The Russian National Movie Award, also known as the "Georges", is an annual award presented to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, directors, actors, and writers.
The award was established by LiveJournal bloggers Alexander Folin, Maxim Alexandrov and Olga Belik in 2005.
[2] The name of the award comes from French film director Georges Méliès.
The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette.
The awarding statuette was created by artist Natalia Petrova and represents a matryoshka, which is considered a direct symbol of Russia and folk art.