The Oscar-qualifying 21st HollyShorts Film Festival (Aug. 7–17, TCL Chinese Theatre, streaming on BitPixTV.com) has unveiled a star-studded jury that spans Oscar®, BAFTA, Tony, SAG and Emmy talent.
Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Catherine Hardwicke, Essie Davis, Jake Lacy, Jennifer Ehle, Lewis Tan, Mena Suvari, Catherine Curtin, Yeardley Smith, Andrea Bang, Bradley James, Adam J. Graves, Aimee La Joie and Cecilia Delgado, among others; they will select winners from a record 400+ shorts (chosen from nearly 7,000 submissions), with victors in four key categories earning automatic Academy Award consideration.
Official 2025 HollyShorts jurors include:
Andrea Bang
Ward Bond
Matthew Carey
Catherine Curtin
Essie Davis
Cecilia Delgado
Jennifer Ehle
Adam Graves
Sonia Gumuchian
Catherine Hardwicke
Anthony Head
Celia Imrie
Bradley James
Aimee La Joie
Jake Lacy
Abi Leiff
Sharon Lawrence
Kris Mercado
Caroline Monnet
Sandro Monetti
Joey Moser
Krushan Naik
Leah N.H. Philpott
Colby Schinto
Weiman Seid
Yeardley Smith
Sarah Stunt
Mena Suvari
Lewis Tan
Amelia Tyler
Penelope Wilton
Rahmin Zahed
