The nominations for the 2025 Nika National Film Awards have been officially announced. The frontrunner this year is the historical musical The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin, starring Yura Borisov, which received the highest number of mentions across various categories.
The full list of contenders includes:
Best Feature Film
«Lermontov»
«The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»
«August»
«The Wind»
«Yura Was Here»
Best Director
Bakur Bakuradze («Lermontov»)
Felix Umarov («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Sergey Chliyants («The Wind»)
Best Screenplay
Yuri Arabov, Evgeny Vodolazkin («The Aviator»)
Pyotr Lutsik, Aleksey Samoryadov («The Wind»)
Bakur Bakuradze («Lermontov»)
Best Cinematography
Danila Goryunkov («The Wind»)
Pavel Fomintsev («Lermontov»)
Mikhail Khasaya («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Best Actor
Yura Borisov («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Konstantin Khabensky («Yura Was Here»)
Sergey Bezrukov («August»)
Best Actress
Darya Ekamasova («Gandhi Remained Silent on Saturdays»)
Svetlana Kryuchkova («Two in One Life, Not Counting the Dog»)
Yuliya Snigir («My Son»)
Best Supporting Actor
Daniil Vorobyov («August»)
Sergey Gilyov («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Vladimir Mashkov («Unlisted»)
Best Supporting Actress
Sofya Gershevich («Lermontov»)
Elena Lyadova («Blank Slate»)
Anna Chipovskaya («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Best Editing
Ilya Lebedev («August»)
Alexander Pak («Volchok»)
Maria Likhacheva («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Best Original Score
KICK CHILL, Alexander Demyanov («Yura Was Here»)
Dmitry Emelyanov («August»)
Ryan Otter («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Best Sound Design
FLYSOUND («The Aviator»)
Alexander Fedenev («The Wind»)
Pavel Doreuli, Pavel Stasenko («August»)
Best Production Design
Sergey Agin («The Wizard of the Emerald City: The Yellow Brick Road»)
Vladimir Gudilin, Sergey Agin, Yuliya Makushina («August»)
Sergey Zaikov, Aleksey Paderin («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Best Costume Design
Marina Ananyeva, Irina Chepenko («Finist: The First Warrior»)
Dmitry Andreev («Lermontov»)
Tatyana Patrakhaltseva («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Ekaterina Shapkayts («Catherine the Great»)
Best TV Series
«Constantinople»
«Overheard in Rybinsk»
«Chronicles of the Russian Revolution»
«Outsource»
«One Call Bar»
«Breathe»
Best Documentary Film
«In Search of Andrei Rublev»
«To the Other Shore: Stanislavski in the New World»
«Cinematic Language of an Era: Lev Kuleshov»
Best Animated Film
«Bulgakov»
«Discarded»
«Hotel Onegin»
Breakthrough of the Year
Raul Geydarov («Sidney Lumet’s Birthday»)
Sergey Malkin («Yura Was Here»)
Felix Umarov («The Prophet: The Story of Alexander Pushkin»)
Source: Nika
