The Vincent Price Award (also known as the Price Award) was created by Miles Flanagan and Victoria Price to both honor Vincent Price's film and art legacy and fundraise for the arts.
The award is presented at Hollywood Horrorfest,[1] an annual horror film festival, founded by Flanagan and based in Los Angeles. It was created to celebrate Vincent Price's legacy by honoring an artist "whose work has achieved equally iconic status" in the horror/fantasy genres.[2] Joe Dante, director of Gremlins and The Howling, was the first recipient of the award, at the New Beverly Cinema in March[3] 2014.[4] The event is held annually as part of Hollywood Horrorfest at the Eastwood Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles.
History
editThe award is presented each year by Victoria and Miles. The event fundraised for the Vincent Price Art Museum and in 2025 set up the Vincent Price Scholarship[5] to fundraise for individual students at East Los Angeles College (ELAC).[6] Vincent Price and his then wife, Mary Grant, from 1957 onwards gifted their personal art collection—2,000 pieces in total—to the college.[7]
Honorees
editMany of the honorees have worked with or have been influenced by Price's work. Honoree, Cassandra (Elvira) Peterson told the Huffington Post, "It's better than an Academy Award," after winning the Price Award in July 2018.[2] Weeks before his death, Sid Haig posted online his feelings on winning the Vincent Price Award, stating "On Saturday night August 10th I had the greatest night of my career."[8]The list of honorees:
- Joe Dante: Director of Gremlins and The Howling.[9]
- Cassandra Peterson: Elvira's Haunted Hills.[2]
- Sid Haig: Spider Baby, House of 1000 Corpses.[10]
- John Landis: Director of An American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson's Thriller.[11]
- Rick Baker[12]: The Academy Award-winning makeup effects artist for An American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson's Thriller.[13]
References
edit- ↑ HORRORFEST, HOLLYWOOD. "HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST". HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- 1 2 3 MichelsonDirector, Noah; Personal, HuffPost (2018-09-26). "Elvira On Her Life-Changing Night With Elvis At 17, Her Legendary Cleavage And More". HuffPost. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Theater, New Beverly. "2014 | New Beverly Cinema". New Beverly Cinema - The premier revival theater in Los Angeles. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Horrorfest comes to Hollywood". Orange County Register. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Vincent Price Scholarship Award: Congratulations Jennifer Felix | ELAC". www.elac.edu. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ HORRORFEST, HOLLYWOOD. "HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST". HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Vincent Price Art Museum: Unearthing Artistic Treasures at East Los Angeles College - Wonderful Museums". www.wonderfulmuseums.com. 2025-09-07. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Holson, Laura M. (2019-09-23). "Sid Haig, Horror Actor and Cult Figure, Dies at 80". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "Movie Watch: Hollywood Horrorfest makes debut". Daily Breeze. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Millican, Josh (2019-08-13). "Images: Sid Haig Was Honored with the 3rd Annual Price Award". Dread Central. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ "JOHN LANDIS Honored with Vincent Price Award at HOLLYWOOD HORRORFEST". Macabre Daily. 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Team, Admin (2025-09-13). "Rick Baker to Be Honored with the Vincent Price Award at the Hollywood Horrorfest". MJVibe. Retrieved 2026-03-21.
- ↑ Staff, HorrorBuzz (2025-09-03). "Rick Baker to Receive Vincent Price Award at Hollywood Horrorfest". HorrorBuzz. Retrieved 2026-03-21.