18 January 2021
Shadow Country, directed by Bohdan Sláma and produced by Jindřich Motýl & Martin Růžička of LUMINAR Film, tops the nominations for Czech Lion Awards with 15 – including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and acting categories. Fourteen nominations were picked up by Charlatan and Havel. For the first time, Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) announced the nominees in newly-formed categories Best Animated Film and Best Short Film. The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday March 6, 2021 in Prague’s Rudolfinum.
BEST FILM
Havel – producer Slávek Horák
Shadow Country – producers Martin Růžička, Jindřich Motýl
Droneman – producers Petr Zelenka, Martin Sehnal
Charlatan – producers Šárka Cimbalová, Kevan Van Thompson
Cook, F**k, Kill – producers Viktor Schwarcz, Mira Forna
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Alchemic Furnace – director Jan Daňhel, Adam Oľha – producers Pavla Kallistová, Zuzana Mistríková, Ľubica Orechovská, Jan Švankmajer, Jaromír Kallista
Hoisted with his Own Petard – Rudolf Slánský – director Martin Vadas – producer Alena Müllerová
My Father Antonin Kratochvil– director Andrea Sedláčková – producer Martin Hůlovec
Two Roads – director Radovan Síbrt – producers Alžběta Karásková, Karel Poupě
Caught in the Net – director Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák – producers Vít Klusák, Filip Remunda
BEST DIRECTOR
Havel – Slávek Horák
Shadow Country – Bohdan Sláma
Droneman – Petr Zelenka
Charlatan – Agnieszka Holland
Cook, F++k, Kill – Mira Fornay
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Sweethearts – Jana Plodková
Havel – Anna Geislerová
Actor – Jenovéfa Boková
Shadow Country – Magdaléna Borová
Caught in the Net – Tereza Těžká
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Havel – Viktor Dvořák
Actor – Jan Cina
Shadow Country – Csongor Kassai
Droneman – Kryštof Hádek
Charlatan – Ivan Trojan
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Havel – Barbora Seidlová
Actor – Elizaveta Maximová
Shadow Country – Barbora Poláková
Shadow Country – Petra Špalková
Charlatan – Jaroslava Pokorná
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Havel – Martin Hofmann
Shadow Country – Stanislav Majer
Droneman – Jiří Mádl
Charlatan – Juraj Loj
Charlatan – Josef Trojan
BEST SCREENPLAY
Havel – Slávek Horák, Rudolf Suchánek
Actor – Petr Bok, Pavel Gotthard
Shadow Country – Ivan Arsenjev
Droneman – Petr Zelenka
Charlatan – Marek Epstein
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Havel – Jan Šťastný
Actor – Martin Žiaran
Shadow Country – Diviš Marek
Droneman – Alexander Šurkala
Charlatan – Martin Štrba
BEST FILM EDITING
Havel – Vladimír Barák
Actor – Marek Kráľovský
Shadow Country – Jan Daňhel
Droneman – Vladimír Barák
Charlatan – Pavel Hrdlička
BEST SOUND
The Banger – Jiří Klenka
FREM – Dominik Dolejší
Havel – Viktor Prášil, Pavel Rejholec
Shadow Country – Marek Poledna
Charlatan – Radim Hladík jr.
BEST MUSIC
The Banger – Roman Holý
Havel – Petr Malásek
Shadow Country – Jakub Kudláč
Charlatan – Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz
Rats – Petr Ostrouchov
BEST STAGE DESIGN
The Impossible Voyage – Noro Držiak, Milan Ondruch, Martin Máj, Jan Kolegar
Havel – Vladimír Hruška
Shadow Country – Jan Pjena Novotný
Maria Theresa – Martin Kurel
Charlatan – Milan Býček
BEST COSTUMES
The Banger – Tereza Kučerová
Havel – Natálie Steklová
Shadow Country – Zuzana Bambušek Krejzková
Maria Theresa – Ján Kocman
Charlatan – Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
The Banger – Jana Bílková
Havel – Adriana Bartošová, René Stejskal
Shadow Country – Lukáš Král
Maria Theresa – Barbara Kichi
Charlatan – René Stejskal, Gabriela Poláková
BEST TELEVISION FILM OR MINISERIES
Actor – main producers Rastislav Šesták, Peter Bebjak, Kateřina Ondřejková – main maker Peter Bebjak
Stockholm Syndrome – main producer Kateřina Ondřejková – main maker Dan Svátek
Veteran – main producer Jiřina Budíková – main maker Jan Hřebejk
BEST TELEVISION SERIES
Crime Scene: Ostrava – main producers Jan Lekeš, Martin Froyda – main makers Dan Wlodarczyk, Jiří Chlumský, Jan Hřebejk
Specialists – main producers Rastislav Šesták, Bernd Alexa – main makers Heike Richter-Karst, Michael Bütow
Rats – main producers Viktor Tauš, Jan Lekeš – main makers Viktor Tauš, Matěj Chlupáček
BEST ANIMATED FILM
A Colourful Dream – director, producer, designer Jan Balej
Love Is Just a Death Away - director Bára Anna Stejskalová - producers Jakub Košťál, Vratislav Šlajer - designer Bára Anna Stejskalová
Hungry Bear Tales – directors Kateřina Karhánková, Alexandra Májová – producer Barbora Příkaská – designer Filip Pošivač
BEST SHORT FILM
Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon – director Adam Martinec – producer Matěj Paclík
Frontier – director Damián Vondrášek – producer Martina Netíková
Pripyat Piano – director Eliška Cílková – producer Jindřich Andrš
MAGNESIA AWARD FOR THE BEST STUDENT FILM – non-statutory award
Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon – director Adam Martinec
Frontier – director Damián Vondrášek
Love is Just a Death Away – director Bára Anna Stejskalová
Must Be Painful – director David Semler
Pripyat Piano – director Eliška Cílková
BEST FILM POSTER - non-statutory award
Shadow Country - Jan Poukar- awarded poster
FREM – Adéla Valha Vorbová
Havel – Jan Poukar
My Father Antonin Kratochvil – Radka Beránková
Charlatan – Rudolf Havlík, Marcela Šedivá
AWARD OF FILM FANS - non-statutory award
Caught in the Net – Barbora Chalupová, Vít Klusák (awarded directors)
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