Nikita Mikhalkov

Personal Info

Birthday

October 21, 1945

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Moscow, RSFSR, USSR (now Russia)

Also Known As

Никита Михалков

Nikita Michalkov

N. Mihalkov

N. Mikhalkov

Nikita Sergejewitsch Michalkow

Никита Сергеевич Михалков

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov

Nikita Sergueïevitch Mikhalkov

Nikita Mikhalkov

Biography

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).