The Princess Grace Foundation – USA is a charity organization named after

Princess Grace of Monaco Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly ...

, which supports emerging performers in theater, dance, and film in the form of awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships. The Foundation holds an annual awards ceremony to recognize fledgling and established artists across the country.

Prince Albert II of Monaco Albert II – Website of the Palace of Monaco (Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi; born 14 March 1958) is Prince of Monaco, since 2005. Albert was born at the Prince's Palace of Monaco, and he is the second child and only son of Prince Rai ...

serves as its patron.

History

The Foundation was established by

Prince Rainier III of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Monarchy of Monaco, Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Monaco, Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him ...

to honor the legacy of the late Princess Grace, who supported Monégasque arts in culture as well as numerous up-and-coming American artists during her lifetime. In 1982, Robert Hausman, founding Chairman, incorporated Princess Grace Foundation-USA as a non-profit public charity. The Board of Trustees at the time of its founding consisted of

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, John Johnson,

William P. Rogers William Pierce Rogers (June 23, 1913 – January 2, 2001) was an American diplomat and attorney. He served as United States Attorney General under President Dwight D. Eisenhower and United States Secretary of State under President Richard Nixo ...

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, and

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. The first financial grants in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships, and fellowships were awarded in 1984 to artists associated with schools or performing arts companies in the dance and theater. An arts advisory board composed of professionals in each of those fields was appointed to the Awards recipients. President

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, and First Lady

Nancy Reagan Nancy Davis Reagan (; born Anne Frances Robbins; July 6, 1921 – March 6, 2016) was an American film actress and First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of president Ronald Reagan. Reagan was born in N ...

oversaw the first gala at the

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; The Foundation has continued with annual Awards Galas, rotating between New York City,

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and

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. Currently, there are five avenues of funding for Award winners, available exclusively to Award winners and honoraria: Special Projects, Works in Progress in partnership with Baryshnikov Arts Center, Choreography Mentorship Co-Commission, Professional Development, and Professional Development partnerships for filmmakers.

The Princess Grace Awards

The Princess Grace Awards are a ceremony held each year, hosted by the Princely Family of Monaco and the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, to recognize emerging and established artists in the performing arts. The five nomination categories include theater, playwriting, dance, choreography, and film.

The Princess Grace Statue Award

The Princess Grace Statue Awarded is the foundation's highest honor, received by artists who distinguish themselves in their respective disciplines after receiving a previous Princess Grace Award. In addition to a $25,000 cash gift, the awardees are presented with a bronze statuette of Princess Grace created by the Dutch artist

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. To date, sixty-seven artists have received this award. As of 2020, sixty-seven artists have received this award, including

Oscar Isaac Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is a Guatemalan-born American actor. Known for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. He was named the best actor of his gener ...

John M. Chu Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of 2018's ''Crazy Rich Asians'', the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asi ...

Leslie Odom Jr. Leslie Lloyd Odom Jr. (; born August 6, 1981) is an American actor and singer. He made his acting debut on Broadway in 1998 and first gained recognition for his portrayal of Aaron Burr in the musical ''Hamilton'', which earned him a Tony Award f ...

Chinonye Chukwu Chinonye Chukwu ( ; born May 19, 1985) is a Nigerian-American film director best known for the drama films ''Clemency'' and ''Till''. She is the first African-American woman to win the U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Early life and ...

Gillian Murphy Gillian Murphy ( ; born April 11, 1979) is an American ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Early life and education Raised in Florence, South Carolina, Murphy was a member of Columbia City Ballet before att ...

David Hallberg David Hallberg (born May 18, 1982) is an American classical ballet dancer. He was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and resident guest artist at The Australian Ballet, as well as a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet. In 2021 ...

Anna D. Shapiro Anna Davida Shapiro (born March 10, 1966) is an American theater director, was the artistic director of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, and a professor at Northwestern University. Throughout her career, she has directed both the Steppenwolf The ...

, and

Rose Bond Rose Bond is a Canadian-born media artist, animator and professor who currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon. She has been considered a scholar on the subject of animation and an experienced animator herself. Bond's animations and short fi ...

The Prince Rainier III Award

The Prince Rainier III Award was inaugurated in 2005, after the passing of Prince Rainier. The Award is presented to established artists who are both highly celebrated in their careers and have made significant humanitarian contributions to their fields. The Award includes a grant to the philanthropic organization of the honorees's choice. Recipients to date include

George Lucas George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker. Lucas is best known for creating the ''Star Wars'' and ''Indiana Jones'' franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairm ...

