Announcing the Star-Studded 2026 HollyShorts Jury

HollyShorts is excited to release the names of its incredible 2026 jury. In an exclusive Hollywood Reporter article, Lily Ford details the full line up: read full article here

The jury for the 22nd HollyShorts Film Festival is set. Alan Tudyk, Rita Ora, Alfre Woodard, Kelly Marie Tran, David Cross, Judy Greer, Andrew Rannells, and Katheryn Winnick headline a panel of actors, filmmakers, Academy Award-winning producers, and industry leaders who will judge the official selections across all competition categories, with winners of the top prizes becoming eligible for Oscar consideration. HollyShorts runs August 13-23 at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.

Maria Akay

Radhika Apte

Ali Asgari

Jennifer Bertling

Alexandra Breckenridge

David Cross

Rhys Darby

Hope Davis

James Dean

Bella Glanville

Adam Graves

Judy Greer

Callie Hernandez

Katharine Isabelle

Kian Kavousi

Sibel Kekilli

Lee Knight

Megan Lawless

Natasha Leggero

Kim Magnusson

Guneet Monga Kapoor

Rachel Nichols

Rita Ora

Eddie Perez

Leah N.H. Philpott

Andrew Rannells

Doug Roland

Ido Samuel

Marina Sirtis

Cory Michael Smith

Aaron Stanford

Sarah Stunt

Kelly Marie Tran

Alan Tudyk

Alanna Ubach

Catherine Whitfield

Katheryn Winnick

Alfre Woodard

Ramin Zahed

Sports competition jury:

Baron Davis

Colby Shinto