The film follows the story of McCall, a former black ops commando who has faked his death to live a quiet life in Boston.

Starring Alexey Serebryakov, Elena Lyadova and Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Leviathan is loosely based on the Book of Job.

Runner-up Yulia Tymoshenko, on 13%, made clear she would concede, sparing the country a tense three weeks until a runoff round.

“Leviathan,” a Russian film about corruption, was named best screenplay, while Bennett Miller won the award for best director for “Foxcatcher.”