PULA FILM FESTIVAL - Golden Arena Awards Winners

1. Milena Dravic

Born in Belgrade, Dravic was involved with the performing arts from the age of four: first with dance and later classical ballet. In 1959, while in high school, director Frantisek Cap saw her on the cover of a youth magazine in a ballet dancers group photo and decided on the spot to approach her ...

7 AWARDS

1962. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1964. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1966. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1967. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1969. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1970. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1974. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS

2. Ljubisa Samardzic

Producer | Nebeska udica

Ljubisa Samardzic was born into a miner's family. His acting talent was discovered very early and he won a scholarship with respected director Bojan Stupica. After graduating Belgrade Drama Arts Academy and playing a few theater roles, Ljubisa Samardzic was given the part in Igre na skelama (1961)....

6 AWARDS

1973. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1975. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1977. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1980. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1982. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1988. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

3. Ivo Gregurevic

Actor | Ne dao Bog veceg zla

Ivo Gregurevic was born on October 7, 1952 in Orasje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Ne dao Bog veceg zla (2002), Tri muskarca Melite Zganjer (1998) and The Reaper (2014). He was married to Dubravka Ostojic. He died on January 1, 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia.

5 AWARDS

1998. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1999. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2002. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2005. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2014. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

4. Ljuba Tadic

Actor | Doktor Mladen

Ljuba Tadic was born on May 31, 1929 in Urosevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Doktor Mladen (1975), Mars na Drinu (1964) and Uka i Bjeshkëve të nemura (1968). He was married to Visnja Djordjevic and Snezana Niksic. He died on October 28, 2005 in Belgrade, ...

4 AWARDS

1956. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1964. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1968. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1975. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

5. Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic

Actor | Valter brani Sarajevo

Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic was born on June 5, 1933 in Koracica near Mladenovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Moment (1978). He was married to Julijana 'Lula' Zivojinovic. He died on May 22, 2016 in Belgrade, ...

4 AWARDS

1962. BEST ACTOR by Jury of the festival 1965. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1967. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1972. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

6. Filip Sovagovic

Actor | No Man's Land

Filip Sovagovic was born on September 13, 1966 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for No Man's Land (2001), Transatlantik (1998) and Fashion Tension (2013). He was previously married to Ruza Grizelj.

3 AWARDS

1995. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1998. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2001. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

7. Rade Serbedzija

Actor | The Saint

Rade Serbedzija was born in Bunic (Korenica) in 1946. Graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. Still a student, he started to play the leading roles in films and theater productions. He is remembered as an outstanding Peer Gynt, Don Juan, Georgij, Melkior, Oedipus, Hamlet, Leon and ...

3 AWARDS

1978. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1986. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2010. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

8. Majda Potokar

Actress | Samorastniki

Majda Potokar was born on March 1, 1930 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. She was an actress, known for The Wild Growth (1963), Na svoji zemlji (1948) and Don't Cry Peter (1964). She died on April 24, 2001 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

3 AWARDS

1963. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1965. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1971. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS

9. Milena Zupancic

Actress | Cvetje v jeseni

Milena Zupancic was born on December 18, 1946 in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Blossoms in Autumn (1973), The Widowhood of Karolina Zasler (1976) and A Breath of Air (1983). She is married to Dusan Jovanovic. They have one child. She was previously married to Radko ...

3 AWARDS

1973.SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1976. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1977. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

10. Boris Dvornik

Actor | Dvostruki obruc

Boris Dvornik was born to the family of a carpenter. His acting experience started at the age of 8 when he took parts in plays for children. In his high school days he was learning to be electrician, but soon decided to pursue full-time acting career instead. After finishing National Acting School ...

3 AWARD

1969. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1971. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR 1979. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

11. Dusica Zegarac

Actress | Deveti krug

Dusica Zegarac was born on April 15, 1944 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress and writer, known for The Ninth Circle (1960), The Bet (1971) and Poseban tretman (1980). She died on May 24, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia.

3 AWARDS

1960. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1971. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1980. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

12. Alma Prica

Actress | Halimin put

Alma Prica was born on September 17, 1962 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Halima's Path (2012), Kontesa Dora (1993) and Treca zena (1997).

