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| Czech Lion Award for Best Documentary | |
|---|---|
| Country | Czech Republic |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Currently held by | All Ends Well |
| Website | http://www.filmovaakademie.cz |
Czech Lion Award for Best Documentary is an award given to the best Czech documentary.
| Year | English Name | Original Name | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Citizen Havel | Občan Havel | Pavel Koutecký, Miroslav Janek |
| 2009 | Forgotten Transports to Poland | Zapomenuté transporty do Polska | Lukáš Přibyl |
| 2010 | Katka | Katka | Helena Třeštíková |
| 2011 | Solar Eclipse | Pod sluncem tma | Martin Mareček |
| 2012 | Love in the Grave | Láska v hrobě | David Vondráček |
| 2013 | Crooks | Šmejdi | Sylvie Dymáková |
| 2014 | Olga | Olga | Miroslav Janek |
| 2015 | Lean a Ladder Against Heaven | Opři žebřík o nebe | Jana Ševčíková |
| 2016 | Normal Autistic Film | Normální autistický film | Miroslav Janek |
| 2017 | Cervena | Červená | Olga Sommerová |
| 2018 | King Skate | King Skate | Šimon Šafránek |
| 2019 | Over the Hills | Dálava | Martin Mareček |
| 2020 | Caught in the Net | V síti | Vít Klusák, Barbora Chalupová |
| 2021 | Intensive Life Unit | Jednotka intenzivního života | Adéla Komrzý |
| 2022 | Art Talent Show | Zkouška umění | Adéla Komrzý, Tomáš Bojar, Jakub Wagner |
| 2023 | All Ends Well | Všechno dobře dopadne | Miroslav Janek |
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