# 2024 Czech Lion Awards

2024 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 8 March 2025. It will be hosted by Karel Kovář (known as Kovy) at Rudolfinum building in Prague.

## Categories

Nominations were announced on 13 January 2025. 93 works were allowed to be part of competition. Categories underwent some changes as categories Best Television Film or Miniseries and Best TV Series were united into a single category - Best Television Miniseries or Series. Also categories for actors in TV series were added. Recipients of the Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film were announced on 22 January 2025.
Waves received highest number of nominations followed by Girl America. Television series Metoda Markovič: Hojer received 10 nominations.
| Best Film | Best Director |
| Waves The Gardener's Year Girl America March to May Our Lovely Pig Slaughter | Waves – Jiří Mádl Girl America – Viktor Tauš Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Adam Martinec March to May – Martin Pavol Repka The Gardener's Year – Jiří Havelka |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Best Actress in a Leading Role |
| The Gardener's Year – Oldřich Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Stodola – Jan Hájek Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Karel Martinec Smetana – Václav Neužil Waves – Vojtěch Vodochodský | Year of the Widow – Pavla Beretová Girl America – Klára Kitto Mr. and Mrs. Stodola – Lucie Žáčková Dry Season – Magdaléna Borová Her Drunken Diary – Tereza Ramba |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| Waves – Stanislav Majer After Party – Jan Zadražil The Hungarian Dressmaker – Milan Ondrík Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Antonín Budínský Waves – Martin Hofmann | Waves – Tatiana Pauhofová Girl America – Klára Melíšková Girl America – Lucie Žáčková Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Karin Bílíková Smetana – Denisa Barešová |
| Best Screenplay | Best Cinematography |
| Waves – Jiří Mádl Girl America – David Jařab Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Jaroslav Hruška Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Adam Martinec The Gardener's Year – Jiří Havelka | Girl America – Martin Douba Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Ondřej Belica Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – David Hofmann Year of the Widow – Dušan Husár Waves – Martin Žiaran |
| Music | Best Editing |
| Living Large – Michal Novinski Girl America – Jan Michael Prokeš I'm Not Everything I Want to Be – Oliver Torr, Prokop Korb, Adam Matej Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Jonatan Pjoni Pastirčák Waves – Simon Goff | I'm Not Everything I Want to Be – Alexander Kashcheev Girl America – Alois Fišárek, Krzysztof Komander Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Tomáš Holocsy Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Matěj Sláma Waves – Filip Malásek |
| Sound | Stage Design |
| Waves – Viktor Ekrt Girl America – Michał Fojcik, Michał Bagiński I'm Not Everything I Want to Be – Alexander Kashcheev, Michaela Patríková Our Lovely Pig Slaughter – Miki Kocáb, Peter Hilčanský Living Large – David Titěra, Viktor Ekrt | Girl America – Jan Kadlec Dcera národa – Henrich Boráros Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Milan Býček Smetana – Jan Vlasák Waves – Petr Kunc |
| Makeup and Hairstyling | Costume Design |
| Smetana – Martin Valeš, Jana Bílková, Martin Větrovec Girl America – Jana Dopitová, René Stejskal Dcera národa – Lenka Nosková Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Lukáš Král Waves – Adéla Anděla Bursová | Girl America – Jan Kadlec Dcera národa – Jarmila Dunděrová Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Vladimíra Pachl Fomínová Smetana – Andrea Králová Waves – Katarína Štrbová Bieliková |
| Best Animated Film | Best Short Film |
| Living Large Hurikán Big Man | Buzz of the Earth Butterfly Girl The Sea in Between |
| Best Television Miniseries or Series | Best Documentary |
| Metoda Markovič: Hojer Dcera národa Dobré ráno, Brno! II Smysl pro tumor Vlastně se nic nestalo | I'm Not Everything I Want to Be Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89 Limits of Europe Ms. President War Correspondent |
| Best Leading Actor in TV Series | Best Leading Actress in TV Series |
| Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Petr Lněnička Dobré ráno, Brno! II – Jan Kolařík Smysl pro tumor – Filip Březina | Dobré ráno, Brno! II – Zuzana Zlatohlávková Dcera národa – Antonie Formanová Smysl pro tumor – Alžběta Malá |
| Best Supporting Actor in TV Series | Best Supporting Actress in TV Series |
| Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Petr Uhlík Smysl pro tumor – Jiří Bartoška Smysl pro tumor – Pavel Řezníček | Dobré ráno, Brno! II – Simona Lewandowska Metoda Markovič: Hojer – Sarah Haváčová Náhradníci – Iva Janžurová |
| Unique Contribution to Czech Film | Extraordinary audiovisual achievement |
| Mario Klemens Karel Smyczek | |

### Non-statutory Awards

| Best Film Poster | Film Fans Award |
| Girl America | Waves |
| Magnesie Award for Best Student Film ||
| Weeds 3MWh Butterfly Girl Buzz of the Earth Humanity ||

### Films and series with multiple nominations and awards

Titles with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film or Series |
| 14 | Waves |
| 13 | Girl America |
| 10 | Metoda Markovič: Hojer |
| 5 | Dcera národa |
| 5 | Smysl pro tumor |
| 5 | Smetana |
| 4 | Dobré ráno, Brno! II |
| 4 | The Gardener's Year |
| 4 | I'm Not Everything I Want to Be |
| 3 | Living Large |
Titles with multiple wins :
| Awards | Film or Series |
| 6 | Waves |
| 3 | Metoda Markovič: Hojer |
| 3 | Girl America |
| 2 | Living Large |
| 2 | Dobré ráno, Brno! II |
| 2 | I'm Not Everything I Want to Be |