3 AWARDS

1993. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1997. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE 2003. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

13. Emir Hadzihafizbegovic

Actor | Karaula

Emir Hadzihafisbegovic was born on 20th of August 1961 in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He graduated acting at the Academy of performing arts in Sarajevo in 1986. From 1989 to 1992 he worked at the Folk theater in Tuzla. The war years he spent (1991 - 1995) in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia ...

3 AWARDS

2006. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2007. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2015. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

14. Mira Banjac

Actress | Balkanski spijun

Mira continues active as an Actor and Story teller and live stage performances. Mira traveled to Canada with Jovan Radovanovic and performed on live stage in 2001 in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver B.C. Mira's Film and Television appearances spanned over many generations and stood the test...

3 AWARDS

1976. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE 1977. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE 1981. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

15. Olivera Markovic

Actress | Balkan ekspres

Olivera Markovic has prevailed in the Yugoslav theater, film and television scene since she first appeared in modern American stage plays by such authors as Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and William Inge in the early 1950s, and was also able to impress audiences and critics alike in more ...

3 AWARDS

1962. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1964. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1983. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

16. Rade Markovic

Actor | Tudja zemlja

Rade Markovic was born in Belgrade where he studied at the College of Engineering and Philosophical Faculty. For the first time he set his foot on the stage as a member of a cultural artistic company "Ivo Lola Ribar" and the Youth Theatre and since the season 1946 to 1949 he was acting in ...

3 AWARDS

1956. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1957. 2nd AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR - By Jury 1963. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR

17. Olga Pakalovic

Actress | Fine mrtve djevojke

Olga Pakalovic was born on November 8, 1978 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress and writer, known for Fine mrtve djevojke (2002), Halima's Path (2012) and Moram spavat', andjele (2007).

3 AWARDS

2002. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2007. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2012. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

18. Mira Stupica

Actress | Stojan Mutikasa

Mira Stupica was born on August 17, 1923 in Gnjilane, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Stojan Mutikasa (1954), Roj (1966) and Herrenpartie (1964). She was married to Cvijetin Mijatovic, Bojan Stupica and Milivoje Popovic-Mavid. She died on August 19, 2016 in Zemun, Serbia.

2 AWARDS

1954. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1966. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

19. Pavle Vuisic

Actor | Ko to tamo peva

Pavle Vuisic was born on July 10, 1926 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Who's Singin' Over There? (1980), The Written Off Return (1976) and Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982). He died on October 1, 1988 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

2 AWARD

1958. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1977. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

20. Mirjana Karanovic

Actress | Dobra zena

Mirjana Karanovic was born on January 28, 1957 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and director, known for A Good Wife (2016), Grbavica (2006) and Requiem for Mrs. J (2017).

2 AWARDS

1980. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1985. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

21. Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic

Actor | Underground

Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic was born on April 5, 1950 in Nis, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor and director, known for Underground (1995), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) and The Bra (2018). He is married to Tamara Vuckovic. They have one child.

2 AWARD

1983. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1985. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

22. Ilija Ivezic

Actor | Zlatne godine

Ilija Ivezic was born on July 20, 1926 in Ricice, Gracac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He was an actor and producer, known for Zlatne godine (1994), Marsal (1999) and Mathias Sandorf (1979). He died on April 14, 2016 in Zagreb, Croatia.

2 AWARD

1993. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2000. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

23. Lucija Serbedzija

Actress | The Saint

Lucija Serbedzija was born on June 8, 1973 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for The Saint (1997), Polagana predaja (2001) and Bogorodica (1999). She is married to Filip Gajic. They have two children.

2 AWARDS

1999. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 2001. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

24. Natasa Dorcic

Actress | Lada Kamenski

Natasa Dorcic was born on June 9, 1968 in Rijeka, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for Lada Kamenski (2018), Moram spavat', andjele (2007) and Prepoznavanje (1996).

