Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film
Czech film award
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Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film is an annual award given to person who contributed to Czech cinema by his or her life work.
CountryCzech Republic
Firstaward1993
Currently held byHelena Bezděk Fraňková
| Czech Lion Award for Unique Contribution to Czech Film | |
|---|---|
| Country | Czech Republic |
| First award | 1993 |
| Currently held by | Helena Bezděk Fraňková |
| Website | https://www.filmovaakademie.cz |
Winners
| Year | Recipient | Note | Notable films |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | František Vláčil | Director[1] | Marketa Lazarová |
| 1994 | Jan Švankmajer | Director and animator | Alice |
| 1995 | Karel Kachyňa | Director[2] | |
| 1996 | Jiří Menzel | Director and Academy Award winner[3] | Closely Watched Trains |
| 1997 | Miloš Forman | Director and Academy Award winner | The Firemen's Ball |
| 1998 | Jiří Krejčík | Director | Higher Principle |
| 1999 | Miroslav Ondříček | Cinematographer | Intimate Lighting |
| 2000 | Věra Chytilová | Director | Daisies |
| 2001 | Otakar Vávra | Director | Witchhammer |
| 2002 | Juraj Jakubisko | Director | The Millennial Bee |
| 2003 | Theodor Pištěk | Costume designer | |
| 2004 | Stella Zázvorková | Actress | |
| 2005 | Jan Němec | Director | Diamonds of the Night |
| 2006 | Ivan Passer | Director | Intimate Lighting |
| 2007 | Vojtěch Jasný | Director | All My Good Countrymen |
| 2008 | Juraj Herz | Director | The Cremator |
| 2009 | Jana Brejchová | Actress | |
| 2010 | Zdeněk Svěrák | Screenwriter and actor | Kolya |
| 2011 | Josef Somr | Actor | |
| 2012 | Karel Černý | Art director and production designer | Amadeus |
| 2013 | Vladimír Körner | Screenwriter | Adelheid |
| 2014 | Drahomíra Vihanová | Director | The Fortress |
| 2015 | Stanislav Milota | Cinematographer | |
| 2016 | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | ||
| 2017 | Alois Fišárek | Editor | |
| 2018 | Věra Plívová-Šimková | Director | Krakonoš a lyžníci |
| 2018 | Hynek Bočan | Director | |
| 2021 | Ivo Špajl | Audio engineer | |
| 2022 | Marcela Pittermannová | Dramaturge | |
| 2023 | Vladimír Smutný | Cinematographer | |
| 2024 | Mario Klemens | Film music conductor | |
| Karel Smyczek | Director, actor and screenwriter | Why? | |
| 2025 | Helena Bezděk Fraňková | Director of Státní fond audiovize |