More judges for shots Awards The Americas 2026 announced
As next month's entry deadline creeps into view, we're excited to announce the addition of more outstanding jury members to this year’s shots Awards The Americas juries.
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As the deadline for entry into this year's shots Awards The Americas appears on the horizon, we continue to add a series of brilliantly creative minds to its various juries.
Friday 13th February is the deadline which, while sporting ominous connotations, is still a touch over two weeks away, so hopefully allows time to get your entries in place.
We've already named-checked a host of jurors, along with the Head Judges for each category, and the number of advertising experts has now grown in quantity, only adding to the already sky-high quality.
Below are the most recent jury additions, all based in north or south America, and you can find out more about each of them on the jury page of the Awards site. We will be adding final names to the juries over the next couple of weeks, with the full jury line up announced next month.
To enter your work and be in with a chance of picking up a coveted shots trophy, click here to find out all the information you need. You can find additional details on the categories by clicking here, and for info on price and eligibility, please click here.
The shortlist for the awards will be revealed on 19 March 2026, ahead of the awards ceremony which takes place at the Avalon in West Hollywood, Los Angeles on 23 April 2026.
Above: Some of this year's esteemed jury members including [clockwise from top left] Chau Mui, Raphaël Ajuelos, Eri Panasci Taylorson, Julie Axell, Mah Ferraz, Marlo Baird, Filipe Resende and Qadree Holmes.
The next wave of judges for the shots Awards The Americas 2026 are listed below;
- Raphaël Ajuelos, Founder/Sound Designer, Concret Form
- Julie Axell, Co-Founder & Executive Producer, Nimiopere
- Marlo Baird, Managing Director/Partner, Work Editorial
- Lorenzo Benedick, Founder & Managing Director, Vagabond Production Services
- Aitor Bigas, Editor, Hotel Concorde & Modern Post
- Craig Cimmino, Executive Creative Director, Merkley + Partners
- Daniel Duda, Freelance Motion Designer and Animation Director
- Benson Ellis, Editor, Nomad
- Mah Ferraz, Film Editor & Founder, Church Edit
- Lina Fridman, Director - Fridman Sisters, Stink Films
- Leila Gage, Executive Producer/Head of Talent, Amazon XCM
- Fay Grande, Casting Director, Grande/Morris Casting
- Emily de Groot, Stylist, Model Consumer Inc
- Alex Hoffman, Senior Producer, GUT LA
- Qadree Holmes, Founder/Executive Producer, Quriosity
- Angus Kneale, Chief Creative, Preymaker
- Nazeli Kodjoian, Founder/Executive Producer, Sunset Edit
- Jenny Lee, Director of Production, Omnicom Production
- Tyler Locke, Director of Production, Scholar
- Kelly McCluskey, Executive Producer & Partner, Grayson Music
- Justin Morris, Senior Music Producer, Sonic Union
- Jackson Morton, Co-Founder & Executive Producer, JOJX
- Chau Mui, Co-Founder, Ciaooo Media
- Pilar Muro, Global Head of Talent, Papaya Films
- Lauren O'Driscoll, Executive Producer, Wieden+Kennedy
- Carol Ozzi, Production Designer
- Eri Panasci Taylorson, Executive Producer, Jelly NY
- Jen Passaniti, Head of Production, Highdive
- Gloria Pitagorsky, Managing Partner, Heard City
- Vivekananthan (Vivek) Rajasekaran, Composting Lead/Supervisor, JAMM VISUAL
- Filipe Resende, CEO & Music Director, CANJA Audio Culture
- Amanda Shirelle Azoroh, Senior Producer, Omnicom Production
- Cliff Skeete, ECD, Freelance
- Ana Laura Solis, Founder, Story:
- Dan Zank, Executive Creative Director, BUTTER Music + Sound
The shots team will also be hosting another edition of shots Out of the Box on 22 April at the Bike Shed in Downtown, bringing together the community for a day of creative exploration ahead of the following day's awards ceremony.
Full details on categories and entry criteria can be found here, with submissions available via the online entry portal.
