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Golden Eagle Award (Russian: премия Золотой Орел) is a Russian national award for motion pictures and TV series, run by the Russian Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2002, ostentatiously modelled on the Academy Awards and given out in 20 nominations each January. The ceremony is held at the Mosfilm studios, where some of the most acclaimed Soviet features were filmed.

The award was instituted by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award, which had fallen out of favour with many influential producers and directors. At the first ceremony, three awards were given to Aleksandr Rogozhkin's Kukushka (Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay), while the Lifetime Achievement Award went to Bernardo Bertolucci.

In 2003, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Francis Ford Coppola. The film 72 Meters, loosely based on the tragedy of the Russian submarine Kursk, won the Best Feature Film and the Best Original Score (for the composer Ennio Morricone).

In 2004, Andrey Zvyagintsev bagged the Best Feature Film award for his Vozvrashcheniye
. Oleg Yankovsky was named the Best Supporting Actor, and Inna Churikova won the Golden Eagle as the Best Supporting Actress. The Life Achievement Award was given to Milos Forman.

In 2005, the box-office champion 9th Company
won the award for Best Feature Film, while Georgi Danelia was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Nikita Mikhalkov was named the Best Actor and Alla Demidova won the Best Actress.

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