The Silver Shell for Best Actress (Spanish: Concha de Plata a la mejor actriz; Basque: Aktore onenaren Zilarrezko Maskorra) was one of the main awards presented at the San Sebastián International Film Festival to the Best Actress of a competing film. The last of this award was given out in 2020, after which it was replaced with a gender-neutral Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance and Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance the following year.
Winners +YearActressFilm titleRef1953Julita MartínezThere's a Road on the Right1954Marisa de LezaLa patrulla1956Luisa Della NoceThe Railroad Man1957Giulietta MasinaNights of Cabiria1958Jacqueline SassardMarch's Child1959Audrey HepburnThe Nun's Story1960Joanne WoodwardThe Fugitive Kind1961Pina PellicerOne-Eyed Jacks1962Anne BancroftThe Miracle Worker1963Lee RemickDays of Wine and Roses1964Ava GardnerThe Night of the Iguana1965Lilli PalmerOperation Crossbow1966Evangelina SalazarArm in Arm Down the Street1967Serena VerganoA Love Story1968Monica VittiThe Girl with the Pistol1969Stefania SandrelliThe BanditLyudmila ChursinaA Little Crane1970Stéphane AudranLe Boucher1971Graciela BorgesCrónica de una Señora1972Mia FarrowFollow Me!1973Glenda JacksonA Touch of ClassFrançoise FabianHappy New Year1974Sophia LorenThe Voyage1975Gena RowlandsA Woman Under the Influence1976Helen MorseCaddie1977Katherine HunterThe Girl's War1978Carol BurnettA Wedding1979Laura BettiIl piccolo Archimede1985Mercedes SampietroExtramuros1986Angela MolinaHalf of Heaven1987Victoria AbrilEl Lute (Run for Your Life)1988Cipe LincovskiThe GirlfriendLiv Ullmann1989Mirjana JokovicEversmile, New Jersey1990Margherita BuyThe Week of the Sphinx1991Deborra-Lee FurnessWaitingNoni HazlehurstHelen JonesFiona Press1992Krystyna JandaZwolnieni z zycia1993Niki KarimiSara1994Ning JingRed Firecracker, Green Firecracker1995Victoria AbrilNobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead 1996Norma AleandroAutumn Sun1997Julie ChristieAfterglow1998Jeanne Balibar Late August, Early September1999Aitana Sánchez-GijónVolavérunt2000Carmen MauraLa Comunidad2001Pilar López de AyalaMad Love2002Mercedes SampietroCommon Ground2003Laia MarullTake My Eyes 2004Connie NielsenBrødre2005Ana GeislerováSomething Like Happiness2006Nathalie BayeMon fils à moi2007Blanca Portillo Seven Billiard Tables2008Melissa LeoFrozen RiverTsilla CheltonPandora's Box2009Lola DueñasMe Too2010Nora NavasBlack Bread2011María LeónThe Sleeping Voice2012Macarena GarciaBlancanievesKatie CoseniFoxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang2013Marian ÁlvarezWounded2014Paprika SteenSilent Heart2015Yordanka AriosaThe King of Havana2016Fan Bingbing I Am Not Madam Bovary2017Sofia Gala Castiglione Alanis2018Pia TjeltaBlind Spot2019 Greta FernándezA Thief's DaughterNina HossThe Audition2020Ia SukhitashviliBeginning
See also
Golden Shell for Best Film Silver Shell for Best Director Silver Shell for Best Actor Donostia Award Sebastiane Award
References
External links
Official website SSIFF Award Archive Film Affinity