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The list of the nominations
Wednesday, 23th January, 2019
The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) has just announced the nominations for the 26th Czech Lion film awards. The academics were choosing from 69 feature films, animated films and documentary features that had been distributed in the year of 2018. These films will be competing for the statuette of the Czech Lion in 15 statutory categories. The most nominations in all the categories have been obtained by the films Toman, The Hastrman and Winter Flies. The nominations for the awards in the television categories will be announced on 25th February 2019. The winners will be awarded the Czech Lions at the ceremonial gala evening that will take place in Rudolfinum on Saturday 23rd March 2019 and this year for the first time it will be hosted by Václav Kopta.
The members of the CFTA had been voting about the nominations for the 26th annual Czech Lion awards by 14th January 2019. Altogether 143 voting academics were choosing from 40 feature and animated films and 29 documentary features. Number one on the list of the candidates for the Czech Lion is the film Toman by the director and producer Ondřej Trojan with 13 nominations. Two films got 10 nominations – The Hastrman directed by Ondřej Havelka as well as the film Winter Flies directed by Olmo Omerzu. These are followed by the films Golden Sting by Radim Špaček with 9 nominations, Jan Palach by Robert Sedláček with 8 nominations and Insect by Jan Švankmajer with 5 nominations.
In the category of the best film the following five films have been nominated – Jan Palach (producers Viktor Schwarcz, Jan Schwarcz, Silvia Panáková, Erik Panák, Jan Maxa), The Interpreter (producers Rudolf Biermann, Martin Šulík, Bruno Wagner), Toman (producer Ondřej Trojan), Winter Flies (producer Jiří Konečný) and Golden Sting (producer Jaroslav Bouček). The Czech Lion award for the best documentary feature can be obtained by one of the following 5 films – When the War Comes (directed by Jan Gebert), King Skate (directed by Šimon Šafránek), Nothing Like Before (directed by Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská), Wilder than Wilderness (directed by Marián Polák) and The Russian Job (directed by Petr Horký).
This year as well the awards for television works of art will be presented in two categories. Three broadcasters have recommended their deeds - Czech Television, TV Nova and TV Prima. In each category the three projects that will have obtained the most votes of the academics will be announced on 25th February 2019. The winners in the categories of best television film or miniseries and best television drama series will be announced right at the ceremonial gala evening on 23th March 2019. The presidium of the CFTA will also present the award for a Unique Contribution to Czech Film during the ceremonial gala evening.
Apart from the nominations, the winners of the non-statutory awards were also announced at the CFTA press conference. The award for the best film poster was presented to Tomáš Zilvar, Lukáš Francl, Barbara Trojanová and Maxmilian Denkr, the designers of the poster for the film Toman. The director Daniel Svátek obtained the award of film fans for his film The Smiles of Sad Men.
In the category of the best actress in a leading role there are the following actresses among the nominees for the Czech Lion – Simona Zmrzlá for the film The Hastrman, Ivana Chýlková for the film Bear With Us, Jenovéfa Boková for her role in the film Moments, Zuzana Bydžovská for the film Jan Palach and Kateřina Winterová for the film Toman. The following actresses have a chance to obtain the award for the best actress in a supporting role – Jana Synková for the film Bear With Us, Tatiana Vilhelmová for her role in the film Patrimony, Kristýna Boková for the film Toman, Eliška Křenková and Lenka Vlasáková, both for their roles in the film Winter Flies.
The Czech Lion award in the category of the best actor in a leading role will belong to one of the following nominees – Karel Dobrý for the film The Hastrman, Martin Huba for the film Talks with TGM, Viktor Zavadil for his role in the film Jan Palach, Jiří Macháček for the film Toman and Tomáš Mrvík for the film Winter Flies. The winner in the category of the best actor in a supporting role can be – Jan Kolařík for his role in the film The Hastrman, Jiří Lábus for the film Insect, Jan Vondráček for the film Jan Palach, Jan František Uher for the film Winter Flies or Jan Hartl for the film Goden Sting.
The award for the best director can be obtained at the gala evening by one of the following nominees – Jan Švankmajer for the film Insect, Robert Sedláček for the film Jan Palach, Martin Šulík for directing the film The Interpreter, Ondřej Trojan for the film Toman or Olmo Omerzu for the film Winter Flies.
The CFTA also announced the nominations for the non-statutory Magnesia Awards for the best student film, which is awarded in cooperation with Karlsbad Mineral Water and Czech Film Fund. The winner of the student award can be one of the following nominated films – Sugar and Salt (directed by Adam Martinec), Home Sleep Home (directed by Adam Koloman Rybanský), The Night of the Agama (directed by Tomáš Janáček), Apart (directed by Diana Cam Van Nguyen) and One Hundred and Twenty-eight Thousand (directed by Ondřej Erban).
The ceremonial presentation of the 26th annual awards of the Czech Film and Television Academy will take place in Rudolfinum in Prague on Saturday 23rd March 2019. The whole evening will be broadcast live on CT1 channel at 8 o’clock and for the first time the gala evening will be hosted by Václav Kopta.
