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January 22, 2026

Russian film nominated for Oscar

‘The Three Sisters’ by Russian director Konstantin Bronzit has been nominated for an Academy Award

Russian film nominated for Oscar

TL;DR

  • ‘The Three Sisters,’ an animated short by Russian director Konstantin Bronzit, is nominated for an Academy Award.
  • The film is based on a Montenegrin legend about three aging, unmarried sisters whose lives are changed by a sailor.
  • Bronzit has previously had two films nominated for Oscars: ‘Lavatory – Lovestory’ (2009) and ‘We Can’t Live Without Cosmos’ (2016).
  • The nomination comes amid strained cultural ties between Russia and the West following the 2022 Ukraine conflict.
  • Moscow views restrictions on Russian cultural figures as "Russophobic censorship."
  • Several Russian and Soviet films have previously won Oscars, including in the best international feature category.

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