| Golden Eagle Award | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Golden_Eagle_Award_statue.jpg) The Golden Eagle statue | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievements |
| Country | Russia |
| Presented by | National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia |
| First awarded | 25 January 2002 |
| Website | Official site of the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia |
The Golden Eagle Award (Russian: премия Золотой Орёл, romanized: premiya Zolotoy Opyol) is an award given by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, directors, actors, and writers. Modelled after the American Golden Globe Awards,[1] the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent award ceremonies in Russia, alongside the Nika Award.
The national Russian award is given out in 20 categories each January for motion pictures and TV series produced in Russia during the previous year. The awarding statuette is a silver eagle, originally made from copper with a jade pedestal, and was designed by sculptor Viktor Mitroshin. The design was later altered by the Spanish company Carrera y Carrera. The award was conceived by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award established in 1987 and run by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences in Moscow.[2]
- ^ "Nika Awards (Russian Oscars®)". Film Movement. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Nikita Mikhalkov". Russkiy Mir Foundation Information Service. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.