The Russian Guild of Film Critics is a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n organization of professional film critics. A member of FIPRESCI

FIPRESCI

The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...

 since 1999, the guild critiques Russian and Foreign films. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories. The awards were called "The Golden Ram" from 1998 to 2004, then, beginning in 2005, the name was changed to "The White Elephant".

Categories

• Best Actor/Actress
• Best Debut
• Best Screenplay
• Best Script
• Best Cinematography
• Best Director
• Best Director of Photography
• Best Art Direction
• Best Score
• Best Supporting Actor/Actress
• Best Foreign Film
• Best Foreign Actor/Actress

Winning Films

The following films were the recipients of the guild's Best Film and Best Foreign Film awards at ceremonies held during the listed years.

1999

• Khrustalyov, mashinu! (Crystal, My Car!): Best Film
• Shakespeare in Love
  Shakespeare in Love
  Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 British-American comedy film directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard....
  
  : Best Foreign Film

2000

• Luna Papa
  Luna Papa
  Luna Papa is a 1999 movie by Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov with collaboration from Germany, Japan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Russia....
  
  : Best Film
• American Beauty
  American Beauty (film)
  American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham, a middle-aged magazine writer who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter's best friend, Angela...
  
  : Best Foreign Film

2001

• Telets
  Taurus (film)
  Taurus is a 2001 Russian biographical drama film directed by Alexander Sokurov, portraying Vladimir Lenin. It was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Leonid Mozgovoy as Vladimir Lenin* Mariya Kuznetsova as Krupskaya...
  
   (Taurus): Best Film
• La Pianiste: Best Foreign Film

2002

• Kukushka (The Cuckoo): Best Film
• Hable con ella: Best Foreign Film

2004

• Svoi (Our Own): Best Film
• Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
  Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
  Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring is a 2003 South Korean film about a Buddhist monastery that floats on a lake in a pristine forest. The story is about the life of a Buddhist monk as he passes through the seasons of his life, from childhood to old age.The movie was directed by Kim Ki-duk,...
  
  : Best Foreign Film

2005

• Solntse
  The Sun (film)
  The Sun is a 2005 Russian biographical film surrounding Japanese Emperor Shōwa during the final days of World War II. The film is the third drama in director Aleksandr Sokurov's trilogy following on the leaders of Russia and Germany's .-Plot:Towards the conclusion of the Second World War, Japan...
  
   (The Sun): Best Film
• L'Enfant: Best Foreign Film

2006

• Svobodnoe plavanie
  Free Floating
  Free Floating is a 2006 absurdist tale about Losers. They do not achieve, they do not try, they practically do not talk, and they do not even have sex. There is nothing to tell about them, and even if there was nobody would be interested to listen...
  
   (Free Floating): Best Film
• Volver
  Volver
  Volver is a 2006 Spanish dramatic comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave...
  
  : Best Foreign Film

2007

• Gruz 200 (Cargo 200): Best Film
• 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days: Best Foreign Film

2008

• Dikoe Pole (Wild Fields): Best Film
• No Country for Old Men
  No Country for Old Men (film)
  No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American crime thriller directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. The film was adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name...
  
  : Best Foreign Film

2009

• Volchok (Wolfy): Best Film
• Inglorious Bastards: Best Foreign Film

See also

• FIPRESCI
  FIPRESCI
  The International Federation of Film Critics is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world for "the promotion and development of film culture and for the safeguarding of professional interests." It was founded in June 1930 in...
  
  
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 1998
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 1999
  Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 1999
  -Best Actor:*Leonid Mozgovoy as Adolf Hitler in Molokh*Mikhail Ulyanov as Ivan Fyodorovich in Voroshilovskiy strelok-Best Supporting Actor:*Vladimir Ilyin as Captain Mokin in The Barber of Siberia-Best Cinematography:...
  
  
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2000
  Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2000
  The winners of the 2000 Golden Aries, given by the Russian Guild of Film Critics.-Best Foreign Actor:*Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham in American Beauty...
  
  
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2001
  Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2001
  -Best Foreign Actor:*Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint in The Believer...
  
  
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2002
  Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2002
  -Best Supporting Actor:*Yuri Kuznetsov as Viktor in Dnevnik Kamikadze...
  
  
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2003
  Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2003
  The winners of the 2003 Golden Aries, given by the Russian Guild of Film Critics, are listed below.-Winners:*Best Actor: Viktor Sukhorukov - Bednyy, bednyy Pavel *Best Actress: Maria Zvonareva - The Trio...
  
  
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2004
• Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2006
  Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards 2006
  -Best Actor:*Yevgeni Mironov as Konyok in Kosmos kak predchuvstvie...
  
  

External links

• official website of Russian Guild of Film_Critics (in Russian)
• RGOFC at IMDb