Golden Eagle Award for Best Animation

The Golden Eagle Award for Best Animated Feature Film (Russian: Золотой Орёл для лучший анимационный фильму) is one of twenty award categories presented annually by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia. It is one of the Golden Eagle Awards, which were conceived by Nikita Mikhalkov as a counterweight to the Nika Award established in 1987 by the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences.^[1][2]

Golden Eagle Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Awarded for	Best Animated Featured Film of the Year
Country	Russia
Presented by	National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia
First award	2002
Currently held by	Oksana Kholodova for Neobyknovennaya istoriya odnogo l'va (The Extraordinary Story of One Lion, 2024)
Website	Official site of the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Russia

Each year the members of the academy choose three (except in the year 2002) nominees to award the best animated film and the film as a perception. The first animator to be awarded was Alexey Demin for the film Cats Under Rain (Кошки под дождем). The most recent award was made to Oksana Holodova's One lion's Unusual story (Neobyknovennaya istoriya odnogo l'va , 2024). The most successful animation director is Alexey Demin, Alexander Tatarsky, and Konstantin Bronzit with two wins each. Inna Evlannikova (who won one award), Anatoly Prokhorov, and Maria Muat (both have not won) were nominated thrice. Other people with multiple nominations include Elena Pitkevich (with two nominations but no wins) and Svetlana Andrianova (winning one from two nominations).

Nomineess and awardees

Key

Sign	Meaning
†	The international title is not known
Bold	Indicates the winner

Konstantin Bronzit animations were nominated in 2007, 2009, and 2019, the last time he received the award

2000s

Year	Director	International title	National title	Transliterated title (per BGN/PCGN standard)	Ref(s)
2002	Alexey Demin	Cats Under Rain	Кошки под дождем	Koshka pod dozhdem	[3]
	Dmitry Geller	Greetings from Kislovodsk	Привет из Кисловодска	Privet iz Kislovodtska	[4]
2003	Andrei Khrzhanovsky	One and a Half of the Cat	Полтора кота	Poltora kota	[5]
	Mikhail Aldashin	Bukashkis	Букашки	Bukashki	[6]
	Alexander Tatarsky, Valentin Telegin	The Red Gate Rasemon	Красные ворота Расёмон	Krasniye vorota Rasyomon	[6]
2004	Tatyana Ilina	The Nutcracker	Щелкунчик	Shchelkunchik	[7]
	Oleg KuznetsovIrina Rakitina	How The Little Tiger Looked For The Stripes	Как тигренок искал полоски	Kak tigrenok iskal poloski	[8]
	Maria Muat	About a Little Mouse	Про мышонка	Pro myshonka	[8]
2005	Alexander Tatarsky	Mountain of Gems (film series)	Гора самоцветов	Gora samotsvetov	[9]
	Natalya Orlova	Kashtanka	Каштанка	Kashtanka	[10]
	Andrey Uskakov	Wings	Крылья	Kryl'ya	[10]
2006	Ekaterina Mikhalkova	The Captain's Daughter	Капитанская дочка	Kapitanskaya dochka	[11]
	Anatoly Prokhorov	GoGoRiki (film series)	Смешарики	Smeshariki	[12]
	Alexandr Bubnov	Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson	Шерлок Холмс и Доктор Ватсон	Sherlok Kholms i Doktor Watson	[12]
2007	Alexander Tatarsky	Mountain of Gems (film series)	Гора самоцветов	Gora samotsvetov	[13]
	Anatoly Prokhorov	GoGoRiki (film series)	Смешарики	Smeshariki	[14]
	Konstantin Bronzit	Lavatory Lovestory	Уборная истроия – лиобовная история	Ubornaya istoriya – liubovnaya istoriya	[14]
2008	Elisaveta Skrovtsova	Lullabies of the World (film series)	Колыбельные мира	Kolybel'nye mira	[15]
	Ivan Maksimov	Rain Down From Above	Дождь сверху вниз	Dozhd' sverkhu vniz	[16]
	Georgi Gitis	(unknown)†	Приключения Алёнушки и Ерёмы	Priklyucheniya Alyonushki i Eryomy	[16]
2009	Konstantin Bronzit	The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! †	Правдивая история о трех поросятах	Pravdivaya istoriya o trekh prosyatakh	[17]
	Anatoly Prokhorov	GoGoRiki (film series)	Смешарики	Smeshariki	[18]
	Irina Margolina, Elena Pitkevich	(unknown)†	Роберт Шуман (письма)	Robert Shuman (pis'ma)	[18]