2 AWARDS

1996. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 2007. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

25. Rene Bitorajac

Actor | No Man's Land

Rene Bitorajac is a Croatian actor. He has appeared in a number of Croatian and Bosnian films since the 1980s. Most notably, he starred in the 2001 Academy Award-winning Bosnian film "No Man's Land". He is also known for starring in popular Croatian television sitcoms "Bitange i princeze" (2005-...

2 AWARD

2009. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 2012. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

26. Antun Vrdoljak

Director | Duga mracna noc

Antun Vrdoljak was born on June 4, 1931 in Imotski, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is a director and writer, known for Duga mracna noc (2004), When You Hear the Bells (1969) and The Pine Tree in the Mountain (1971). He has been married to Branka Vrdoljak since August 30, 1966. They have three children. He...

2 AWARD

1958. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1960. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

27. Mia Oremovic

Actress | Imam dvije mame i dva tate

Mia Oremovic was born on July 31, 1918 in Slavonska Pozega, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia]. She was an actress, known for I Have Two Mothers and Two Fathers (1968), One Song a Day Takes Mischief Away (1970) and U oluji (1952). She was married to Vojko Trs. She died on July 24, 2010 in Krizevci, ...

2 AWARDS

1958. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1968. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

28. Ruzica Sokic

Actress | Zuta

Ruzica Sokic was born on December 14, 1934 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Zuta (1973), Guns of War (1974) and TV teatar (1956). She was married to Miroslav Lazic. She died on December 19, 2013 in Belgrade, Serbia.

2 AWARDS

1965. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1973. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

29. Jagoda Kaloper

Actress | Kuca

Jagoda Kaloper was born on June 19, 1947 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress and set decorator, known for The House (1975), Handcuffs (1970) and WR: Mysteries of the Organism (1971). She was married to Radovan Tajder. She died on October 1, 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

2 AWARDS

1970. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1975. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

30. Bozidarka Frajt

Actress | Ziva istina

Bozidarka Frajt was born on November 11, 1940 in Velika Zuljevica, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress and assistant director, known for Real Truth (1972), Violet (1978) and Rhythm of a Crime (1981).

2 AWARDS

1972. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE 1978. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS

31. Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic

Actor | Balkanski spijun

Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic was born on 11th of August 1934 in Belgrade, Stojkovic in Belgrade. He was one of the most prominent and respectable actors in the history of Yugoslav and Serbian cinema.

He acted in 68 films during his life (debut in Covek iz hrastove sume (1964)), more than 50 TV dramas and...

2 AWARDS

1969. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR 1984. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

32. Mira Furlan

Actress | Babylon 5

A leading actress of theatre, film and TV in the former Yugoslavia, Mira Furlan emigrated to the U.S. with her husband, Goran Gajic, in November 1991, due to the intolerable political circumstances in her homeland. Ms. Furlan starred in the Warner Brothers TV series Babylon 5 (1993) as "Ambassador ...

2 AWARDS

1982. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1986. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

33. Neda Arneric

Actress | Ispravi se, Delfina

Neda Arneric was born on July 15, 1953 in Knjazevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Stand Up Straight, Delfina (1977), Aloa: Festivity of the Whores (1988) and Shaft in Africa (1973). She was married to Milorad Mesterovic, Dejan Karaklajic and Rade Markovic. She died on January ...

2 AWARDS

1977. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS 1988. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

34. Mustafa Nadarevic

Actor | Glembajevi

Mustafa Nadarevic was born on May 2, 1943 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Glembays (1988), Washed Out (1995) and No Man's Land (2001). He was married to Slavica Radovic, Snjezana Nozinic and Jasna Nadarevic. He died on November 22, 2020 in Zagreb, ...

2 AWARDS

1988. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1995. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

35. Ena Begovic

Actress | Treca zena

Ena Begovic was a prominent Croatian film actress. She is regarded as one of the best and most beautiful actresses in former Yugoslavia. Begovic began acting early, making her first screen appearance at the age of 18 through a small part in Occupation in 26 Pictures (1978), a 1978 film directed by ...

