The Russian Guild of Film Critics (russian: Гильдия киноведов и кинокритиков России) is a Russian organization of professional film critics, headquartered in
Moscow
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. Beginning in 1998, the guild began conferring annual awards in several categories. The awards were called the "Golden Ram" or "Golden Aries" from 1998 to 2004, then, beginning in 2005, the name was changed to "White Elephant".
The guild belongs to the
Union of Cinematographers of the Russian Federation
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, a non-government organisation,
and has been a member of
FIPRESCI since 1999.
Award categories
Current categories
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Best Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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*Best Director
*Best Actor
*Best Actress
*Best Supporting Actor
*Best Supporting Actress
*Best Screenplay
*Best Cinematography
*Best Art Direction
*Best Music
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Best Animated Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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*Best Documentary
*Best Short Film
*Best First Film
*Best Television Series
*Lifetime Achievement Award
*Event of the Year
Retired awards
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Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
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(awarded 1998–2011)
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Best Foreign Actor (awarded 1998–2003)
*Best Foreign Actress (awarded 1998–2003)
Award ceremonies
References
External links
* (in Russian)
RGOFCat
IMDb
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Film critics associations
Russian film awards
Organizations based in Moscow
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Non-profit organizations based in Russia