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I recently had and missed the opportunity to see the film, Ward No. 6 (Палата № 6) at the National Gallery of Art as part of a mini film festival honoring Anton Chekhov and his 150th birthday. I later found out that Ward No. 6 was Russia’s Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film.

If you watched the Oscars (another one I missed) you know that “Ward 6″ did not even receive the “honor of just being nominated”. It got me thinking about what Russian films have been nominated, or even won Oscars in the past.

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So here is a list of Russian films that have been nominated for academy awards. If the title is a web link it will take you to Netflix where you can and should rent it! Most of these that I have seen are really great – especially Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears and Burnt by the Sun – I own both of them!

Which ones are your favorites??

• 12 – Nominee ’07
• Вор (The Thief) – Nominee ’97
• Кавказский пленник (Prisoner of the Mountains) – Nominee ’96
• Утомлённые солнцем (Burnt by the Sun) – Winner ’94
• Урга (Close to Eden) – Nominee ’92
• Частная жизнь (Private Life) – Nominee ’82
• Москва слезам не верит (Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears) – Winner ’80
• Белый Бим Черное ухо (White Bim Black Ear) – Nominee ’78
• Дерсу Узала (Dersu Uzala) – Winner ’75
• А зори здесь тихие (The Dawns Here Are Quiet) – Nominee ’72
• Чайкoвский (Tchaikovsky) – Nominee ’71
• Братья Карамазовы (The Brothers Karamazov) – Nominee ’69
• Война и мир (War and Peace) – Winner ’68

Here is a list of all of the films that have been submitted by Russia.