2 AWARDS

1988. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1997. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

36. Nada Djurevska

Actress | Od zlata jabuka

Nada Djurevska was born on January 8, 1952 in Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Od zlata jabuka (1986), Obrana i zastita (2013) and Viza za buducnost (2002). She died on September 13, 2017 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2 AWARDS

1986. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2013. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

37. Bogdan Diklic

Actor | Gori vatra

Bogdan Diklic was born on August 1, 1953 in Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Fuse (2003), Obrana i zastita (2013) and No Man's Land (2001).

2 AWARDS

2010. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2013. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

38. Bekim Fehmiu

Actor | The Adventurers

Bekim Fehmiu was born on June 1, 1936 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for The Adventurers (1970), I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967) and Protest (1967). He was married to Branka Petric. He died on June 15, 2010 in Belgrade, Serbia.

2 AWARDS

1966. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR 1967. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR

39. Abdurrahman Shala

Actor | Dervis i smrt

Abdurrahman Shala was born on October 25, 1925 in Vucitrn, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and producer, known for The Dervish and Death (1974), Prva ljubav (1970) and Mount of Lament (1968). He died on March 9, 1994 in Pristina, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

2 AWARDS

1974. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE 1979. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR

40. Fabijan Sovagovic

Actor | Ritam zlocina

Fabijan Sovagovic was born on January 4, 1932 in Ladimirevci, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Rhythm of a Crime (1981), Covjek koji je volio sprovode (1989) and Handcuffs (1970). He was married to Maja Blaskov-Sovagovic. He died on January 1, 2001 in Zagreb, Croatia.

2 AWARDS

1984. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 1989. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

41. Ivica Vidovic

Actor | Kuzis stari moj

Ivica Vidovic was born on May 10, 1939 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Kuzis stari moj (1973), Fine mrtve djevojke (2002) and Rhythm of a Crime (1981). He was married to Gordana Gadzic, Mirjana Majurec and Zdenka Anusic. He died on April 18, 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia.

2 AWARDS

1973. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR 2002. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

42. Boris Buzancic

Actor | Uzicka Republika

Boris Buzancic was born on March 13, 1929 in Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Guns of War (1974), Kotlovina (2011) and Holiday in St. Tropez (1964). He died on October 9, 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia.

2 AWARDS

1974. SILVER ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR 2011. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

43. Ksenija Marinkovic

Actress | S one strane

Ksenija Marinkovic was born in Virovitica in 1966 where she finished high school. Ever since she was eight until entering the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, she was involved in the Virovitica theatre as an amateur actress. As a student of the Academy she started to collaborate with the Gavella ...

2 AWARDS

2010. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2016. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

44. Niksa Butijer

Actor | Svecenikova djeca

Niksa Butijer was born on October 6, 1978 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. He is an actor, known for The Priest's Children (2013), Crnci (2009) and Mary (2017).

2 AWARDS

2009. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE 2013. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

45. Metka Gabrijelcic

Actress | Vesna

Metka Gabrijelcic was born on February 27, 1934 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Vesna (1953), Millions on the Island (1955) and Don't Whisper (1957).

1 AWARD

1954. BEST ACTRESS - JURY PRIZE

46. Nada Skrinjar

Actress | Koncert

Nada Skrinjar was born in 1923 in Zagreb, Croatia. She was an actress, known for Koncert (1954), Majka Katina (1949) and The Year Long Road (1958). She died on April 5, 1999 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

1 AWARD

1954. BEST ACTRESS - JURY PRIZE

47. Stane Sever

Actor | Sedam Hamleta

Stane Sever was born on November 21, 1914 in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary [now Slovenia]. He was an actor, known for Sedam Hamleta (1967), Dekameron (1971) and H-8... (1958). He died on December 18, 1970 in Ribnica na Pohorju, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.

1 AWARD

1955. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

48. Tamara Miletic

Actress | Djevojka i hrast

Tamara Miletic was born on May 1, 1932 in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for The Girl and the Oak (1955), Cedomir Ilic (1970) and TV teatar (1956). She died on April 6, 2014 in Belgrade, Serbia.

