 88Rossiya 88 2010 Egor Pavlov (actor) Pete on the Way to Heaven Петя по дороге в Царствие Небесное Petia po doroge v tsarstvie nebesnoye 2010 (film director) Wolfy Волчок Volchok 2011Dmitry Mamuliya (film director)Another SkyДругое небоDrugoe nebo 2011 Andrey Karasyov (composer) Silent Souls Овсянки Ovsyanki 2011 Aleksey Kopashov (actor) Fortress of War Брестская крепость Brestskaia krepost 2012 (supporting actor)Vysotsky. Thank You For Being AliveВысоцкий. Спасибо, что живойVysotskiy. Spasibo, chto zhivoy 2012Mikhail Protsko (actor)Siberia, MonamourСибирь. МонамурSibir. Monamur 2012 Konstantin Buslov (film director) Cash Бабло Bablo 2012 (film director) Twilight Portrait Портрет в сумерках Portret v sumerkakh 2013Alexey Andrianov (film director)SpyШпионShpion 2013 Fedot Lvov (supporting actor) The Horde Орда Orda 2013 Vladimir Svirskiy (actor) In the Fog В тумане V tumane 2014 (film director)Kiss Them All!Горько!Gorko! 2014 & Aleksey Chupov (film directors) Intimate Parts Интимные места Intimnye mesta 2014 (supporting actress) The Geographer Drank His Globe Away Географ глобус пропил Geograf Globus Propil 2015Ivan I. Tverdovsky (film director)Corrections ClassКласс коррекцииKlass korrektsii 2015 Nataliya Meshchaninova & (screenwriters) The Hope Factory Комбинат "Надежда" Kombinat "Nadezhda" 2015 (actress) Star Звезда Zvezda 2016 (actor)The End of Beautiful EraКонец прекрасной эпохиKonets prekrasnoy epokhi 2016 Natalia Kudryashova (film director) Pioneer Heroes Пионеры-герои Pionery-geroi 2016 Ella Manzheeva (film director) The Gulls Чайки Chayki 2017Alexey Krasovsky (film director)The CollectorКоллекторKollektor 2017 Eduard Bordukov (film director) Pitch Коробка Korobka 2017 Peter Skvortsov (actor) The Student Ученик Uchenik 2018 (film director)How Vitka Chesnok Drove Lyokha Shtyr to the House for DisabledКак Витька Чеснок вёз Лёху Штыря в дом инвалидовKak Vitka Chesnok vyoz Lyokhu Shtyrya v dom invalidov 2018 (film director) Closeness Теснота Tesnota 2018 (film director) Light Up! Жги! Zhgi! 2019Roman Bilyk (actor)LetoЛетоLeto 2019 (film director) Acid Кислота Kislota 2019 Marta Kozlova (actress) Anna's War Война Анны Voyna Anny
2020s Year Recipient International title Original title Transliterated title(per BGN/PCGN standard)Ref(s) 2020 (film director)A Russian YouthМальчик русскийMalchik russkiy 2020 Boris Akopov (film director) The Bull Бык Byk 2020 (actress) A Frenchman Француз Frantsuz 2021Philipp Yuryev (film director)The Whaler BoyКитобойKitoboy 2021 (film director) The Silver Skates Серебряные коньки Serebryanye konki 2021 Semyon Serzin (film director) Man from Podolsk Человек из Подольска Chelovek iz Podolska 2022 Milana Aguzarova (actress) Unclenching the Fists Разжимая кулаки Razzhimaya kulaki 2022 (film director) Hostel Общага Obschaga 2022 Yevgeny Grigorev (film director) The Riot Подельники Podelniki 2022 Mariya Izyumova (screenwriter) Mama, I'm Home Мама, я дома Mama, ya doma 2022 (film director) The Danube Дунай Dunay 2024Makar Khlebnikov (actor)Three Minutes of SilenceСнегирьSnegir 2024 Sergey Ilyin (film director) Matthew Passion Страсти по Матвею Strasti po Matveyu 2024 Maria Zolotukhina (actress) The Righteous Праведник, Pravednik 2024 Natalia Gugueva (film director) Fog Туман Tuman 2025Zaka Abdrakhmanova (film director) Papa died at Saturday Папа умер в субботу Papa umer v subbotu 2025 Anna Kuznetsova (film director) Holidays Каникулы Kanikuli 2025 Nikolay Larionov (film director) Endless Winter Вечная зима Vechnaya zima
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