Golden Calf (Film Award) / Best Actor
The Golden Calf for the best leading actor ( Gouden Kalf voor de beste acteur ) honors the best performance by an actor in a competition film at the annual Dutch Film Festival . The award was first presented at the festival's premiere in 1981. A competition jury will vote on the award of the prize.
Award winners
| year | Award winners | Movie | German distribution title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Rutger Hauer | Complete works | |
| 1982 | Rijk de Gooyer | Complete works | |
| 1983 | Vic Moeremans | De Vlaschaard | Flax field |
| 1984 | Gerard Thoolen | De Mannetjesmaker / De illusionist | ? / The illusionist |
| 1985 | Peter Tuinman | De dream | |
| 1986 | John Kraaijkamp sr. | De aanslag / De Wisselwachter | The stop / the switchman |
| 1987 | Willem Nijholt | Havinck | |
| 1988 | Michiel Romeyn | Van geluk sprouted | |
| 1989 | Pierre Bokma | Leedvermaak | Lea's wedding |
| 1990 | Thom Hoffman | De Avonden | |
| 1991 | Porgy Franssen | Bij nader inzien | |
| 1992 | Rudolf Lucieer | De noorderlingen | Noorderlingen , Die Noorderlinger (reference title) |
| 1993 | Rik Launspach | Oeroeg | |
| 1994 | Jaap Spijkers | 1000 roses | 1000 roses |
| 1995 | Rijk de Gooyer | Highest tijd | |
| 1996 | Peer Mascini | Blind date | |
| 1997 | Jaap van Donselaar | De tranen van Castro | |
| 1998 | Johan Leysen | Felice ... Felice ... | |
| 1999 | Rijk de Gooyer | Madelief: Krassen in het tafelblad | |
| 2000 | Jacob Derwig | Lek | Treason in your own ranks |
| 2001 | Fedja van Huet | AmnesiA | |
| 2002 | Jacob Derwig | Zus & zo | Three furies & a warm brother |
| 2003 | Tygo Gernandt | Go Van God | Godforsaken |
| 2004 | Cees Geel | Simon | Simon |
| 2005 | Thijs Römer | 06/05 | The sixth of May |
| 2006 | Frank Lammers | Night | |
| 2007 | Marcel Hensema | Wild romance | |
| 2008 | Robert de Hoog | skin | |
| 2009 | Martijn Lakemeier | Oorlogswinter | My war winter |
| 2010 | Barry Atsma | Comt een vrouw bij de dokter | |
| 2011 | Nasrdin Dchar | Rabat | |
| 2012 | Reinout Scholten van Aschat | De Heineken Ontvoering | |
| 2013 | Marwan Kenzari | wolf | |
| 2014 | Gijs Naber | Aanmodderfakker | |
| 2015 | Martijn Fischer | Bloed, zweet & tranen | |
| 2016 | Issaka Sawadogo | The Paradise Suite | |
| 2017 | Peter Paul Muller | Bram Fischer | |
| 2018 | Jacob Derwig | Banker van her verzet | |
| 2019 | Marcel pattern | God Only Knows | |