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Jan Sverak Biography

Profession Director, Producer, Actor, Writer

Awards

  • 1991Golden Kingfisher-: winner
  • 1992Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1994Directors' Week Award - Special Mention-: winner
  • 1994Promotional Award-: winner
  • 1994Audience Award-Most Popular Film: winner
  • 1994UCCA Venticittà Award-: winner
  • 1995Golden Raven-: winner
  • 1995Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): nominated
  • 1995Czech Lion-Best Screenplay (Nejlepsí scénár): nominated
  • 1995Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): nominated
  • 1995International Fantasy Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1995Critics Award-: winner
  • 1995Special Mention-: winner
  • 1995Crystal Globe-: winner
  • 1995Audience Award-Most Popular Film: winner
  • 1995Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1996European Film Award-European Film of the Year: nominated
  • 1996Best Screenplay Award-: winner
  • 1996Tokyo Grand Prix-: winner
  • 1996Audience Award-: winner
  • 1996Honorable Mention-: winner
  • 1997BAFTA Film Award-Best Film not in the English Language: nominated
  • 1997Kristian-Best Feature Film (Nejlepsí Hraný Film Roku): winner
  • 1997Critics' Award-: winner
  • 1997Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): winner
  • 1997Czech Lion-Best Film (Nejlepsí film): winner
  • 1997Audience Award-Most Popular Film: winner
  • 1997Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language: nominated
  • 1998Silver Condor-Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera): nominated
  • 2002Critics' Award-: winner
  • 2002Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): winner
  • 2002ACK Award-Best Feature Film: winner
  • 2002Golden Aphrodite-: winner
  • 2007Audience Award-: winner
  • 2007Audience Award-: winner
  • 2007Audience Award-: winner
  • 2007Crystal Globe-: nominated
  • 2007Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2007Grand Prize-: nominated
  • 2008Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): winner
  • 2008Golden Dolphin-: winner
  • 2008Sun in a Net-Best Foreign Language Film (Nejlepsí zahranicní film): nominated
  • 2008Sun in a Net-Best Picture (Najlepsi film): nominated
  • 2014Golden Kingfisher-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2015Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): nominated
  • 2015Czech Lion-Best Film (Nejlepsí film): nominated
  • 2017Audience Award-Best Film: winner
  • 2018Tiantan Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2018George Gund III Memorial Central and Eastern European Film Competition-: nominated
  • 2018Czech Lion-Best Director (Nejlepsí rezie): nominated
  • 2018Audience Award-: winner
  • 2018Czech Lion-Best Screenplay (Nejlepsí scénár): nominated
  • 2018Czech Lion-Best Film (Nejlepsí film): nominated
  • 2018Golden Reel Award-Best Children Film: winner