The following is a list of winners of the

Golden Calf According to the Bible, the golden calf (עֵגֶל הַזָּהָב '' ‘ēgel hazzāhāv'') was an idol (a cult image) made by the Israelites when Moses went up to Mount Sinai. In Hebrew, the incident is known as ''ḥēṭə’ hā‘ēgel'' ...

for best actor/actress at the

Nederlands Film Festival The Netherlands Film Festival ( nl, Nederlands Film Festival) is an annual film festival, held in September and October of each year in the city of Utrecht. During the ten-day festival, Dutch film productions and co-productions are exhibited. Be ...

. From 2021 onwards the award became a gender-neutral award.

Best Actor (1981–2020)

* 1981 -

Rutger Hauer Rutger Oelsen Hauer (; 23 January 1944 – 19 July 2019) was a Dutch actor. In 1999, he was named by the Dutch public as the Best Dutch Actor of the Century. Hauer's career began in 1969 with the title role in the Dutch television series ' ...

- All his works * 1982 -

Rijk de Gooyer Rijk de Gooyer (17 December 1925 – 2 November 2011) was a Dutch Golden Calf-winning actor, writer, comedian and singer. From the 1950s until the early 1970s, he became well known in The Netherlands as part of a comic duo with John Kraaijkam ...

- All his works * 1983 -

Vic Moeremans Vic (; es, Vic or Pancracio Celdrán (2004). Diccionario de topónimos españoles y sus gentilicios (5ª edición). Madrid: Espasa Calpe. p. 843. ISBN 978-84-670-3054-9. «Vic o Vich (viquense, vigitano, vigatán, ausense, ausetano, ausonense): ...

as ''farmer Vermeulen'' - De Vlasschaard * 1984 - Gerard Thoolen as ''Ben Martens'' and ''the father'' - De Mannetjesmaker and De Illusionist * 1985 -

Peter Tuinman Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

as ''Wiebren Hogerhuis'' - De Dream * 1986 - John Kraaykamp as ''Cor Takes'' - De Aanslag * 1987 -

Willem Nijholt Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Gu ...

as ''Havinck'' - Havinck * 1988 - Michiel Romeijn as ''Harrie de Bruijn'' - Van Geluk Gesproken * 1989 -

Pierre Bokma Pierre Henri Martin Bokma (born 20 December 1955 in Paris) is a Dutch Stage (theatre), stage, television and film actor. Bokma received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. In November 2007 he won an Internation ...

as ''Nico'' -

Leedvermaak '' Leedvermaak'' is a 1989 Dutch drama film directed by Frans Weisz. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a no ...

* 1990 -

Thom Hoffman Thomas Antonius Cornelis Ancion (born 3 March 1957), known by the pseudonym Thom Hoffman, is a Dutch actor and photographer.Note: parts of this article have been translated from the Dutch version of this page. Biography Hoffman acts mainly in ...

as ''Frits van Egters'' -

De Avonden ''The Evenings: A Winter's Tale'' (Dutch: ''De avonden: Een winterverhaal'') is a debut novel by Dutch author Gerard Reve released in November 1947 under the pseudonym "Simon van het Reve". The novel describes ten evenings out of the life of the ...

* 1991 -

Porgy Franssen Porgy may refer to: * ''Porgy'' (novel), a 1925 novel by DuBose Heyward * ''Porgy'' (play), a 1927 play by Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward, based upon his 1925 novel * Porgy (fish), a common name for fishes in the family Sparidae * Porgy Ke ...

as ''Paul'' -

Bij Nader Inzien Bij ( fa, بيج, also Romanized as Bīj; also known as Bidzh) is a village in Chukam Rural District, Khomam District, Rasht County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...

* 1992 -

Rudolf Lucieer Rudolf Lucieer (born 10 November 1942) is a Dutch actor. He has appeared in 36 films and television shows since 1966. He starred in the 1967 film ''Paranoia'', which was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1992 he won t ...

as ''the hunter'' -

De Noorderlingen ''The Northerners'' ( nl, De Noorderlingen) is a 1992 Dutch film by Alex van Warmerdam. The film was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 65th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. This black comedy t ...

* 1993 -

Rik Launspach Ric Launspach (born 19 July 1958, in Arnhem, Gelderland, The Netherlands) is a Dutch actor, writer and director. He is married to actress Marjolein Beumer and is the brother-in-law to Famke Janssen and Antoinette Beumer. Early life and career ...

as ''Erik ter Brug'' -

Oeroeg ''Oeroeg'' (translated into English as "The Black Lake") is the first novel by Hella Haasse. First published anonymously in 1948, it has become one of the best-known Dutch novels and a staple of literary education for many Dutch schoolchildren. Th ...

