Nikita Mikhalkov

Soviet and Russian film director, writer, producer and actor

Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (Russian: Ники́та Серге́евич Михалко́в; born 21 October 1945) is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. He was nominated for the Academy Award (1993) for the movie 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 movie Burnt by the Sun.

Nikita Mikhalkov
Никита Михалков
Nikita Mikhalkov, May 2013
Born
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov

(1945-10-21) 21 October 1945 (age 78)
Alma materGerasimov Institute of Cinematography
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, actor
Years active1959–present
Title

Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2020)

  • People's Artist of the RSFSR (1984)
Spouse(s)
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
(m. 1966⁠–⁠1971)

Tatiana Mikhalkova
(m. 1973)
Children4
Parents
  • Sergey Mikhalkov (father)
  • Natalia Konchalovskaya (mother)
RelativesAndrei Konchalovsky (brother)
Anna Mikhalkova (daughter)
Nadezhda Mikhalkova (daughter)
Awards

In 1996, he was the head of the jury at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival.[1]

Awards

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