Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress
The Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress is one of awards presented annually by the Chicago International Film Festival to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance. The jury chooses the winner from the movies competing at the festival. It was first awarded in 1967.
List of winners
| Year | Actress | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Barbara Ludwizanka | Sublokator |  |
| 1990 | Lena Stolze | The Nasty Girl |  |
| 1992 | Maggie Cheung | Centre Stage |  |
| 1993 | Siqin Gaowa | Woman Sesame Oil Maker |  |
| 1994 | Crissy Rock | Ladybird, Ladybird |  |
| 1995 | Anna Bonaiuto | Nasty Love |  |
| 1996 | Shabana Azmi | Fire |   |
| 1997 | Pernilla August | Private Confessions |  |
| 1998 | Alessandra Martines | Hasards ou coïncidences |  |
| 1999 | Hilary Swank | Boys Don't Cry |  |
| 2000 | Hannelore Elsner | Die Unberührbare | |
| 2001 | Nicole Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain |
Betty Fisher et autres histoires | |
| 2003 | Ludivine Sagnier | Little Lili | |
| 2005 | Inka Friedrich, Nadja Uhl |
Summer in Berlin | |
| 2006 | Viktoriya Isakova, Dariya Moroz, Anna Ukolova |
The Spot |  |
| 2007 | Yu Nan | Tuya's Marriage | |
| 2008 | Preity Zinta | Heaven on Earth | |
| 2009 | Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Vincere | |
| 2010 | Liana Liberato | Trust | |
| 2011 | Olivia Colman | Tyrannosaur | |
| 2012 | Ulla Skoog | The Last Sentence | |
| 2013 | Nadeshda Brennicke | Banklady | |
| 2014 | Geraldine Chaplin | Sand Dollars |  |