The voting in all the assessed categories of the 32nd annual Czech Lion Awards took place from 1st Dec 2024 to 5th Jan 2025. Altogether 228 film professionals from the ranks of the ČFTA academics were deciding the nominations. The highest number of nominations (14) went to period drama Waves by Jiří Mádl. Trailing Waves with 13 nominations is Girl America by Viktor Tauš. Ten nominations went to the debut feature Our Lovely Pig Slaughter by Adam Martinec. The miniseries The Markovic Method: Hojer directed by Pavel Soukup advances to the next round with 10 nominations as well. 5 nominations go to the miniseries Daughter of the Nation directed by Matěj Chlupáček and Cristina Groșan, the biographical period drama Smetana directed by Marek Najbrt, and the series Sense of Tumour directed by Tereza Kopáčová and produced by Czech Television. Four nominations for the Czech Lion statuettes went to the Czech Television series. Good Morning, Brno! II directed by Jan Prušinovský, the documentary feature I’m Not Everything I Want to Be directed by Klára Tasovská and Jiří Havelka's The Gardener's Year. 

In the category of best feature actors’ film just like in the category of best director the Czech Lions can be awarded to the films Girl America, Our Lovely Pig Slaughter, March to May, Waves and The Gardener's Year. The nominations for the best documentary feature were given to the movies Czechoslovak Architecture 58-89, Limits of Europe, I’m not Everything I Want to Be, Ms. President and War Correspondent. The Czech Lion for the best miniseries or series can be awarded to the miniseries Daughter of the Nation, The Markovic Method: Hojer, No Big Deal or series Good Morning, Brno! II and Sense of Tumour. Also three animated films are fighting for the Czech Lion. In March the lion statuette will be won either by Hurikan, Big Man or Living Large. The Czech Lion will also be presented to one of the three short films – Butterfly Girl, Buzz of the Earth or The Sea In Between. Finally, five short films will vie for the Magnesia Award for the Best Student Film, awarded in cooperation with Mattoni 1873 and the Czech Audiovisual Fund: 3MWh by Marie-Magdalena Kochová, Butterfly Girl by directed by Ema Hůlková, Buzz of the Earth by Greta Stocklassa, Humanity Tereza Kovandová and Weeds by Pola Kazak.

Out of the total film production of the year 2024 the academics assessed 41 feature actors’ films, 16 documentary features which had been chosen by the pre-selection committee consisting of the members of the academy from the total amount of 42 movies, 10 animated or puppet films and also 10 short films which had been chosen by a pre-selection committee consisting of academics from the total amount of 26 submitted movies. The academics also assessed the 16 series and miniseries that have been premiered on TV screens or online platforms. Within the upcoming annual Czech Lion awards a couple of changes have been made in the list of the assessed categories. The television series and miniseries have been newly merged into one category and television films get assessed within the category of feature actors’ films.

The complete list of nominations HERE.

The Czech Lion Awards will be ceremonially presented to the winners on 8th March in Rudolfinum in Prague and the ceremony will be broadcast live By Czech Television on CT1 channel. The ceremony will be hosted by the presenter and youtuber Karel "Kovy" Kovář. The creative supervisor of the evening will be Matěj Chlupáček on behalf of the presidium of ČFTA.