The Czech Film and Television Academy (CFTA) has honoured the finest achievements in Czech cinema and television at the 32nd Czech Lion Awards. Jiří Mádl’s historical drama Waves [+leggi anche:
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In the television category, Pavel Soukup’s true-crime miniseries The Markovič Method: Hojer, which explores murder investigations in 1980s Czechoslovakia, led the pack with ten nominations. The series, produced for VoD platform Voyo under commercial broadcaster TV Nova, had previously won Best TV Series from Central and Eastern Europe at the Czech-based Serial Killer festival (see the news). Following closely on its tail were two Czech Television productions and Daughter of the Nation [+leggi anche:
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The Award for Best Documentary Film went to Klára Tasovská’s I’m Not Everything I Want to Be [+leggi anche:
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Here is the complete list of winners:

Best Film
Waves [+leggi anche:
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Best Director
Jiří Mádl – Waves

Best Documentary Film
I'm Not Everything I Want to Be [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress in a Leading Role
Pavla Beretová – Year of the Widow [+leggi anche:
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
Oldřich Kaiser – The Gardener’s Year [+leggi anche:
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Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tatiana Pauhofová – Waves

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Stanislav Majer – Waves

Best Screenplay
Jiří Mádl – Waves

Best Cinematography
Martin Douba – Girl America [+leggi anche:
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Best Film Editing
Alexander Kashcheev - I'm Not Everything I Want to Be

Best Sound
Viktor Ekrt – Waves

Best Music
Michal Novinski – Living Large [+leggi anche:
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Best Stage Design
Jan Kadlec – Girl America

Best Costume Design
Jan Kadlec – Girl America

Best Make-up and Hairstyling
Jana Bílková, Martin Valeš, Martin Větrovec – Smetana (Czech Republic)

Best Miniseries or Drama Series
The Markovič Method: Hojer – Pavel Soukup (Czech Republic)

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Serial Work
Zuzana Zlatohlávková – Good Morning, Brno! II (Czech Republic)

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Serial Work
Petr Lněnička – The Markovič Method: Hojer

Best Supporting Actress in a Leading Role in a Serial Work
Simona Lewandowská – Good Morning, Brno! II

Best Supporting Actor in a Leading Role in a Serial Work
Petr Uhlík – The Markovič Method: Hojer

Best Animated Film
Living Large – Kristina Dufková

Best Short Film
Buzz of the Earth – Greta Stocklassa (Czech Republic)

Honorary Awards for Unique Contribution to Czech Cinema
Karel Smyczek
Mário Klemens

Non-statutory awards

Best Film Poster
Girl America – Jan Kadlec, Jan Poukar

Magnesia Award for Best Student Film
Weeds – Pola Kazak (Czech Republic)

Film Fans’ Award
Waves – Jiří Mádl