Yuriy Norshteyn - Awards and Praise

Awards and Praise

• 1971—Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czechoslovakia): The Battle of Kerzhenets named Best Animated Film
• 1972—Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films (Yugoslavia): Grand Prize for The Battle of Kerzhenets (shared with Ivan Ivanov-Vano)
• 1972—Tbilisi: The Battle of Kerzhenets named Best Animated Film
• 1972—Bombay Film Festival (India): "Diplom" for The Battle of Kerzhenets
• 1975—Annecy International Animated Film Festival (France): Special Jury Prize for Heron and Crane
• 1975—New York (U.S.): First Prize for Heron and Crane
• 1976—Frunze All-Union Film Festival: Hedgehog in the Fog "best animated film"
• 1976—Teheran Children's and Youth Film Festival (Iran): Hedgehog in the Fog "best animated film"
• 1977—Odense (Denmark): Grand Prize for Heron and Crane
• 1979—USSR State Prize for Tale of Tales (awarded just prior to its release to Norshteyn, Yarbusova, and Zhukovsky)
• 1980—Lille International Festival of Films (France): Jury Grand Prize for Tale of Tales
• 1980—Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films: Grand Prize for Tale of Tales
• 1980—Ottawa International Animation Festival (Canada): Best Film Longer Than Three Minutes Award for Tale of Tales
• 1984—Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival (U.S.): Tale of Tales voted by large international jury to be the greatest animated film of all time
• 1991—Annie Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Art of Animation
• 1995—Russian Independent Triumph Award (acknowledging 'the highest achievements in art and literature')
• 1996—People's Artist of Russia
• 1996—1st Open Russian Festival of Animated Film, Breakthrough Prize for Russian Sugar (commercial)
• 2002—Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films: Tale of Tales again voted by large international jury to be the greatest animated film of all time
• 2004—Japanese Order of the Rising Sun

Hayao Miyazaki considers Yuriy Norshteyn "a great artist" and cited Hedgehog in the Fog as one of his favourite animated films.