KYIV, February 1 /UKRINFORM/

Ukrainian Bohdan Stupka has become the Best Actor of the Year 2009 and has been awarded the Golden Eagle for his excellent rendition of Taras Bulba in the movie of the same name based on Nikolai Gogol's classic story.

The Golden Eagle movie awards ceremony was staged at the Mosfilm studio.

'This is already my second Golden Eagle, and I'm waiting for the third," the actor said.

Established in 2002, the Golden Eagle Award is run by the National Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science of Russia.

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