Czech Lion Awards
Czech Lion Awards Český lev | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic (and, at least historically, televisual) achievements |
Country | Czech Republic |
Presented by | Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA) |
First awarded | 25 July 1994 (to honor achievements of 1993/4) |
Website | http://www.ceskylev.cz/ |
The Czech Lion Awards (Czech: Český lev) are annual awards that recognize accomplishments in filmmaking and television. It is the highest award of achievement in film awarded in the Czech Republic. The jury is composed of members of the Czech Film and Television Academy (ČFTA).
Eligible films must have been released in the year prior to the awards ceremony, and must have been at least co-produced by a Czech film studio.
Categories
- Best Film
- Best Director
- Best Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Music
- Best Editing
- Best Sound
- Best Actor in Leading Role
- Best Actress in Leading Role
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Unique Contribution to Czech Film
- Most Popular Film
- Best Documentary
- Best Film Poster
Also:
- The Magnesie Award for Best Foreign Film
- The Sazka Award for Best Unseen Screenplay
- The Film Critics' Award
- The Premiere Readers' Award
The Stuffed Lion for the Worst Film (won three times by the series Kameňák)