* 1994 -

Jaap Spijkers Jaap may refer to: * Jaap Sahib, Sikh prayer * Jaap (given name) Jaap is a Dutch given name that is short for Jacob or Jacobus (Jacob or James in English). People with this name include: Academics *Jaap R. Bruijn (born 1938), Dutch maritime his ...

as ''Harry'' - 1000 Rozen * 1995 -

as ''Willem 'Uli' Bouwmeester'' - Hoogste Tijd * 1996 -

Peer Mascini Petrus Johannes Maria "Peer" Mascini (23 March 1941 – 16 May 2019) was a Dutch actor and writer. He is well known for his work in Blind Date (1996) and De eenzame oorlog van Koos Tak (1996). He was a recipient of Golden Calf award. Career ...

as ''Pom'' -

Blind Date A blind date is a social engagement between two people who have not met, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance. Structure A blind date is arranged for by a mutual acquaintance of both participants. The two people who take part in the blind ...

* 1997 - Jaap van Donselaar as ''Theo van Hoesel'' - De Tranen Van Castro * 1998 -

Johan Leysen Johan Leysen (19 February 1950 – 30 March 2023) was a Belgian actor. He appeared in more than 130 films and television shows from 1977. He starred in the film '' De grens'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Canne ...

Felice Beato Felice Beato (1832 – 29 January 1909), also known as Felix Beato, was an Italian–British photographer. He was one of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photographers. He is noted for his genre works, ...

'' - Felice...Felice... * 1999 -

as ''Grandfather'' - Scratches in the Table * 2000 -

Victor Löw Victor Löw (born 25 August 1962 in Amsterdam; originally ''Victor Löwenstein''), is a Dutch actor. Victor Löw studied at Studio Herman Teirlinck in Antwerp. He played his first small part in The Northerners. After that he played in numerou ...

as ''Jack'' -

Lek Lek or LEK may refer to: * Lek mating, mating in a lek, a type of animal territory in which males of a species gather * Albanian lek, the currency of Albania * Lek (magazine), a Norwegian softcore pornographic magazine * Lek (pharmaceutical comp ...

* 2001 -

Fedja van Huêt Fedja van Huêt (born 21 June 1973, in The Hague) is a Dutch stage and film actor. Van Huêt received his professional training at the Maastricht Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was in the ensemble of the theater companies RO Theater and Theaterc ...

as ''Alex/Aram'' -

AmnesiA Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be caused temporarily by the use ...

* 2002 -

Jacob Derwig Jacob Derwig (The Hague, 15 July 1969) is a Dutch actor. Film and television He recently played roles in box-office hit Family Way (2012) (for which he won a Golden Calf), The Dinner (2013), Public Works (2015), and in the highly popular Dutc ...

as ''Nino'' -

Zus & Zo ''Zus & Zo'' is a 2001 Dutch film directed by Paula van der Oest. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot The film deals with three sisters stopping their gay brother's new bride from inheriting the family hot ...

* 2003 -

Tygo Gernandt Tygo Gernandt (born 7 April 1974 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a Dutch actor. He has played in several Dutch movies, among them ''Van God Los'', '' Eilandgasten'', '' Schnitzelparadijs'' and ''De Dominee''. He also played in the BBC TV serie ...

as ''Maikel Verheije'' -

Van God Los A van is a type of road vehicle used for transporting goods or people. Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and bigger than a common car. There is some varying in the scope of the word across ...

* 2004 -

Cees Geel Cornelis Pieter "Cees" Geel (born 13 March 1965 in Schagen) is a Dutch television, radio and film actor. His notable credits include in the TV miniseries ''Anne Frank: The Whole Story'' (2001) and in the film ''Simon'' (2004). He won the Gol ...

as ''Simon Cohen'' -

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

* 2005 -

Thijs Römer Thijs Römer (born 26 July 1978) is a Dutch actor. He appeared in more than twenty films since 2000. He divorced actress Katja Schuurman in February 2015. On November 17th 2022, the Dutch authorities officially announced Römer will be prosecuted ...

as ''Jim de Booy'' -

06/05 ''06/05'', called ''May 6th'' in most English-speaking countries, is a Dutch 2004 film directed by Theo van Gogh, based on the novel '' De Zesde Mei'' by Tomas Ross. The film is a fictional version of the events that led to the assassination o ...

