Nika awards ceremony names the best…
Once Upon A Time There Was a Woman or Zhila-Byla Odna Baba by Russian film maker Andrei Smirnov was named the Best Russian Movie at the Nika awards ceremony, held in Moscow on April 8.
The movie also brought Smirnov the Best Screenplay award, while its star Darya Yekamasova collected the Best Actress Nika, sharing it with Nadezhda Markina, awarded for the lead role in Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Elena, which was also nominated for the Best Movie award. Another actor in Smirnov’s movie, Roman Madyanov, was awarded as the best supporting actor.
Actor Oleg Basilashvili collected the Lifetime Achievement award, and Leonid Desyatnikov was awarded as the Best Composer for his score for Alexander Zeldovich’s movie Mishen (Target).