Oscar winners, top directors join 2025 Sundance jury

PARK CITY, Utah — The Sundance Film Festival announced its jury members for the 2025 festival, which runs Jan. 23-Feb. 2, featuring prominent figures from across the film industry.

The 16-member jury includes Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out,” “Judas and the Black Messiah”), director Reinaldo Marcus Green, and filmmaker Celine Song. They will present awards recognizing artistic achievement across various categories at the festival’s awards ceremony on Jan. 31 at The Ray Theatre in Park City.

The U.S. Dramatic Competition jury features Green, fresh from directing “Bob Marley: One Love,” alongside actor Arian Moayed (“Succession” and “You Hurt My Feelings”) and Song, whose “Past Lives” debuted at last year’s festival. Documentary competition jurors include Oscar winner Steven Bognar, Higher Ground executive Vinnie Malhotra, and Firelight Media president Marcia Smith.

The World Cinema categories will be evaluated by panels including “Rafiki” director Wanuri Kahiu, Mexican producer Daniela Alatorre, and “The Mauritanian” director Kevin Macdonald. Actor-producer Elijah Wood will serve as the NEXT section’s sole juror, showcasing innovative works.

A separate five-member jury, including astrophysicist Nia Imara and filmmakers Nicholas Ma and Michael Almereyda, awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize to “SALLY” directed by Cristina Costantini. Last year’s Alfred P. Sload Feature Film Prize went to “Love Me,” starring Kristen Steward and Steven Yeun.

Festival attendees can participate in selecting Audience Awards for U.S. Competition, World Competition, and NEXT categories, with winners announced at the awards ceremony. The Festival Favorite winner will be revealed at the festival’s conclusion on Feb. 2.

Single film tickets for both in-person and online screenings go on sale Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. MT through festival.sundance.org.