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]
Highlights
Best Picture	Charlatan
Best Actor	Ivan Trojan Charlatan
Best Actress	Magdaléna Borová Shadow Country
Best Supporting Actor	Jiří Mádl Droneman
Best Supporting Actress	Petra Špalková Shadow Country
Most awards	Shadow Country (6)
Most nominations	Shadow Country (15)
Television coverage
Network	Česká televize
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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] Charlatan was awarded the Best film award while Shadow Country received most wins.^[7]

Categories

New Categories include Best animated film and Best Short film.^[8][3][9] Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021.^[10]

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
Charlatan – Ivan Trojan Havel – Viktor Dvořák Actor – Jan Cina Shadow Country – Csongor Kassai Droneman – Kryštof Hádek	Shadow Country – Magdaléna Borová Cakes – Jana Plodková Havel – Anna Geislerová Actor – Jenovéfa Boková Caught in the Net – Tereza Těžká
Best Actor in a Supporting Role	Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Droneman – Jiří Mádl Havel – Martin Hofmann Shadow Country – Stanislav Majer Charlatan – Juraj Loj Charlatan – Josef Trojan	Shadow Country – Petra Špalková Havel – Barbora Seidlová Actor – Elizaveta Maximová Shadow Country – Barbora Poláková Charlatan – Jaroslava Pokorná
Best Screenplay	Best Editing
Shadow Country – Ivan Arsenjev Havel – Slávek Horák and Rudolf Suchánek Actor – Petr Bok and Pavel Gotthard Droneman – Petr Zelenka Charlatan – Marek Epstein	Shadow Country – Jan Daňhel Havel – Vladimír Barák Actor – Marek Kráľovský Droneman – Vladimír Barák Charlatan – Pavel Hrdlička
Best Cinematography	Stage Design
Charlatan – Martin Štrba Havel – Jan Šťastný Actor – Martin Žiaran Shadow Country – Diviš Marek Droneman – Alexander Šurkala	Maria Theresa - A Woman at War – Martin Kurel The Impossible Voyage – Noro Držiak, Milan Ondruch, Martin Máj, Jan Kolegar Havel – Vladimír Hruška Charlatan – Milan Býček Shadow Country – Jan Pjena Novotný
Makeup and Hairstyling	Costume Design
Havel – Adriana Bartošová, René Stejskal Bourák – Jana Bílková Shadow Country – Lukáš Král Maria Theresa - A Woman at War – Barbara Kichi Charlatan – René Stejskal, Gabriela Poláková	Shadow Country – Zuzana Bambušek Krejzková Bourák – Tereza Kučerová Havel – Natálie Steklová Maria Theresa - A Woman at War – Ján Kocman Charlatan – Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
Music	Sound
Shadow Country – Jakub Kudláč Bourák – Roman Holý Havel – Petr Malásek Charlatan – Antoni Komasa-Łazarkiewicz Rats – Petr Ostrouchov	Charlatan – Radim Hladík jr. Bourák – Jiří Klenka FREM – Dominik Dolejší Havel – Viktor Prášil, Pavel Rejholec Shadow Country – Marek Poledna
Extraordinary audiovisual achievement	Best Documentary
#martyisdead Project Film Naživo a Televize Naživo Film Museum NaFilm	Caught in the Net Alchemical Furnace Kdo jinému jámu – Rudolf Slánský Můj otec Antonín Kratochvíl Two Roads
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	Rats Místo zločinu Ostrava Specialisté
Unique Contribution to Czech Film
Hynek Bočan

Non-statutory Awards

Best Film Poster	Film Fans Award
Shadow Country	Caught in the Net
Magnesie Award for Best Student Film
Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon