Nikita Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov
Никита Михалков
Mikhalkov in 2022
Born	Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (1945-10-21) 21 October 1945 (age 79) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, actor
Years active	1959–present
Title	Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2020) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984)
Spouses	Anastasiya Vertinskaya ​ ​ (m. 1966⁠–⁠1971)​ Tatiana Mikhalkova ​ ​ (m. 1973)​
Children	4, including Anna and Nadezhda
Parents	Sergey Mikhalkov (father) Natalia Konchalovskaya (mother)
Relatives	Andrei Konchalovsky (brother)
Awards	Full cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia) Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Knight Grand Cross, 2004) Legion of Honour (France, Commandeur, 1994) Legion of Honour (Officier, 1992) Dostlug Order (Azerbaijan, 2015) State Prize of the Russian Federation (1993, 1995, 1999) Academy Awards (1995) Golden Lion (1991) Grand Prix of Cannes Film Festival (1994)
Nikita Mikhaikov's voice Mikhailkov on the Echo of Moscow program, 1 February 2007

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union.^[1] 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).