Фільм Чернова про Андріївку здобув дві престижні премії у США

This was reported on the official websites of the WGA and ASC. The

documentary film "2000 Metres to Andriivka" by Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov won two prestigious American awards — the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award.

According to reports, on 8 March, the film won in the "Best Documentary Screenplay" category at the WGA Awards. In this nomination, it beat the films Becoming Led Zeppelin and White with Fear.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award is an annual award presented by the Writers Guild of America since 1949 for outstanding achievements in screenwriting in film, television and radio. The ceremony traditionally takes place at the beginning of the year before the Oscars.

Other winners of this year's Writers Guild Awards include:

• Sinners (screenplay by Ryan Kugler) — Best Original Screenplay;

• Paul Thomas Anderson's "There Will Be Blood" — Best Adapted Screenplay;

• Pitt — Best Drama Series and Best New Series;

• "Studio" — Best Comedy Series Screenplay;

• "To Die for Sex" — Best Limited Series Screenplay.

In addition, Mstislav Chernov and cinematographer Alex Babenko won the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award in the Documentary Film category. It was the first nomination for this award for both of them.

Their work beat out Come See Me in the Good Light by Brandon Somerholder and Folktales by Lars Erlend Tubaas Oimo and Thor Edwin Eliassen.

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Award is an award that has been recognising the best cinematographic achievements of the year in seven categories since 1986, covering feature films, television, documentaries and music videos.

The documentary film 2000 Metres to Andriivka tells the story of one episode of the Ukrainian counteroffensive in 2023 in the Donetsk region.

The film shows events on the front line through the eyes of Ukrainian soldiers who are tasked with advancing approximately two kilometres through a fortified forest to regain control of the village of Andriivka near Bakhmut.

Working alongside the soldiers at their positions are director Mstislav Chernov and his colleague, photographer Oleksandr Babenko, who document the unit's advance under constant shelling.

Filming began in September 2023 and lasted almost a year and a half.

Mstislav Chernov, photographer Oleksandr Babenko, and producers Michelle Mizner and Reini Aronson-Rat worked on the film. The music for the film was written by two-time Grammy Award-winning composer Sam Slater.

The film is part of a joint documentary project by Frontline and the Associated Press dedicated to Russia's war against Ukraine. The film is distributed by Arthouse Traffic.

The film also shows the reality of modern warfare — exhaustion, loss, fear, and mutual support among soldiers, the devastated landscape of Donbas, and the personal stories of Ukrainian soldiers.

The film premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where Mstislav Chernov received an award for directing. The film received dozens of international nominations and represented Ukraine at the 2026 Oscars, making it onto the shortlist.