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

Denzel Washington Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom". Throughout his career spanning over four decades, Washington ha ...

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Fi ...

Dick Van Dyke Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and telev ...

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and

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Notable Princess Grace Awards Winners

Theater

Jared Mezzocchi Jared Mezzocchi is an American theatre projection designer and director. In 2020, Jared was named in a Top 5 List in the New York Times as a Theatre Artist spotlit for their innovative work during the pandemic, alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber and P ...

, 2012 Theater Fellowship *

Nicolette Robinson Nicolette Kloe Robinson (born April 18, 1988) is an American stage and television actress. She is known for her role as Jane in the television show '' The Affair'' and Jenna in the stage musical ''Waitress'', the latter of which marked her debut ...

, 2009 Theater Scholarship, Gant Gaither Theater Award *

Scott Turner Schofield Scott Turner Schofield is an American actor, writer, producer, and speaker. He is a transgender activist, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns. He was the first out transgender actor in Daytime television, and the first out trans man to earn a ...

, 2007 Theater Fellowship - Acting, 2009 Special Project Award *

, 2004 Theater Scholarship *

Sam Gold Sam Gold is an American theater director and actor. He has directed both musicals and plays, on Broadway and Off-Broadway. He won the 2015 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for ''Fun Home''. Early life Gold was raised in Westchester an ...

, 2004 Theater Scholarship, 2018 Statue Award *

, 2002 Theater Scholarship, 2016 Statue Award *

Richard Kimmel Richard Kimmel is a New York City-based theatre director, writer, and theatrical producer. He is executive director of The Box, a venue for theater, music, and nightlife in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and artistic director of Cannon Com ...

, 2000 Theater Fellowship *

Anna Shapiro Anna Davida Shapiro (born March 10, 1966) is an American theater director, was the artistic director of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, and a professor at Northwestern University. Throughout her career, she has directed both the Steppenwolf The ...

, 1996 Theater Apprenticeship, 2010 Statue Award *

Michael John Garcés Michael John Garcés (born 1967) is a Cuban-American playwright and director. He is the artistic director of Cornerstone Theater Company in Los Angeles. He has received several awards and grants, including the Alan Schneider Director Award and t ...

, 1995 Theater Fellowship, 2007 Statue Award *

Eric Simonson Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and the author of plays '' Lombardi'', ''Fake'', ''Honest'', '' Magic/B ...

, 1994 Theater Fellowship, 2005 Statue Award *

David Barrera David Joel Barrera (born December 28, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego in ''Generation Kill''. He has appeared in television series including ''Grimm'', ''Heroes'', ''CSI: Miami'', ...

, 1993 Theater Scholarship *

David Neumann David Neumann is an American choreographer, dancer, and actor. He is known for his magnetic energy and his charismatic performances. He is a 2019 Tony nominated choreographer for Hadestown Early life Born in 1965 in Paris, Neumann grew up in Sou ...

, 1993 Theater Apprenticeship, 2011 Works in Progress Residency *

Paul Tazewell Paul Tazewell is an American costume designer for the theatre, dance, and opera and television. He received the 2016 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for ''Hamilton''. In 2016, he and his design team were awarded an Emmy for their work on ''The ...

, 1993 Theater Fellowship, 2004 Statue Award * Shishir Kurup, 1993 Theater Apprenticeship *

Donna Lynne Champlin Donna Lynne Champlin (born January 21, 1971) is an American actress, dancer and singer from New York City. She is best known for playing Paula Proctor on The CW comedy-drama series ''Crazy Ex-Girlfriend''. Early life Champlin was born in Rochest ...

, 1992 Theater Scholarship * Michael Wilson, 1992 Theater Fellowship, 2001 Statue Award *

Ricardo Hernandez Ricardo is the Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a s ...

, 1992 Theater Apprenticeship, 2000 Statue Award *

Ty Taylor Ty Taylor (born January 5, 1969, in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American musician best known for being the lead singer of Los Angeles soul rock band Vintage Trouble. He is the voice of character Lester Grimes on the HBO series ''Vinyl'' create ...

, 1990 Theater Scholarship *

Yareli Arizmendi Yareli Arizmendi (1964) is a Mexican actress, writer, and director. Born in Mexico City, Arizmendi went to high school in Kansas (Academy of Mt. St. Scholastica), then received a BA in Political Science and her MFA in Theatre from the graduate act ...