OVERVIEW OF THE NOMINATIONS:
BEST FILM
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – producers Viktor Schwarcz, Jan Schwarcz, Silvia Panáková, Erik Panák, Jan Maxa
Tlumočník (The Interpreter) – producer Rudolf Biermann, Martin Šulík, Bruno Wagner
Toman (Toman) – producer Ondřej Trojan
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – producer Jiří Konečný
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – producer Jaroslav Bouček
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Až přijde válka (When the War Comes) – director Jan Gebert – producers Radovan Síbrt, Alžběta Karásková, Hanka Kastelicová, Tereza Polachová, Dana Budisavljević, Miljenka Čogelja
King Skate (King Skate) – director Šimon Šafránek – producer Kateřina Černá
Nic jako dřív (Nothing Like Before) – directors Lukáš Kokeš, Klára Tasovská – producers Pavla Janoušková Kubečková, Tomáš Hrubý, Tereza Polachová, Hanka Kastelicová
Planeta Česko (Wilder than Wilderness) – director Marián Polák – producer Radim Procházka
Švéd v žigulíku (The Russian Job) – director Petr Horký – producer Martin Jůza
BEST DIRECTOR
Hmyz (Insect) – Jan Švankmajer
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Robert Sedláček
Tlumočník (The Interpreter) – Martin Šulík
Toman (Toman) – Ondřej Trojan
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Olmo Omerzu
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Simona Zmrzlá
Chata na prodej (Bear With Us) – Ivana Chýlková
Chvilky (Moments) – Jenovéfa Boková
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Zuzana Bydžovská
Toman (Toman) – Kateřina Winterová
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Karel Dobrý
Hovory s TGM (Talks with TGM) – Martin Huba
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Viktor Zavadil
Toman (Toman) – Jiří Macháček
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Tomáš Mrvík
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Chata na prodej (Bear With Us) – Jana Synková
Tátova volha (Patrimony) – Tatiana Vilhelmová
Toman (Toman) – Kristýna Boková
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Eliška Křenková
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Lenka Vlasáková
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Jan Kolařík
Hmyz (Insect) – Jiří Lábus
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Jan Vondráček
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Jan František Uher
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Jan Hartl
BEST SCREENPLAY
Chata na prodej (Bear With Us) – Tomáš Pavlíček, Lucie Bokšteflová
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Eva Kantůrková
Tlumočník (The Interpreter) – Marek Leščák, Martin Šulík
Toman (Toman) – Zdenka Simandlova, Ondřej Trojan
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Petr Pýcha
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Diviš Marek
Tlumočník (The Interpreter) – Martin Štrba
Toman (Toman) – Tomáš Sysel
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Lukáš Milota
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Vladimír Smutný
BEST FILM EDITING
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Jan Daňhel
Hmyz (Insect) – Jan Daňhel
Toman (Toman) – Vladimír Barák
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Jana Vlčková
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Anna Johnson Ryndová
BEST SOUND
Domestik (Domestique) – Jan Šulcek, Jakub Jurásek, David Titěra
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Jiří Melcher
Hmyz (Insect) – Ivo Špalj
Toman (Toman) – Jiří Klenka
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Marek Hart, Viktor Prášil
BEST MUSIC
Domestik (Domestique) – Cyril Kaplan, Jiří Konvalinka, Kryštof Kaplan
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Petr Wajsar
Toman (Toman) – Michal Novinski
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – Monika Midriaková, Šimon Holý, Paweł Szamburski
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Jakub Kudláč
BEST STAGE DESIGN
Čertí brko (The Magic Quill) – Henrich Boráros, Robert Smolík
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Petr Pištěk
Hmyz (Insect) – Jan Švankmajer, Václav Švankmajer
Toman (Toman) – Tomáš Svoboda
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Jiří Sternwald, Karel Vaňásek
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Čertí brko (The Magic Quill) – Andrea Králová
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Eva Kotková
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Tomáš Chlud
Toman (Toman) – Katarína Štrbová Bieliková
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Simona Rybáková
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Čertí brko (The Magic Quill) – Zdeněk Klika
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – Jana Červenková
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – Jana Bílková
Toman (Toman) – Jana Bílková
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – Jaroslav Šámal
MAGNESIA AWARD FOR THE BEST STUDENT FILM – non-statutory award
Cukr a sůl (Sugar and Salt) – Adam Martinec
Home Sleep Home (Home Sleep Home) – Adam Koloman Rybanský
Noc s agamou (The Night of the Agama) – Tomáš Janáček
Spolu sami (Apart) – Diana Cam Van Nguyen
Sto dvacet osm tisíc (One Hundred and Twenty-eight Thousand) – Ondřej Erban
BEST FILM POSTER – non-statutory award
Toman (Toman) – Tomáš Zilvar, Lukáš Francl, Barbara Trojanová, Maxmilian Denkr – awarded poster
Domestik (Domestique) – Ondřej Lipenský
Hmyz (Insect) – Jan Švankmajer
Chata na prodej (Bear With Us) – Jaroslav Mašek
King Skate (King Skate) – František Talíř
AWARD OF FILM FANS – non-statutory award
Úsměvy smutných mužů (The Smiles of Sad Men) – director Daniel Svátek (awarded)
OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF THE NOMINATIONS
Toman (Toman) – 13 nominations
Hastrman (The Hastrman) – 10 nominations
Všechno bude (Winter Flies) – 10 nominations
Zlatý podraz (Golden Sting) – 9 nominations
Jan Palach (Jan Palach) – 8 nominations
Hmyz (Insect) – 5 nominations
Tlumočník (The Interpreter) – 4 nominations
Čertí brko (The Magic Quill) – 3 nominations
Chata na prodej (Bear With Us) – 3 nominations
Domestik (Domestique) – 2 nominations
Až přijde válka (When the War Comes) – 1 nomination
Hovory s TGM (Talks with TGM) – 1 nomination
Chvilky (Moments) – 1 nomination
King Skate (King Skate) – 1 nomination
Nic jako dřív (Nothing Like Before) – 1 nomination
Planeta Česko (Wilder than Wilderness) – 1 nomination
Švéd v žigulíku (The Russian Job) – 1 nomination
Tátova volha (Patrimony) – 1 nomination