# 2020 Czech Lion Awards

2020 Czech Lion Awards ceremony will be held in March 2021. 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.
Václav Kopta was announced to host ceremony scheduled for 6 March 2021. Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021. Shadow Country was nominated in 15 categories while Charlatan and Havel in 14 categories. Charlatan was awarded the Best film award while Shadow Country received most wins.

## Categories

New Categories include Best animated film and Best Short film. Nominations were announced on 18 January 2021.
| 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 ||