* 2006 -

Frank Lammers Frank Lammers (born 10 April 1972) is a Dutch television and film actor. In 2006, he won a "Best Actor" Golden Calf for his work in ''Nachtrit ''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006 Netherlands thriller film about t ...

as ''Dennis van der Horst'' -

Nachtrit ''Nachtrit'' (English ''Night Run'' or ''Night Ride'') is a 2006 Netherlands thriller film about the tribulations of an Amsterdam taxi-driver, played by Frank Lammers. The context is a vicious taxi war that was waged between two competing taxi co ...

* 2007 -

Marcel Hensema Marcel Hensema (born 16 April 1970) is a Dutch film actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1993. In 2007 he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best actor/actress at the Nede ...

as ''Koos van Dijk'' - Wild Romance * 2008 -

Robert de Hoog Robert de Hoog (born 18 November 1988) is a Dutch actor. Filmography Theatre External links * Robert de Hoog at Toneelgroep Amsterdam* 1988 births Living people 21st-century Dutch male actors Dutch male actors Dutch male fi ...

as ''Frankie'' -

Skin Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation. Other cuticle, animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have diffe ...

* 2009 -

Martijn Lakemeier Martijn Lakemeier (born 17 September 1993 in Zwijndrecht) is a Dutch actor. Career He is best known for his performance as Michiel in ''Winter in Wartime'' for which he won several awards including the Golden Calf for Best Actor (2009). He is th ...

as ''Michiel van Beusekom'' -

Oorlogswinter ''Winter in Wartime'' (''Oorlogswinter'', 1972) is a novel by the Dutch writer Jan Terlouw. The story is about a 15-year-old Dutch boy who lives through the last winter of World War II and is based on the author's recollections; Terlouw was eigh ...

* 2010 -

Barry Atsma Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch people, Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series ''Rozengeur & Wodka Lime'' (2001–2005) and the movie ''The Black Book''. He is a recipient of both a Golde ...

as ''Stijn'' - Stricken * 2011 -

Nasrdin Dchar Nasrdin Dchar (born 5 November 1978) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and presenter. Career Dchar has acted in many theatre productions. His first important television appearance was in ''Cut'', a popular youth series of BNN. He is also seen in soa ...

as ''Nadir'' -

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...

* 2012 -

Reinout Scholten van Aschat Reinout Scholten van Aschat (born 9 November 1989) is a Dutch actor. Career Between 2005 and 2009 he played the role of Roderick Lodewijkx in the television series '' Gooische Vrouwen''. He also played this character in the 2014 film '' Gooi ...

as '' Rem Hubrechts'' -

The Heineken Kidnapping ''The Heineken Kidnapping'' ( nl, De Heineken Ontvoering) is a 2011 Dutch crime film directed by Maarten Treurniet, based on the kidnapping of Freddy Heineken. Cast Premise A bold and amateur kidnapping goes wildly awry in this fictionalized ...

* 2013 -

Marwan Kenzari Marwan Kenzari ( ar, مروان كنزاري; born 16 January 1983) is a Dutch actor born in The Hague, Netherlands. Starting his career in 2008, he first came to prominence for his role in the 2013 film ''Wolf'', which earned him a Golden Calf ...

as ''Majid'' -

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

* 2014 -

Gijs Naber Gijs Naber (; born 9 August 1980) is a Dutch actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 1998. Filmography Awards *Golden Calf for Best Actor The following is a list of winners of the Golden Calf for best actor/actress at the Nederland ...

as ''Thijs'' -

How To Avoid Everything ''How To Avoid Everything'' ( nl, Aanmodderfakker) is a 2014 Dutch comedy film directed by Michiel ten Horn. The film won 3 Golden Calves for Best Feature Film, Best Actor (Naber) and Best Screenplay. Plot Thijs, an immature man in his thirties ...

* 2015 -

Martijn Fischer Martijn Fischer (born 28 January 1968) is a Dutch actor. Career In 2015, he won the Golden Calf for Best Actor award for playing the Dutch singer André Hazes in the film ''Bloed, zweet & tranen''. Hadewych Minis won the Golden Calf Award for ...

as ''

André Hazes André Gerardus Hazes (30 June 1951 - 23 September 2004) was a Dutch singer and actor. As an accomplished levenslied singer, Hazes recorded 36 studio and live albums, and 55 singles prior to his death in 2004. His music is still well-known in th ...

