Spielberg, Helen Hunt, Dustin Hoffman, Martin Landau, Shirley MacLaine, Lord Richard Attenborough, François Truffaut, Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Williams, Manoel de Oliveira, and Clint Eastwood. Career Achievement Awards Bruce Dern (2013) Terrence Howard (2005) Susan Sarandon (2005) Shirley MacLaine (2005) Robert Zemeckis (2004) Irma P. Hall, Robert Townsend and Harry J. Lennix (2004) Annette Bening (2004) Robin Williams (2004) Nicolas Cage (2003) Television awards The Television Awards started with the idea of honoring television commercials in a special event of the film festival, but over time evolved and grew into a bigger event, comprising not only commercials but also television productions, series, and online television. In 2003 a separate ceremony was launched for the TV awards, and in 2017, the event became a separate event, named the Chicago International Television Festival. Winners and runners-up for the various categories, which include Gold and Silver Hugos, are listed on the film festival website. See also Chicago International Children's Film Festival Chicago International Documentary Film Festival Chicago International REEL Shorts Festival Chicago Underground Film Festival List of film festivals References External links Chicago International Film Festival Film festivals in Chicago Lifetime achievement awards Film festivals established in 1964