2020 Czech Lion Awards

2020 Czech Lion Awards ceremony will be held in March 2021.[2] Awards underwent changes as new Categories were added. Animated film and Web works will be newly Awarded in their respective Categories. Some categories became open for Television and Web works as a result of increase in Television work quality.[3][4]

28th Czech Lion Awards
Date	6 March 2021
Hosted by	Václav Kopta[1]
Preshow hosts
Highlights
Most nominations	Shadow Country
Television coverage
Network	Česká televize

Václav Kopta was announced to host ceremony scheduled for 6 March 2021. Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021.[5] Shadow Country was nominated in 15 categories while Charlatan and Havel in 14 categories.[6]

Categories

New Categories include Best animated film and Best Short film.[7][3][8] Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021.[9]

Best Film	Best Director
Charlatan Cook F**k Kill Droneman Havel Shadow Country	Charlatan – Agnieszka Holland Cook F**k Kill – Mira Fornay Droneman – Petr Zelenka Havel – Slávek Horák Shadow Country – Bohdan Sláma
Best Actor in a Leading Role	Best Actress in a Leading Role
Havel – Viktor Dvořák Actor – Jan Cina Shadow Country – Csongor Kassai Droneman – Kryštof Hádek Charlatan – Ivan Trojan	Cakes – Jana Plodková Havel – Anna Geislerová Actor – Jenovéfa Boková Shadow Country – Magdaléna Borová Caught in the Net – Tereza Těžká
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Havel – Martin Hofmann Shadow Country – Stanislav Majer Droneman – Jiří Mádl Charlatan – Juraj Loj Charlatan – Josef Trojan	Havel – Barbora Seidlová Actor – Elizaveta Maximová Shadow Country – Barbora Poláková Shadow Country – Petra Špalková Charlatan – Jaroslava Pokorná
Best Screenplay	Best Editing
Havel – Slávek Horák and Rudolf Suchánek Actor – Petr Bok and Pavel Gotthard Shadow Country – Ivan Arsenjev Droneman – Petr Zelenka Charlatan – Marek Epstein	Havel – Vladimír Barák Actor – Marek Kráľovský Shadow Country – Jan Daňhel Droneman – Vladimír Barák Charlatan – Pavel Hrdlička
Best Cinematography	Stage Design
Havel – Jan Šťastný Actor – Martin Žiaran Shadow Country – Diviš Marek Droneman – Alexander Šurkala Charlatan – Martin Štrba	The Impossible Voyage – Noro Držiak, Milan Ondruch, Martin Máj, Jan Kolegar Havel – Vladimír Hruška Shadow Country – Jan Pjena Novotný Maria Theresa - A Woman at War – Martin Kurel Charlatan – Milan Býček
Makeup and Hairstyling	Costume Design
Bourák – Jana Bílková Havel – Adriana Bartošová, René Stejskal Shadow Country – Lukáš Král Maria Theresa - A Woman at War – Barbara Kichi Charlatan – René Stejskal, Gabriela Poláková	Bourák – Tereza Kučerová Havel – Natálie Steklová Shadow Country – Zuzana Bambušek Krejzková Maria Theresa - A Woman at War – Ján Kocman Charlatan – Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
Music	Sound
Bourák – Roman Holý Havel – Petr Malásek Shadow Country – Jakub Kudláč Charlatan – Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Rats – Petr Ostrouchov	Bourák – Jiří Klenka FREM – Dominik Dolejší Havel – Viktor Prášil, Pavel Rejholec Shadow Country – Marek Poledna Charlatan – Radim Hladík jr.
Extraordinary audiovisual achievement	Best Documentary
	Alchemical Furnace Kdo jinému jámu – Rudolf Slánský Můj otec Antonín Kratochvíl Two Roads Caught in the Net
Best Animated Film	Best Short Film
A Colourful Dream Love Is Just a Death Away Hungry Bear Tales	Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon Frontier Pripyat Piano
Best Television Film or Miniseries	Best TV Series
Actor Stockholm Syndrome Veterán	Místo zločinu Ostrava Specialisté Rats
Unique Contribution to Czech Film

Non-statutory Awards

Best Film Poster	Film Fans Award
Shadow Country	Caught in the Net
Magnesie Award for Best Student Film

References

1. "České lvy bude v březnu moderovat Václav Kopta". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Český lev nově ocení animované a krátké filmy. Televizním seriálům se otevřou herecké a další kategorie". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. "Český lev dá nově šanci animaci, televizi, krátkým dílům i internetu". iDNES.cz. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
4. "Český lev nově ocení i animované a krátké filmy". www.ceskenoviny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 July 2020.
5. kinobox.cz, team at. "Český lev se rozšíří o další kategorie. Pět minut po dvanácté jde bezzubě s dobou". Kinobox.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
6. "Nominace na Českého lva vede drama Krajina ve stínu. Prosadila se i televizní série Herec". iROZHLAS (in Czech). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
7. "Český lev má nové kategorie - ocení animované i krátké filmy". Místní kultura (in Czech). 9 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
8. "Český lev nově. Ocení animované, krátké a internetové filmy". www.novinky.cz. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
9. "Krajina ve stínu má 15 nominací na České lvy. Šanci má i Trojan se synem". iDNES.cz. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.