The Gouden Kalf Award Competition is a prestigious annual event within the Dutch audiovisual industry, presented as part of the Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) in Utrecht. Established in 1981, the awards recognize outstanding achievements in Dutch film, television, and digital media. Categories for the Gouden Kalf include Best Feature Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film, Best Television Drama, and awards for various acting and technical disciplines. For feature films and documentaries, nominations and winners are determined by members of the Dutch Academy for Film (DAFF) through an academy-style voting process, while other categories are decided by independent juries. The awards gala serves as a culminating event of the Netherlands Film Festival.