1 AWARD

1955. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

49. Bert Sotlar

Actor | Dvostruki obruc

Bert Sotlar was born on February 4, 1921 in Kocevje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Double Circle (1963), The Merry Wedding (1984) and Four Days to Death (1976). He died on June 10, 1992 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

1 AWARD

1956. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Shared)

50. Ljubinka Bobic

Actress | Pop Cira i pop Spira

Ljubinka Bobic was born on January 21, 1897 in Krusevac, Serbia. She was an actress and writer, known for Pop Cira i pop Spira (1957), Legends of Anika (1954) and Major Bauk (1951). She died on December 3, 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

1 AWARD

1956. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

51. Mladen Serment

Actor | Nije bilo uzalud

Mladen Serment was born on July 16, 1920 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for It Was Not in Vain (1957), Sinji galeb (1953) and Sluzbeni polozaj (1964). He was married to Marija Aleksic. He died on March 4, 1999 in Zagreb, Croatia.

1 AWARD

1957. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

52. Olga Spiridonovic

Actress | TV teatar

Olga Spiridonovic was born on June 11, 1922 in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for TV teatar (1956), Sedam Hamleta (1967) and Provod (1974). She died on May 15, 1994 in Belgrade, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

1 AWARD

1957. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

53. Dusa Pockaj

Actress | Ples v dezju

Dusa Pockaj was born on November 16, 1924 in Dolnja Lendava, Slovenia. She was an actress, known for A Dance in the Rain (1961), A Minute for Murder (1962) and Blossoms in Autumn (1973). She died on June 24, 1982 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

1 AWARD

1958. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

54. Petar Prlicko

Actor | Mis Ston

Petar Prlicko was born on March 13, 1907 in Veles, Ottoman Empire [now Macedonia]. He was an actor and writer, known for Mis Ston (1958), Narodni poslanik (1964) and Kade po dozdot (1967). He died on November 16, 1995 in Skopje, Macedonia.

1 AWARD

1959. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

55. Miha Baloh

Actor | Grajski biki

Miha Baloh was born on May 21, 1928 in Jesenice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Grajski biki (1967), Les évasions célèbres (1972) and Operacija Ticijan (1963). He died on December 6, 2022 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

1 AWARD

1961. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

56. Mija Aleksic

Actor | Dr

One of the most busy, talented and famous Serbian actors. After studying law, Mija Aleksic turned to acting, becoming a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre and the Yugoslav Drama Theatre in Belgrade. As of the 1950s, Aleksic added movies and - later on television - to his numerous activities.. At ...

1 AWARD

1962. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

57. Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic

Actor | Muskarci

Slobodan 'Cica' Perovic was born on May 6, 1926 in Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Muskarci (1963), Ward Six (1978) and Wintering in Jakobsfeld (1975). He died on May 2, 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.

1 AWARD

1963. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

58. Antun Nalis

Actor | Pogled u zjenicu sunca

Antun Nalis was born on February 4, 1911 in Zadar, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia]. He was an actor and writer, known for Pogled u zjenicu sunca (1966), Togetherness (1970) and Captain America (1990). He died on February 14, 2000 in Zagreb, Croatia.

1 AWARD

1966. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Shared)

59. Relja Basic

Actor | Rondo

Relja Basic was born on February 14, 1930 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Roundabout (1966), Jenseits der Morgenröte (1985) and Race for the Bomb (1987). He died on April 7, 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia.

1 AWARD

1966. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (Shared)

60. Radmila Andric

Actress | Subotom uvece

Radmila Andric was born on July 17, 1934 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Saturday Night (1957), The Wind Dropped Before Dawn (1959) and My Part of the World (1969). She was married to Dragoslav Andric. She died on November 20, 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.

1 AWARD

1969. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

61. Stevo Zigon

Actor | Otpisani

Stevo Zigon was born on December 8, 1926 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and writer, known for Written Off (1974), Otpisani (1974) and Povratak otpisanih (1976). He was married to Jelena Zigon. He died on December 28, 2005 in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.

1 AWARD

1970. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

62. Darko Damevski

Actor | Crno seme

Darko Damevski was born on May 12, 1932 in Prilep, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Black Seed (1971), So (1973) and Denovi na iskusenie (1965). He died on December 14, 1983 in Skoplje, Macedonia, Yugoslavia.

