Nikita Mikhalkov

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.

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Nikita Mikhalkov, May 2013
Born	Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (1945-10-21) 21 October 1945 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)
Spouse(s)	Anastasiya Vertinskaya (m. 1966–1971) Tatiana Mikhalkova (m. 1973)
Children	4
Parents	Sergey Mikhalkov (father) Natalia Konchalovskaya (mother)
Relatives	Andrei Konchalovsky (brother) Anna Mikhalkova (daughter) Nadezhda Mikhalkova (daughter)
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)

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