Zilveren Nipkowschijf (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈzɪlvərə(n)ˈnɪpkɔfsxɛi̯f]; "Silver Nipkow Disk", named for German television pioneer
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow) is a Dutch television award that has been given out since 1961 by a selection of Dutch critics.
The three founding critics were Henk Schaafsma of
NRC Handelsblad, Hans Keller of
Volkskrant, and Han G. Hoekstra of
Het Parool. In 1975, Stichting Nipcow was founded and became the official foundation to award the Zilveren Nipkow. Tom Smeets of
De Gelderlander has been the chairman of the foundation since the start. In 1996, the foundation started awarding the Zilveren Reissmicrofoon to the best Dutch radio show. In 2003, the foundation introduced a new award for best multimedia presentation, which was named the Zilveren Prichettprijs (named after
Harry Prichett).