1 AWARD

1971. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

63. Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra

Actor | Svadba

Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra was born on June 13, 1933 in Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and producer, known for Svadba (1973), Lude godine (1977) and Ljubi, ljubi, al' glavu ne gubi (1981). He was married to Ljiljana Kontic. He died on November 11, 1993 in Belgrade, Serbia, Federal ...

1 AWARD

1974. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

64. Majda Grbac

Actress | Mannen i skuggan

Majda Grbac was born on May 27, 1946 in Maribor, Slovenia. She is an actress, known for Black Sun (1978), Nabrezje - Sest dobrodusnih zgodb (1970) and The Flight of Dead Bird (1973).

1 AWARD

1974. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

65. Radko Polic

Actor | Idealist

Radko Polic was born on August 18, 1942 in Crnomelj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Idealist (1976), Balkan ekspres (1983) and Balkan Express 2 (1989). He was married to Rozalija Hace, Milena Zupancic and Barbara Levstik. He died on September 15, 2022 in Slovenia.

1 AWARD

1976. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

66. Svetlana Bojkovic

Actress | Pas koji je voleo vozove

Svetlana Bojkovic was born on December 14, 1947 in Zemun, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Pas koji je voleo vozove (1977), A Better Life (1987) and Srecni ljudi (1993). She has been married to Slavko Kruljevic since 2010. She was previously married to Ljubomir Draskic and Milos ...

1 AWARD

1978. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

67. Dragan Nikolic

Actor | Balkan ekspres

Dragan Nikolic's movie debut was in 1964 Pravo stanje stvari (1964), but he started his career with role Dzimi Barka in movie When I Am Dead and Gone (1967), directed by Zivojin Pavlovic and for this role, he was awarded with Diploma at Pula Film Festival in 1968. He appeared in more than 90 ...

1 AWARD

1981. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

68. Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablic

Actress | Maratonci trce pocasni krug

Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablic was born on June 13, 1942 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Maratonci trce pocasni krug (1982), Srecni ljudi (1993) and A Weekend of Deceased Persons (1988).

1 AWARD

1982. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

69. Ljiljana Medjesi

Actress | Tetoviranje

Ljiljana Medjesi was born on April 20, 1956 in Kicevo, Macedonia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Tattoo (1991), Stanica obicnih vozova (1990) and Zadah tela (1983).

1 AWARD

1983. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

70. Sonja Savic

Actress | Secerna vodica

Sonja Savic was a Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the more memorable 1980s Yugoslav films. Sonja appeared in Miroslav Ilic's video "Voleo sam devojku iz grada". In later years she became an outspoken critic of the direction the country was ...

1 AWARD

1984. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

71. Zarko Lausevic

Actor | Smrdljiva bajka

Zarko Lausevic was born on January 19, 1960 in Cetinje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for A Stinking Fairytale (2015), Better Than Escape (1993) and The Battle of Kosovo (1989). He was married to Anita Lausevic and Maja Lausevic. He died on November 15, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.

1 AWARD

1987. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

72. Anica Dobra

Actress | Vec vidjeno

Born in Belgrade, Serbia and raised in Frankfurt, Anica Dobra calls both Germany and the Balkans her home. Being a thoroughbred actress and having enjoyed the best in stage- and on-camera training, Anica Dobra is very busy working in both countries. She became well-known in the 1990s in Germany ...

1 AWARD

1987. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

73. Janez Hocevar

Actor | Kavarna Astoria

Janez Hocevar was born on February 1, 1940 in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Kavarna Astoria (1989), Nasa mala klinika (2004) and Zgodba ki je ni (1967).

1 AWARD

1989. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

74. Snezana Bogdanovic

Actress | Kuduz

A leading theater, movie and television actress from former Yugoslavia. She left the country after the war broke out in the early 90s. Before that, she performed in classical and contemporary theater plays such as Ibsen's Peer Gint, Gombrowicz' Ivona, Brecht's Good Soul from Sechuan, Euripid's ...

