On October the 20th, Eelco Smits recieved the Paul Steenbergen-medal from Jacob Derwig.
Now the four most important pass-through prices for actors and actresses (Paul Steenbergen-medal, Albert van Dalsumring, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterring and Courboispearl) are in the hands of alumni of the Toneelacademie Maastricht ( Hans Kesting, Halina Reijn and Eelco Smits).