, 1990 Theater Scholarship, 1995 Statue Award *

Christopher Ashley Christopher Ashley (born July 6, 1964) is an American stage director. Since 2007, he has been the artistic director of the La Jolla Playhouse. Career Ashley graduated from Yale University in 1986, with a Bachelor of Art in Theatre.

, 1989 Theater Apprenticeship, 1998 Statue Award *

Orlagh Cassidy Orlagh Cassidy is an American actress. Career Cassidy made her Broadway debut in ''Present Laughter'' with Frank Langella in 1996. She portrayed Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, in the play ''The Adult in the Room,'' a Broadway Factor NYC ...

, 1989 Theater Scholarship *

Bruce Graham Bruce John Graham (December 1, 1925 – March 6, 2010) was a Peruvian-American architect. Graham built buildings all over the world and was deeply involved with evolving the Burnham Plan of Chicago. Among his most notable buildings are the ...

, 1988 Theater Fellowship, 1991 Statue Award *

Tina Landau Tina Landau (born May 21, 1962) is an American playwright and theatre director. Known for her large-scale, musical, and ensemble-driven work, Landau's productions have appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regionally, most extensively at the ...

, 1988 Theater Scholarship, 1999 Statue Award *

Patrick Page John Patrick Page (born April 27, 1962) is an American actor, low bass singer, and playwright. He originated the roles of Norman Osborn/Green Goblin in '' Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'', the Grinch in ''Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christm ...

, 1988 Theater Fellowship *

Anthony Kushner Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage he's most known for his seminal work ''Angels in America'' which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. At the turn ...

, 1987 Theater Fellowship, 1994 Statue Award * Paul Warner, 1986 Theater Apprenticeship, 1987 Statue Award

Playwriting

* Kenneth Lin, 2005 Playwriting Fellowship *

Jesse Kellerman Jesse Oren Kellerman (born September 1, 1978) is an American novelist and playwright. He is the author of the novels ''Sunstroke'' (2006), ''Trouble'' (2007), ''The Genius'' (2008), ''The Executor'' (2010), ''Potboiler'' (2012), and has co-author ...

, 2003 Playwriting Fellowship * Madeleine George, 2002 Playwriting Fellowship *

Sheila Callaghan Sheila Callaghan (born 1973) is a playwright and screenwriter who emerged from the RAT ( Regional Alternative Theatre) movement of the 1990s. She has been profiled by ''American Theater Magazine'', "The Brooklyn Rail", ''Theatermania'', and ''Th ...

, 2000 Playwriting Fellowship, 2008 Works in Progress Residency *

Bridget Carpenter Bridget Carpenter (born in New York City) is a television writer and playwright. Biography She received an M.F.A. from Brown University in 1995.Rodriguez, Bill"Bridget Carpenter swings into Trinity" providencephoenix.com, May 11–18, 2000 Her pla ...

, 1997 Playwriting Fellowship *

Adam Rapp Adam Rapp (born June 15, 1968) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, musician and film director. His play ''Red Light Winter'' was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2006. Early life Rapp was born in Chicago to Mary Lee (née Baird; died ...

, 1999 Playwriting Fellowship, 2006 Statue Award *

Kate Robin Kate Robin is an American playwright, television writer and producer, and screenwriter. She is currently the showrunner of '' One Mississippi'' created by and starring Tig Notaro on Amazon. Career Robin's recent theater productions include: '' ...

, 1995 Playwriting Fellowship, 2003 Statue Award

Dance

Jacqueline Green Jacqueline Green (born 26 December 1989) is an American ballet dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York. She is noted for her elegant and commanding presence on stage as well as her unusually rapid ascent in being recognized ...

, 2014 Dance Fellowship *

Isabella Boylston Hildur Isabella Boylston (born October 13, 1986) is an American ballet dancer who is currently a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT). Early life Boylston was born Hildur Isabella Boylston, named for an Icelandic great-grand ...

, 2009 Dance Fellowship *

Jeffrey Cirio Jeffrey Cirio (born 1991) is an American ballet dancer. He joined the Boston Ballet in 2009, and was promoted to principal dancer in 2012. In 2015, he moved to the American Ballet Theatre as a soloist, and was promoted to principal dancer the f ...

, 2009 Dance Fellowship * Joseph Walsh, 2009 Dance Fellowship * Alexander Peters, 2008 Ballet Scholarship * Blaine Hoven, 2008 Ballet Fellowship * Jermel Johnson, 2008 Ballet Fellowship *

Lucien Postlewaite Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004. The company consists of 49 dan ...

, 2008 Ballet Fellowship * Andrew Bartee, 2007 Dance Scholarship - Ballet * Brooklyn Mack, 2007 Dance Fellowship - Ballet * Sarah Kathryn Lane, 2007 Dance Fellowship - Ballet *

Adrienne Benz BalletMet is an American ballet company and academy based in Columbus, Ohio. Located in downtown Columbus, BalletMet facilities include a black box theatre performance space, seven dance studios, administrative offices and costume and scene shops ...

, 2006 Dance Fellowship - Ballet *

Drew Jacoby Drew Jacoby (born September 2, 1984) is an American contemporary ballet dancer. As of 2020, she is a principal dancer of Royal Ballet of Flanders. Early life Jacoby was born in Boise, Idaho in 1984. She trained at the School of American Ballet ...

, 2005 Dance Fellowship, 2008 Special Project Award *

John Lam John Lam (born 1984) is a Vietnamese-American principal dancer with the Boston Ballet. Early life Lam's parents are Vietnamese refugees, who settled in Marin County, California, Marin County city of San Rafael, California, San Rafael in Califor ...

, 2005 Dance Fellowship *

Tiler Peck Tiler Kalyn Peck (born January 12, 1989) is an American ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet. As well as ballet, she has performed in musical theatre shows and has made cameo appearances in films including ''Donni ...

, 2004 Dance Scholarship *

Christine Shevchenko Christine Shevchenko ( uk, Крістіна Шевченко, born 1988) is a Ukrainian-American ballet dancer. She currently performs as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Early life Born in the Odessa, Ukraine, her father was a ...

, 2003 Dance Scholarship *

, 2002 Dance Fellowship * Michele Jimenez, 2002 Dance Fellowship *

Jared Angle This is a list of New York City Ballet dancers. Principal dancers Soloists This is a list of New York City Ballet soloists. Corps de ballet The following is a list of the current members of the corps de ballet. * Victor Abreu * Devin Albe ...

, 2001 Dance Fellowship * Gonzalo Garcia, 2000 Dance Fellowship * Lilyan Vigo-Ellis, 2000 Dance Fellowship, 2004 Special Project Grant *

Michele Wiles Michele Wiles is an American ballet dancer. She was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre from 2005 - 2011. In 2011, she left ABT to form the independent classical ballet company Ballet Next with former New York City Ballet principal ...

, 1999 Dance Fellowship *

, 1998 Dance Fellowship, 2009 Statue Award * Maria Bystrova-Renko, 1998 Dance Scholarship *

Alexandra Ansanelli Alexandra Noel Ansanelli is a retired American ballet dancer who was a Principal dancer at New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet prior to her retirement at a relatively young age. Early life Ansanelli was born in Manhassett, Long Island ...

, 1997 Dance Fellowship *

Miranda Weese Miranda Weese (born ) is an American former ballet dancer, teacher and ballet master. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1993 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1996. In 2007, she left to perform with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, first ...

, 1995 Dance Fellowship *

Carlos Acosta Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cu ...

, 1995 Dance Fellowship *

Maria Kowroski Maria Kowroski is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at the New York City Ballet. Early life Kowroski was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She started ballet at the age of five. In 1992, she entered the School of American Ballet ...

, 1994 Dance Scholarship, 2006 Statue Award *

Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards (born January 16, 1976 in Englewood, California) is an American tap dancer, choreographer, and instructor who has been called "the mastress of her generation." In 1998, she married fellow dancer Omar Edwards and opened a ...

, 1994 Dance Fellowship, 2017 Statue Award * Derick Grant, 1993 Emerging Dance Artist *

Robert Battle Robert Battle (born August 28, 1972 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA) is a dancer, choreographer and the Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Early life and education Originally from the Liberty City community of Miami, Fl ...

, 1993 Dance Scholarship, 2007 Statue Award * Jennie Renee Somogyi, 1992 Dance Scholarship, 2002 Statue Award *

Riolama Lorenzo The Philadelphia Ballet, formerly known as Pennsylvania Ballet until rebranding in 2021, is Philadelphia's largest ballet company. The company's annual local season features six programs of classic favorites, as well as new works, including the Ph ...

, 1992 Dance Scholarship *

Ethan Stiefel Ethan Stiefel (born February 13, 1973) is an American dancer, choreographer, and director. He was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1997 until July 2012. He was the artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet from ...

, 1991 Emerging Dance Artist, 1999 Statue Award *

Kristin Long San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Fran ...

, 1990 Emerging Dance Artist * Pauline Reyniack, née Golbin, 1990 Emerging Dance Artist, 1991 Statue Award * Tina LeBlanc-Jerkunica, 1988 Dance Fellowship, 1995 Statue Award * Elizabeth Walker, 1988 Dance Scholarship *

Diane Madden Diane Madden (born 1958) is a modern dancer, teacher and choreographer based in Brussels, Belgium and New York City. Education Madden attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Career Beginning in 1980, she worked with the Trisha Brown ...

, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1994 Statue Award *

Terese Capucilli Terese Capucilli is an American modern dancer, interpreter of the roles originally performed by Martha Graham. She is one of the last generation of dancers to be coached and directed by Graham herself. A principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dan ...

, 1985 Dance Scholarship, 1986 Statue Award *

Li Cunxin Li Cunxin (born 26 January 1961) is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer turned stockbroker. He is currently the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet in Brisbane, Australia.Queensland Ballet (2012)Li Cunxin returns to the stage a ...

, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1993 Statue Award * Amanda McKerrow, 1986 Dance Fellowship, 1987 Statue Award

Choreography

Olivier Wevers Whim W'Him, Seattle Contemporary Dance is a Seattle-based contemporary dance company founded by Olivier Wevers in January 2009. Programs Whim W'Him offers 3 productions each season. The company has performed original works by Danielle Agami, Ju ...

, 2011 Choreography Fellowship *

Zoe Scofield Zoe Scofield is a choreographer and dancer best known for her work with Juniper Shuey with whom she is co-director of zoe, juniper, a Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of Ki ...

, 2011 Choreography Fellowship *

Kyle Abraham Kyle Abraham (born August 14, 1977) is an American choreographer and dancer. He founded his own company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham (formerly Abraham.In.Motion) in 2006 in New York City and has produced many original works for A.I.M such as ''The Rad ...

, 2010 Dance-Choreography Fellowship *

Kate Weare Kate Weare is an American choreographer. She is the founder and artistic director of the Kate Weare Company. Early life and education Weare was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She attended the California Institute of the Arts, earning a ...

, 2009 Choreography Fellowship *

Camille A. Brown Camille A. Brown is a dancer, choreographer, director and dance educator. She is the Founder & Artistic Director of Camille A. Brown & Dancers, and has congruently choreographed commissioned pieces for dance companies, Broadway shows, and unive ...

, 2006 Choreography Fellowship - Modern

Film

, 2009 Film Scholarship, 2019 Statue Award * Ben Steinbauer, 2006 Graduate Film Scholarship *

Cary Joji Fukunaga Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He first gained recognition for writing and directing the 2009 film '' Sin nombre'' and the 2011 adaptation of ''Jane Eyre''. He was the first director of partial East Asian des ...

, 2005 Graduate Film Scholarship * Ben Russell, 2002 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2010 Special Project Grant *

Ham Tran Ham Tran () is a Vietnamese American film writer, editor, and director. He is of Hoa (Chinese Vietnamese) ancestry, specifically Teochew. He earned an MFA in film directing from the UCLA Film School and is most famous for his thesis film ''The A ...

, 2001 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2006 Special Project Grant *

Jon M. Chu Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of 2018's ''Crazy Rich Asians'', the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asi ...

, 2001 Film Scholarship, 2011 Statue Award *

David Riker David Riker is an American screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his award-winning film '' The City (La Ciudad),'' a neo-realist film about the plight of Latin American immigrants living in New York City. Riker is also the writer an ...

, 1995 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2001 Statue Award *

Ilya Chaiken Ilya Chaiken (born February 10, 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her debut feature '' Margarita Happy Hour'', a film about motherhood, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001 and went on t ...

, 1994 Undergraduate Film Scholarship, 2003 Statue Award * Parine Jaddo, 1993 Graduate Film Scholarship * Mark Christopher, 1992 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2005 Statue Award *

, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2008 Statue Award *

Eric Darnell Eric Darnell (born August 21, 1961) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, screenwriter, songwriter and occasional voice actor best known for co-directing ''Antz'' with Tim Johnson, as well as co-directing and co-writing ''Madagas ...

, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship *

Stephen Hillenburg Stephen McDannell Hillenburg (August 21, 1961 – November 26, 2018) was an American animator, writer, producer, director, and marine science educator. He is known for creating the Nickelodeon animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants' ...

, 1991 Graduate Film Scholarship, 2002 Statue Award *

Gregory Mottola Gregory J. Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director. Life and career Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York, in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent. He received his BFA in art f ...

, 1989 Graduate Film Scholarship, 1998 Statue AwardGregory Mottola
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