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Past Judges

Jeff Goldblum

actor / teacher

Jeff Goldblum

actor / teacher

Bio: An Academy Award-nominated American actor and has served as a Member of the Jury at the Cannes Film Festival. His films include, The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day and the Trigger Street Production, Mini’s First Time. Goldblum has also appeared...

Dave Stewart

musician / songwriter / manager

Dave Stewart

musician / songwriter / manager

Bio: Considered one of the foremost minds in the music industry today. Stewart has collaborated with Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, and Bob Dylan. How’s that for a list of past collaborations? He won the Critics Choice...

Bryan Singer

writer / director

Bryan Singer

writer/director

Bio: This innovative writer-director producer's accomplishments include the Oscar-winning THE USUAL SUSPECTS, APT PUPIL, X-MEN 1 & 2, SUPERMAN RETURNS and television's HOUSE, M.D.

Rufus Wainwright

musician / songwriter

Rufus Wainwright

musician / songwriter

Bio: A Canadian-American singer, pianist, and songwriter. He is best known for his operatically inspired music, and uses a mixture of solo piano, guitar and orchestral elements often described as “Popera” or pop-opera. Wainwright has appeared in the films The Aviator...

Sheryl Crow

musician

Sheryl Crow

musician

Bio: Grammy award winning songtress Sheryl Crow's rocking and intelligent music has been at the top of the charts for much of the last decade, and also has graced many film soundtracks.

Billy Bob Thorton

actor / writer / director / producer

Billy Bob Thorton

actor/writer/director/producer

Bio: One of Hollywood's busiest actors and screenwriters, Billy Bob Thorton's work has also included directing films like "All the Pretty Horses" and "Sling Blade", which earned him a screenwriting Oscar and Best Actor nomination.

Phil Ramone

producer

Phil Ramone

producer

Bio: A childhood violin prodigy, forty years in the recording industry with artists like Sinatra, Sreisand, Billy Joel and Paul Simon have shaped nine-time Grammy winner Phil Ramone into one of the world's most respected record producers.

Robin Williams

actor / comedian

Robin Williams

actor / comedian

Bio: An Academy Award Winning actor (Good Will Hunting, Best Supporting Actor) known not only for his many cinematic achievements, but also for his successes as a stand-up comedian. Using the hit television show "Mork & Mindy" as a launching pad,...

Liv Tyler

actress

Liv Tyler

actress

Bio: From "Stealing Beauty" to "Lord of the Rings", model turned actress Liv Tyler's exciting career has always rocked!

Bono

musician

Bono

musician

Bio: Lead Singer with the seminal rock group U2, Bono is one of the most inflential figures in music and entertainment both past and pressent...

Sam Mendes

director / producer

Sam Mendes

director / producer

Bio: One of the industry’s most talented director/producers. Mendes made a name for himself as the director of American Beauty, earning Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. Mendes continued directing hit films including Road to Perdition and Jarhead. Mendes’...

Mike Myers

actor

Mike Myers

actor

Bio: From "Austin Powers" to "The Cat in the Hat", Mr. Myers is a comic legend...

Mike Nichols

director

Mike Nichols

director

Bio: Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award winning director Mike Nicholas ("The Graduate", "Catch 22") is often credited with inventing improv comedy with his partner in crime, Elaine May.

Annette Bening

actress

Annette Bening

actress

Bio: From her Academy Award nominations for both "American Beauty" and "The Grifters" Ms. Bening has proved her tremendous skill range. Whether comedy or Drama, Ms. Benning has illuminated the wide spectrum of American life...

Sean Penn

actor / writer / director

Sean Penn

actor/writer/director

Bio: Since his turn as Jeff Spicoli in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, and subsequent rise as one of the busiest actors and producers in Hollywood today, the four-time Academy Award and four-time Golden Globe nominee (winning both for MYSTIC RIVER)...

Roger Waters

musican / songwriter

Roger Waters

musican / songwriter

Bio: Known for his vital contribution to the rock and roll music scene. Waters’ influence helped produce Pink Floyd hits such as “Money”, “Comfortably Numb”, “Time” and “Wish You Were Here”. Waters won the “Best Original Song” BAFTA Film Award in...

Cameron Crowe

writer / director

Cameron Crowe

writer/director

Bio: As a Director, few have achieved the success & accolade of Cameron Crowe. With works like "Jerry McGuire", "Almost Famous", and "Vanilla Sky", Mr. Crowe has changed the cinematic landscape forever.

Q-Tip

musician / actor / writer / director

Q-Tip

musician/actor/writer/director

Bio: From "A Tribe Called Quest" to his current work on his own label at Dreamworks, musician Q-Tip has also been in front of the camera ("Poetic Justic", "She Hate Me") and behind it (he and wrote and produced "Prison Song")

Sydney Pollack

director / producer

Sydney Pollack

director/producer

Bio: Oscar, Emmy, BAFTA, and Golden Globe award winning director Sydney Pollack's absolutely stellar career spans six decades and still goes strong.

Jay Roach

writer / director / producer

Jay Roach

writer/director/producer

Bio: This director has built a reputation as a master of comedy with MEET THE PARENTS, MEET THE FOCKERS, and the AUSTIN POWERS trilogy, and as a reputable producer with 50 FIRST DATES, BLOWN AWAY and THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE...

Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen

producers

Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen

producers

Bio: Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen won the Best Picture Academy Award for "American Beauty". They recently produced Tim Burton's "Big Fish" and will soon film "The Forgotten", a thriller starring Julianne Moore.

Helen Hunt

actress

Helen Hunt

actress

Bio: Best known for her work on the TV series "Mad About You," the prolific actress has won four Emmys, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and an Oscar for AS GOOD AS IT GETS, among many other commendations.

Kate Bosworth

actress

Kate Bosworth

actress

Bio: Rising star and former equestrian Kate Bosworth, discovered in "The Horse Whisperer", starred in the surfing phenomenon "Blue Crush" as well as "Wonderland" and "Win a Date With Tad Hamilton".

Snoop Dog

musician / actor / writer

Snoop Dog

musician/actor/writer

Bio: In addition to releasing a string of million-selling albums, the hip-hop superstar has also appeared in films like THE TENANT, TRAINING DAY, STARSKY AND HUTCH, SOUL PLANE and THE WASH, as well as his own cult TV series DOGGY FIZZLE...

Danny DeVito

actor / director / producer

Danny DeVito

actor/director/producer

Bio: An accomplished Actor, Director and Producer, Mr. DeVito has starred in the likes of "Get Shorty", Produced "Erin Brokovitch", and Directed "The War of the Roses".

Andrew Stanton

producer / writer / director

Andrew Stanton

producer/writer/director

Bio: Animator Andrew Stanton has been a co-screenwriter or producer on every major Disney/Pixar film since "Toy Story" (Oscar nominated for screenwriting) and most recently directed, co-wrote, and starred in the acclaimed hit "Finding Nemo"

Quote Of The Day

"The movies enable an actor not only to act but also to sit down in the theater and clap for himself." - Will Rogers