Scarlett Johansson chose a vibrant blue party dress for her appearance at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Scarlett Johansson was the bell of the ball on Thursday night, as she picked out a youthful party dress for an awards ceremony.

Honoured by the Gene Siskel Film Center, Scarlett was invited to collect the 2016 Renaissance Award at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

And for her rare red carpet appearance, the stunner turned out in a powder blue dress with a plunging neckline and a frilly drop waist.

The Tinkerbell of the ball: Scarlett Johansson picked out a youthful blue party dress for her appearance at the Gene Siskel Film Center on Thursday night

The eye-catching waist detail was boned to highlight to her tiny waist, while the skirt featured pretty vintage ruffles.

She bolstered the Eighties-inspired image with strappy black heels that featured a peep toe detail and a sling-back design.

With a deep V-neckline, Scarlett’s arms were left bare, drawing particular attention to her distinctive sunrise arm tattoo on her left side.

Winner, winner: She was honoured with a Renaissance Award at Ritz-Carlton Hotel

Gorgeous girl: She swept back her pixie crop hairstyle in a slick fashion

In the spotlight: The stunner teamed her dress with a pair of black strappy shoes

Along with her edgy tattoo, Scarlett’s soft and girly image benefitted from her fashion-forward slicked back pixie crop on the night.

Attendees were invited to the hotel by benefit co-chairs Marlene Iglitzen and Ellen Kollar to ‘Celebrate Scarlett’.

After collecting her trophy, she was invited to the stage with Richard Roeper, film columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times for a candid discussion of her career.

Candid discussion: After collecting her award, the blonde was invited to talk with Richard Roeper

Talking shop: The star discussed her career with the film columnist

Centre of attention: As this year’s winner, Scarlett joined guests in celebrating her career

Big names: Previous winners have included Mark Ruffalo and the legendary Morgan Freeman

Exquisite: Ready for her close up, Scarlett was looking immaculate in front of the cameras

Making big bucks: It wasn’t even her greatest achievement of the week because she was named the highest grossing actress of all time

Blowing the competition out of the water: She’s earned $3.332 billion at cinemas around the country

The 31-year-old’s regular turns in some of the biggest tent-pole movies has saw her earn a whopping $3.332 billion at cinemas around the country.

This year Scarlett had massive hits with Captain America: Civil War, which made $404.3 million, and The Jungle Book, which earned $358.4 million.

Her solo appearances do not fare quite as well at the box office as her Marvel turns however, with her 2014 vehicle Lucy raking in a relatively paltry $126.7 million.