2010s

Year	Director	International title	National title	Transliterated title (per BGN/PCGN standard)	Ref(s)
2010	Svyatoslav Ushakov, Inna Evlannikova	Space Dogs	Белка и Стрелка. Звёздные собаки	Belka i strelka. Zvyozdniye Sobaki	[19]
	Maria Muat	(unknown)†	Непечальная история	Nepechal'naya istoriya	[20]
	Natalya Malgina, Sergey Seregin, Pavel Sukhikh, Oksana Kholodova	(unknown)†	Рассказы А.П. Чехова	Rasskazy A.P. Chekhova	[20]
2011	Sergey Glezin	(unknown)†	Три богатыря и Шамаханская царица	Tri bogatyrya i Shamakhanskaya tsaritsa	[21]
	Maria Muat	(unknown)†	Метель	Metel	[22]
	Yulia Titova	(unknown)†	Сергей Прокофьев	Sergei Prokofyev	[22]
2012	Elena Pitkevich	(unknown)†	Бах	Bakh	[23]
	Aleksey Turkus	(unknown)†	Заснеженный всадник	Zasnezhennyi vsadnik	[24]
	Ivan Maksimov	Out of Play	Вне игры	Vne igry	[24]
2013	Alexey Demin	Hush, Grandma is Sleeping!	Тише, бабушка спит	Tishe, babushka spit	[25]
	Mikhail Aldashin	Immortal	Бессмертный	Bessmertnyy	[26]
	Ivan Maximov	Long Bridge of Desired Direction	Длинный мост в нужную сторону	Dlinnyy most v nuzhnuyu storonu	[26]
2014	Vladimir Toropchin	Ivan Tsarevich and the Gray Wolf 2	Иван Царевич и Серый Волк 2	Ivan Tsarevich i Seryy Volk 2	[27]
	Aleksandr Khramtsov, Inna Evlannikova, Vadim Sotskov	Space Dogs: Adventure to the Moon	Белка и Стрелка. Лунные приключения	Belka i Strelka. Lunnyye priklyucheniya	[28]
	Irina Kodyukova	Chopin	Фредерик Шопен	Frederik Shopen	[28]
2015	Konstantin Feoktistov	Three heroes. Horse Course	Три богатыря. Ход конём	Tri bogatyrya. Khod konom	[29]
	Svetlana Andrianova	A Little Star	Звёздочка	Zvozdochka	[30]
	Sergey Antonov	Serafima's Extraordinary Travel	Необыкновенное путешествие Серафимы	Neobyknovennoye puteshestviye Serafimy	[30]
2016	Natalia Chernysheva	Cat and Mouse	Кот и мышь	Kot i mysh'	[31]
	Maksim Volkov	Sheep and Wolves	Волки и овцы: Бе-е-е-зумное превращение	Chernysheva	[32]
	Polina Minchenok	Moroshka	Морошка	Moroshka	[32]
2017	Svetlana Andrianova	Two Trams	Два трамвая	Dva tramvaya	[33]
	Yuriy Ryazanov, Yuriy Kulakov	The Tale of Peter and Fevronia	Сказ о Петре и Февронии	Skaz o Petre i Fevronii	[34]
	Vladimir Toropchin, Fyodor Dmitriev, Darina Shmidt	Fantastic Journey to Oz	Урфин Джюс и его деревянные солдаты	Urfin Dzhyus i yego derevyannyye soldaty	[34]
2018	Stanislav Sokolov	Hoffmaniada	Гофманиада	Gofmaniada	[35]
	Valentin Telegin	(unknown)†	Матрос Пётр Кошка	Matros Potr Koshka	[36]
	Natalia Mirzoyan	Five Minutes To Sea	Пять минут до моря	Pyat' minut do morya	[36]
2019	Konstantin Bronzit	He Can't Live Without Cosmos	Он не может жить без космоса	On ne mozhet zhit' bez kosmosa	[37]
	Leonid Shmelkov	Lola the Living Potato	Лола живая картошка	Lola zhivaya kartoshka	[38]
	Zhanna Bekmambetova	Tweet-tweet	Чик-Чирик	Chik-Chirik	[38]

2020s

Year	Director	International title	National title	Transliterated title (per BGN/PCGN standard)	Ref(s)
2020	Dmitry Geller	Mistress of the Copper Mountain	Хозяйка Медной горы	Khozyayka Mednoy gory	[39]
	Darina Schmidt, Konstantin Feoktistov	Ivan Tsarevich and the Grey Wolf 4	Иван Царевич и Серый Волк 4	Ivan Tsarevich i Seryy Volk 4	[40]
	Inna Evlannikova, Aleksandr Khramtsov	Space Dogs: Return to Earth	Белка и Стрелка. Карибская тайна	Belka i Strelka. Karibskaya tayna	[40]
2021	Darina Shmidt, Konstantin Feoktistov	Horse Julius and Big Horse Racing	Конь Юлий и большие скачки	Kon' Juliy i Bol'shie Skachki	[41]
	Oksana Kuvaldina	Alaska	Аляска	Alyaska	[42]
	Andrey Kolpin	Koschey: The Everlasting Story	Кощей. Начало	Koschey. Nachalo	[42]
2022	Denis Chernov	Finnick	Финник	Finnik	[43]
	Leonid Shmelkov	Cucumbers	Огурцы	Ogurcy	[44]
	Zoya Trofimova	Blue Lion	Синий лев	Sinij lev	[44]
2023	Vasiliy Rovenskiy	Cats in the Museum	Коты Эрмитажа	Koty Ermitazha	[45]
	Svetlana Andrianova	Kharms	Хармс	Harms	[46]
	Anastasia Zhakulina	Bright souls	Светлые души	Svetlye dushi	[46]
2024	Oksana Kholodova	The Extraordinary Story of One Lion	Необыкновенная история одного льва	Neobyknovennaya istoriya odnogo l'va	[47]
	Vasiliy Rovenskiy	Dogs at the Opera	Великолепная пятерка	Velikolepnaya pyaterka	[48]
	Aleksandr Khramtsov	The Brook That Ran Back To The Mountain	Ручей, бегущий в горы	Ruchej, begushchij v gory	[48]