1 AWARD

1989. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

75. Branislav Lecic

Actor | Montevideo, Bog te video!

Branislav Lecic was born on August 25, 1955 in Sabac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for Montevideo: Taste of a Dream (2010), Underground (1995) and Silent Gunpowder (1990). He was previously married to Nina Radulovic and Ivana Vujadinovic.

1 AWARD

1990. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

76. Mirjana Jokovic

Actress | Maid in Manhattan

Mirjana Jokovic was born on November 24, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Maid in Manhattan (2002), At Middleton (2013) and Eversmile New Jersey (1989). She is married to Srdjan Milenkovic.

1 AWARD

1990. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

77. Sven Lasta

Actor | Skoljka sumi

Sven Lasta was born on April 18, 1925 in Pakrac, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Skoljka sumi (1990), Il tempo dell'inizio (1974) and Ljubav i poneka psovka (1969). He died on August 15, 1996 in Zagreb, Croatia.

1 AWARD

1992. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

78. Mirta Zecevic

Actress | Luka

Mirta Zecevic was engaged in the Croatian National Theatre after she graduated with a degree in acting from the Zagreb Theatre Academy. Her most memorable role was as the Canterbury Woman in T.S. Eliot's 'Murder in the Cathedral'. She has appeared in several Croatian films including 'Luka', 'Golden...

1 AWARD

1992. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

79. Katarina Bistrovic-Darvas

Actress | Isprani

Katarina Bistrovic-Darvas, grew up and completed her education in Zagreb. Joined the ZKM Theatre Company after graduating from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. She has worked for several theatre companies in Croatia and in a number of films. Her theatre productions include: Predstava Hamleta...

1 AWARD

1995. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

80. Rene Medvesek

Actor | The Peacemaker

Rene Medvesek was born on June 21, 1963 in Velika Gorica, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He is an actor, known for The Peacemaker (1997), Sedma kronika (1996) and Captain America (1990). He is married to Milena Medvesek. They have four children.

1 AWARD

1996. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

81. Sven Medvesek

Actor | Mondo Bobo

Sven Medvesek is known for Mondo Bobo (1997), Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) and The Show Must Go On (2010).

1 AWARD

1997. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

82. Sandra Loncaric

Actress | Zavaravanje

Sandra Loncaric was born on July 13, 1974 in Brugg, Switzerland. She is an actress and writer, known for Zavaravanje (1998), Red Dust (1999) and Crossing Lines (2013). She has been married to Zeljko Tankosic since 2007. They have one child.

1 AWARD

1998. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

83. Dora Polic

Actress | Blagajnica hoce ici na more

Dora Polic was born on August 30, 1971 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for Blagajnica hoce ici na more (2000), Washed Out (1995) and Kanjon opasnih igara (1998).

1 AWARD

2000. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

84. Leona Paraminski

Actress | Prezimiti u Riu

Leona Paraminski is a European movie, theatre and TV actress born in Croatia. She has appeared in over 30 films and TV shows mostly as a leading actress. She is best known for "Winter in Rio", "The Society of Jesus", "The Party" and "Budva na pjenu od mora".

She enrolled in the Academy of Dramatic ...

1 AWARD

2002. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

85. Zlatko Crnkovic

Actor | Tu

Zlatko Crnkovic was born on May 27, 1936 in Kastav, Croatia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Tu (2003), Balade Petrice Kerempuha (1971) and Dundo Maroje (1983) and Duga Ponoc(2004). He died on February 14, 2012 in Zagreb, Croatia. He was a leader of drama in the Croatian National Theater in ...

1 AWARD

2003. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

86. Goran Visnjic

Actor | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Goran Visnjic is a Croatian American actor and producer, born in Sibenik, Croatia. He is married to Eva Visnjic (formerly Ivana Vrdoljak) with whom has three children. From an early age Visnjic started appearing in various theater plays. At the age of 16, he had his screen debut in the film Braca ...

1 AWARD

2004. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

87. Daria Lorenci Flatz

Actress | Mater

Daria Lorenci Flatz was born on April 13, 1976 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Matriarch (2019), Oprosti za kung fu (2004) and Sex pice i krvoprolice (2004). She has been married to Emil Flatz since 2008. They have three children. She was previously ...

