The Czech Film Critics’ Awards ceremony always precedes the Czech Lions and offers a slightly different take on national cinema. Among the nominated titles this year were Ice Mother [+lire aussi :
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Tereza Nvotová nabbed the Best Film Award, and that was not her only appearance on the stage during the ceremony, as she was also named Discovery of the Year. Slovakian documentarian Miro Remo won Best Documentary for his controversial portrait of popular Slovakian singer Richard Müller and his struggle with a mental disorder, This Is Not Me [+lire aussi :
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The biopic drama 8 Heads of Madness [+lire aussi :
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Here is the complete list of winners: 

Best Film
Filthy [+lire aussi :
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Best Documentary
This Is Not Me [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Václav Kadrnka – Little Crusader [+lire aussi :
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Best Screenplay
Bohdan Sláma – Ice Mother [+lire aussi :
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Best Actress
Zuzana Kronerová – Ice Mother

Best Actor
Karel Roden – A Prominent Patient [+lire aussi :
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Best Audiovisual Achievement
Anna Krtičková, Marta Nováková (art direction) – 8 Heads of Madness [+lire aussi :
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Innogy Award for Discovery of the Year
Tereza Nvotová – Filthy

Beyond Cinema
Czech Journal: The Limits of Work [+lire aussi :
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Special Recognition
Eva Zaoralová – exceptional contribution to Czech film criticism