2018 Czech Lion Awards

{{Short description|Edition of film and television award}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 26

| award = Czech Lion Awards

| image =

| caption =

| date = March 23, 2019

| site = Rudolfinum, Prague

| preshow =

| producer =Marek Najbrt{{Cite web|title=Českého lva bude tentokrát moderovat Václav Kopta|url=https://www.kinobox.cz/clanek/15354-ceskeho-lva-bude-tentokrat-moderovat-vaclav-kopta |website=Kinobox.cz |access-date=7 December 2018 |language=cs}}

| director = Michael Čech{{Cite web|first=Samuel|last=Svoboda|title=Galavečer Českého lva se uskuteční 23. března 2019. Moderovat jej bude Václav Kopta |url=http://www.topvip.cz/televize/galavecer-ceskeho-lva-se-uskutecni-23-brezna-2019-moderovat-jej-bude-vaclav-kopta |website=TopVid.cz |access-date=10 December 2018 |language=cs}}

| host = Václav Kopta{{cite web |title=Českého lva bude 23. března moderovat Václav Kopta |url=https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/490916-ceskeho-lva-bude-23-brezna-moderovat-vaclav-kopta.html |website=Novinky.cz |access-date=3 December 2018 |language=cs}}

| best_picture = Winter Flies

| best_actor = Karel Dobrý

| best_actor_film = Hastrman

| best_supporting_actor = Jan František Uher

| best_supporting_actor_film = Winter Flies

| best_actress = Jenovéfa Boková

| best_actress_film = Moments

| best_supporting_actress = Eliška Křenková

| best_supporting_actress_film = Winter Flies

| most_wins = Winter Flies (6)

| most_nominations = Toman (13){{cite web|title=Největší favorit Českých lvů? Film o komunistickém "šmelináři" |url=https://www.kinobox.cz/clanek/15631-nominace-cesky-lev-za-rok-2018 |website=Kinobox.cz|access-date=22 January 2019 |language=cs}}

| network = Czech Television

| duration =

| ratings = 559,000{{Cite news|title=Glosa: Proč Český lev musel u diváků prohrát, i když potil krev |url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/film-televize/cesky-lev-glosa-sledovanost.A190324_111946_filmvideo_spm|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=24 March 2019|access-date=1 July 2020|language=cs}}

| last = 2017

| next = 2019

}}

2018 Czech Lion Awards ceremony was held on 23 March 2019. Nominations were announced on 22 January 2019.{{Cite web|first=Václav|last=Limberk|title=Český lev se bude udílet 23. března, moderuje ho Václav Kopta |url=https://www.totalfilm.cz/2018/12/cesky-lev-se-bude-udilet-23-brezna-moderuje-vaclav-kopta/|website=Totalfilm.cz|access-date=3 December 2018|language=cs}} Toman has received highest number of nominations.{{cite web |title=Nejvíce nominací na Českého lva mají Toman, Všechno bude a Hastrman |url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/film-televize/vesak-stream-cesky-lev-nominace.A190122_100520_filmvideo_spm|newspaper=Mladá fronta Dnes|publisher=Mafra|date=22 January 2019|access-date=19 February 2025}} Nominations for television categories were announced on 25 February 2019.{{Cite web|first=Stanislav|last=Dvořák|title=Na Českého lva nominovali série Dabing Street, Rédl i Dukla 61|url=https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/498232-na-ceskeho-lva-nominovali-serie-dabing-street-redl-i-dukla-61.html|url-status=dead|website=Novinky.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=25 February 2019|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226045735/https://www.novinky.cz/kultura/498232-na-ceskeho-lva-nominovali-serie-dabing-street-redl-i-dukla-61.html|archive-date=26 February 2019}}

Václav Kopta was announced as host of the ceremony on 6 December 2018.{{Cite web|first=Michal|last=Novotný|title=České lvy bude moderovat Václav Kopta|url=http://filmserver.cz/clanek/14165/ceske-lvy-bude-moderovat-vaclav-kopta/|website=filmserver.cz|access-date=7 December 2018|language=cs}} Visual style of the ceremony was presented to public on 6 December 2018. It was created by Dynamo design.

Winter Flies has won highest number of awards including Best film.