1 AWARD

2004. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

88. Anja Sovagovic-Despot

Actress | Sto je Iva snimila 21. listopada 2003.

Anja Sovagovic was born to the family of Fabijan Sovagovic, one of the most respected Croatian actors. Same as her younger brother Filip Sovagovic she pursued the acting career from an early age. After high school she enrolled in Drama Academy in Zagreb. There, together with theatre director '...

1 AWARD

2005. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

89. Kresimir Mikic

Actor | Put lubenica

Kresimir Mikic was born on April 17, 1974 in Osijek, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Osijek, Croatia]. He is an actor, known for The Melon Route (2006), Escort (2023) and Cutterhead (2018).

1 AWARD

2006. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

90. Zrinka Cvitesic

Actress | Na putu

Zrinka Cvitesic is a Croatian film, television and theater actress. She started acting at elementary school and her first role was Cinderella. As a theater actress, she has been a member of the Croatian National Theater since 2005. In April 2013, she made her West End debut at the Phoenix Theater ...

1 AWARD

2006. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

91. Alen Liveric

Actor | Niciji sin

Alen Liveric was born in 1967 in Rijeka, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Niciji sin (2008), The Last Well (2017) and Larin izbor (2011).

1 AWARD

2008. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

92. Jadranka Djokic

Actress | Iza stakla

Jadranka Djokic was born on January 14, 1981 in Pula, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She is an actress, known for Iza stakla (2008), Fine mrtve djevojke (2002) and Night Boats (2012).

1 AWARD

2008. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

93. Dijana Vidusin

Actress | Ljubavni zivot domobrana

Dijana Vidusin was born on February 12, 1982 in Pula, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for Ljubavni zivot domobrana (2009), Zlatni dvori (2016) and Ministry of Love (2016).

1 AWARD

2009. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

94. Marija Skaricic

Actress | Tragovi

Marija Skaricic was born on August 6, 1977 in Split, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for Traces (2022), Mother of Asphalt (2010) and Mare (2020).

1 AWARD

2010. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

95. Drasko Zidar

Actor | Kotlovina

Drasko Zidar was born in 1961 in Virovitica, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. He is an actor, known for Kotlovina (2011), The Bridge at the End of the World (2014) and Red Dust (1999).

1 AWARD

2011. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

96. Nebojsa Glogovac

Actor | Juzni vetar

Nebojsa Glogovac was born on August 30, 1969 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. He was an actor and producer, known for South Wind (2018), Huddersfield (2007) and Sky Hook (2000). He was married to Milica Scepanovic and Mina Glogovac. He died on February 9, 2018 in Belgrade, Serbia.

2017. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

97. Mirela Brekalo

Actress | Kotlovina

Mirela Brekalo was born on February 6, 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia. She is an actress, known for Kotlovina (2011), Zagonetno pismo (1990) and Zivi bili pa vidjeli (1979). She has been married to Sinisa Popovic since 1985. They have one child.

1 AWARD

2011. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

98. Ana Karic

Actress | Nocni brodovi

Ana Karic was born on May 13, 1941 in Perusic, Croatia, Yugoslavia. She was an actress, known for Night Boats (2012), The House (1975) and Pustolov pred vratima (1961). She was married to Ivan Thür. She died on October 9, 2014 in Zagreb, Croatia.

1 AWARD

2012. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

99. Areta Curkovic

Actress | Happy Endings

Areta Curkovic was born on March 6, 1973 in Djakovo, Croatia, Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for Happy Endings (2014), Kino Lika (2008) and Divljaci (2022).

1 AWARD

2014. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

100. Tihana Lazovic

Actress | Zvizdan

Tihana Lazovic was born on September 25, 1990 in Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia [now Croatia]. She is an actress, known for The High Sun (2015), Aleksi (2018) and Hush... (2013). She has been married to Branislav Trifunovic since August 21, 2022.

1 AWARD

2015. GOLDEN ARENA FOR BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE