What is the volpi cup and who has received it?

The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is presented by the Venice Film Festival jury to honor an actress who delivers an outstanding performance from the festival’s competition slate. It is named after Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the festival’s founder. The inaugural award was given in 1932 to Helen Hayes for her role in The Sin of Madelon Claudet, and that ceremony was the only time the prize was chosen by public voting. The festival was suspended from 1942 to 1945 because of World War II, and no prizes were awarded between 1969 and 1979 following institutional changes after the 1968 student protests. The award’s name has changed several times, and it has been presented to many actresses since its beginning. The only recipients explicitly verified in the evidence are Helen Hayes and Katharine Hepburn, who received the cup in 1934.