The Princess Grace Foundation-USA announced 18 Princess Grace Award winners and 11 Honoraria recipients, joining over 1,000 previously recognized artists including Tony Kushner and Leslie Odom Jr..
This year’s recipients include dancer India Hobbs, who was nominated by previous Princess Grace Award winner Andrea Miller, and Brit Hensel, filmmaker, Upstander Project. Winners will receive $15,000 and those selected for Honoraria will earn $1,500, with both being unrestricted cash grants.
“We are proud and excited to welcome the 2026 Princess Grace Award winners and Honoraria recipients. It is a genuine privilege to identify extraordinary talent early in an artist’s career, welcome them into the Princess Grace Awards community and be part of their artistic journey,” said Diana Kemppainen, the president of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA. “Our deepest thanks to the Arts Advisory Council and panelists for their thoughtful guidance in the selection process.”
Honoring Princess Grace of Monaco, the foundation also provides the Special Project Grant, the Princess Grace Artist Fellowship and the Grace Kelly Scholarship, along with networking and career development opportunities.
The selected artists will be honored at the Princess Grace Awards Gala on Jan. 30, which will be presided over by Prince Alber II of Monaco.