'' -

Bloed, zweet & tranen ''Bloed, zweet & tranen'', also known as ''Blood, Sweat & Tears'', is a Dutch biographical film about the late Dutch singer André Hazes. The movie, named after Hazes' song '' Bloed, zweet en tranen'', was directed by Diederick Koopal and release ...

* 2016 -

Isaka Sawadogo Isaka Sawadogo (born 1966), sometimes credited as Issaka Sawadogo, is a Burkinabé actor. He is most noted for his performances in the Canadian film ''Diego Star'', for which he received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Actor at the 16th Jutra A ...

as ''Yaya'' - The Paradise Suite * 2017 -

Peter Paul Muller Peter Paul Muller (born 30 May 1965) is a Dutch actor and voice actor. In 2017, Muller won the Golden Calf for Best Actor award for his role as South African lawyer Bram Fischer in the film '' Bram Fischer''. Career Television Muller made ...

as ''

Bram Fischer Abraham Louis Fischer (23 April 1908 – 8 May 1975) was a South African Communist lawyer of Afrikaner descent, notable for anti-apartheid activism and for the legal defence of anti-apartheid figures, including Nelson Mandela, at the Rivonia T ...

'' -

* 2018 -

as ''

Gijs van Hall Gijsbert van Hall (21 April 1904 – 22 May 1977) was a Dutch banker, resistance member and senator. He was Mayor of Amsterdam between 1957 and 1967. Early life & banking career Gijs van Hall was born in Amsterdam in an influential Dutch fami ...

'' -

The Resistance Banker ''The Resistance Banker'' ( nl, Bankier van het Verzet) is a 2018 Dutch World War II period drama film directed by Joram Lürsen. It is based on the life of banker Walraven van Hall who financed the Dutch resistance during the war. It became th ...

* 2019 - Marcel Musters as ''Thomas'' -

God Only Knows "God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album ''Pet Sounds''. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a Baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and its subversion of typica ...

* 2020 - Shahine El-Hamus as ''Samir'' - The Promise of Pisa

Best Actress (1981–2020)

* 1981 -

Marja Kok Marja Kok (born 29 June 1944) is a Dutch actress and film director. In 1981 she won the Golden Calf for Best Actress award. She has appeared in more than 25 films and television shows since 1967. Selected filmography * ''In for Treatment'' (197 ...

as ''Aaltje Botter'' - Het Teken Van Het Beest * 1983 - Carolien van de Berg - Vroeger Kon Je Lachen * 1984 -

Monique van de Ven Monica Maria Theresia "Monique" van de Ven (; born 28 July 1952) is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career From 1973 until 1988 she was married to Dutch cinematographer and director Jan de Bont, with whom she lived in Los Angeles for a n ...

as ''Anna'' - all her works/ De Schorpioen * 1985 -

Renée Soutendijk Renette Pauline Soutendijk (, born 21 May 1957), known professionally as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's fil ...

as ''Trudi'' - all her works/

De IJssalon ''Private Resistance'' ( nl, De ijssalon, and also released as ''The Ice-Cream Parlour'') is a 1985 Dutch drama film directed by Dimitri Frenkel Frank. The plot revolves around Otto's ice cream parlor, a microcosm of the Nazi invasion, Fascist D ...

* 1986 - Geert de Jong as ''Danny Gisberts'' - Mama Is Boos * 1987 - Jasperina de Jong as ''Inez'' - Vroeger Is Dood * 1988 -

Marijke Veugelers Marijke, sometimes written as Mareike () is a Dutch feminine given name. It is originally a diminutive of Mary. Phonetically, the name is said ''muh-rye´-kah/keh'', preferably with a rolling “r”.Workingwritersandbloggers.comInterview Marijke Du ...

as ''Eva'' and ''Karin de Bruijn'' - Ei/ Van Geluk Gesproken * 1989 - Annet Nieuwenhuijzen as ''Riet'' -

* 1990 -

as ''Anne Herden'' -

Romeo Romeo Montague () is the male protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Romeo and Juliet''. The son of Lord Montague and his wife, Lady Montague, he secretly loves and marries Juliet, a member of the rival House of Capulet, through a priest ...

* 1991 -

Loes Wouterson Loes may refer to: Places *Loes Hundred, a Suffolk county division *Loes River, a river in East Timor Given name A Dutch feminine given name (pronounced ), a short form of Louise.