The Theo d'Or is a Dutch acting award, given annually to the actress with the most impressive leading role of the theater season. It is awarded by the Vereniging van Schouwburg- en Concertgebouwdirecties (VSCD), the main trade organisation for theaters in The Netherlands. The award itself is a golden medal, currently designed by Eric Claus. It was named after the Dutch actress Theo Mann-Bouwmeester. Its male counterpart is the Louis d'Or, named after Theo's brother, Louis Bouwmeester.
The Theo d'Or is awarded annually, along with the other VSCD stage awards, at the Gala of Dutch Theater in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam.
Jury
The jury is compiled of theater programmers, producers and critics, who have explicitly provided themselves in their relative disciplines. Jurors can take part of a jury for maximal six years. New jurors can be nominated by the jury itself or be appointed by the board of the VSCD.
Award winners
1955: Ank van der Moer
1956: Ida Wasserman
1957: Myra Ward
1958: Elisabeth Andersen
1959: Ida Wasserman
1960: not awarded
1961: Ellen Vogel
1962: Anny de Lange
1963: not awarded
1964: Ank van der Moer
1965: Annet Nieuwenhuijzen
1966: Elisabeth Andersen
1967: Anny de Lange
1968: Andrea Domburg
1969: Trins Snijders
1970: Christine Ewert
1971: Lies Franken
1972: Loudi Nijhoff (refused) 1973: Petra Laseur 1974: Sacha Bulthuis 1975: Christine Ewert 1975: Annet Nieuwenhuijzen 1976: Anne Wil Blankers 1978: Mary Dresselhuys 1979: Caro van Eyck 1980: Josée Ruiter 1981: Petra Laseur 1982: Marjon Brandsma 1983: not awarded 1984: Elisabeth Andersen 1985: Anne Wil Blankers 1986: Henny Orri 1987: Viviane De Muynck 1988: Sigrid Koetse 1989: Andrea Domburg 1990: Katelijne Damen 1991: Catherine ten Bruggencate 1992: Els Dottermans 1993: Sacha Bulthuis 1994: Anneke Blok 1995: Ilse Uitterlinden 1996: Sylvia Poorta 1997: Trudy de Jong 1998: Marlies Heuer 1999: Marieke Heebink 2000: Marie-Louise Stheins 2001: Ria Eimers 2002: Betty Schuurman 2003: Ariane Schluter 2004: Ariane Schluter 2005: Bien de Moor 2006: Elsie de Brauw 2007: Will van Kralingen 2008: Chris Nietvelt 2009: Lineke Rijxman 2010: Maria Kraakman 2011: Elsie de Brauw 2012: Marlies Heuer 2013: Halina Reijn 2014: Abke Haring 2015: Marieke Heebink 2016: Wine Dierickx 2017: Romana Vrede