The Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress is one of the 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 films competing at the festival. It was first awarded in 1965; the award for Best Actress was given under the Golden Plaque section for a few years in the 1980s, and its winners are included in this category.
^"Chicago Film Festival Celebrates 15th Year". American Cinematographer. No. 61. 1980. p. 177. Julie Vincent in the Canadian presentation Scream from Silence and Veronika Papp in Angi Vera tied for Best Actress. Each will receive a Golden Plaque for her performance.
^Peacock, Bruce (28 Nov 1980). "Stage Screen". The Leader-Post. Marie Tifo was awarded a Silver Hugo as best actress at the recent Chicago Film Festival for her role in the critically-acclaimed Quebec film Les Bons Debarras