06 Aug THE PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE 2024 PRINCESS GRACE AWARD & PRINCESS GRACE STATUE AWARD

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THE PRINCESS GRACE FOUNDATION-USA ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE

2024 PRINCESS GRACE AWARD & PRINCESS GRACE STATUE AWARD

This Year Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Grantmaking to Emerging Artists in Theater, Dance and Film

NEW YORK, NY – (August 6, 2024) – The Princess Grace Foundation-USA, dedicated to honoring the legacy of Princess Grace of Monaco, today announced 18 Princess Grace Award winners and 11 Honoraria recipients into the Princess Grace community. As part of the Princess Grace Foundation’s 40th anniversary celebrating emerging artists in theater, dance and film. recipients have been named within 4 prestigious award programs: Princess Grace Award, Special Project Grant, Grace Kelly Scholarship and the re-introduction of the Princess Grace Statue Award.  This year’s Princess Grace Award winners join the community of over 900 artists who have been provided exclusive grant, career development, and networking opportunities.

Diana Kemppainen, President of the Princess Grace Foundation, shared, “I am delighted to announce the 2024 Princess Grace Award winners and Honoraria recipients. As we celebrate 40 years of unparalleled grantmaking and a steadfast commitment to extraordinary artistry, I thank our esteemed artistic luminaries who serve as Arts Advisory Council members and panelists. Their discerning judgment and dedication have been instrumental in selecting this distinguished cohort of artists in theater, dance and film. We eagerly anticipate the contributions these artists will make to the cultural landscape.”

For the first time since 2019, the Princess Grace Foundation will also award the Princess Grace Statue Award. Given to previous Princess Grace Award winners who have distinguished themselves in their artistic disciplines, the Statue Award comes with a $25,000 unrestricted cash grant. This year’s recipients are playwright and Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and theater & film director Lila Neugebauer. Longtime artistic collaborators and friends, the Statue Award celebrates their individual artistic achievements and creative collaboration. Their most recent partnership “Appropriate”, written by Branden and directed by Lila, won Best Revival of a Play at the 77th Annual Tony Awards.

“My original Princess Grace Award back in 2009 was the first professional recognition I ever received as a playwright, and it was an absolute watershed event in my life. It was the first time I truly felt like a life in this art might be possible. And now to be returning to these old stomping grounds with one of my oldest friends and dearest collaborators to share this new honor is enough to make a heart explode. I’m so grateful,” said Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, 2024 Princess Grace Statue Award winner.

To commemorate this momentous anniversary, the Princess Grace Foundation will celebrate the 2023 and 2024 Princess Grace Award winners and Honoraria at the Princess Grace Awards Gala. This event, presided over by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, will be held at The Pierre in New York City on October 23, 2024. Princess Grace Award winners will also participate in a Summit, featuring sessions on grant writing, financial literacy, and networking, on October 22, 2024.