Gregory Peck Award

The Gregory Peck Award for Cinematic Excellence is an award given at the San Diego International Film Festival (SDIFF) to honor the career achievement of a film actor, producer or director. It is named in memory of Hollywood actor Gregory Peck with the support of his family.

The award is SDIFF's most prestigious award and headlining presentation at their biggest formal event Variety's Night of the Stars.

History The award originated in 2008 at the Dingle International Film Festival (DIFF) in Ireland with the support and participation of Pecks' family, who chose Dingle because it is the ancestral home of the actor's great-grandmother Catherine Ashe who hailed from Annascaul in the Dingle Peninsula. Its original name was the "Gregory Peck Excellence in the Art of Film Award."

In 2014, the family began presenting the award in San Diego where the actor was born, raised his family and where he founded La Jolla Playhouse. Since the DIFF was forced to close due to financial reasons in 2019, the award is presented exclusively at SDIFF.

Trophies Winners in Dingle were awarded with a design based on "The Aglish Pillar" created by Irish Jeweller Brian de Staic. Winners in San Diego have received a "Golden Eagle Statuette" sculpted by Apache artist Ruben Chato.

Honorees + Recipient PhotoDatePresented byVenueNotesRefViola Davis October 13, 2026 Cecilia PeckConrad Prebys Performing Arts Center - La JollaMark HamillOctober 16, 2025Carole Horst, Variety deputy editorPenelope Ann MillerOctober 17, 2024Cecilia PeckAndy GarciaOctober 20, 2022Laurence FishburneOctober 18, 2019Pendry Hotel - Downtown San DiegoMaurice GalwayJune 29, 2019Anthony PeckThe Phoenix Cinema - DinglePresented to the founder of the Dingle IFF upon the occasion of its closing.Keith CarradineOctober 11, 2018Cecilia PeckPendry Hotel - Downtown San DiegoPatrick StewartOctober 5, 2017Annette BeningSeptember 29, 2016Anthony PeckMuseum of Contemporary Art - La JollaThe Peck Family2016Santa Barbara, CaliforniaPresented by DIFF and the Santa Barbara Sister City Board to commemorate Gregory Peck's centenary year. Alan ArkinSeptember 25, 2014Museum of Contemporary Art - La JollaLaura DernJune 16, 2014Jim SheridanThe Blasket Centre, Dún ChaoinJean-Jacques BeineixMarch 18, 2011The Phoenix Cinema - DingleStephen FrearsMarch 20, 2010Jim SheridanSeptember 11, 2009Anthony PeckGabriel Byrne2008Veronique and Cecilia Peck (In attendance)Dingle"Gregory Peck Excellence in the Art of Film Award"

Gregory Peck Award

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