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It’s that time of the year when the biggest stars in cinema jet off to the South of France and say bonjour to the glitz and glamour of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. For the next 12 days, the glitterati will take over the French resort town of Cannes, showcasing the best and brightest new international films from all around the world—not to mention some of the most dazzling red carpet looks of the entire year.

The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival kicks off on May 12 and runs through May 23. South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook will serve as jury president for the main competition this year, taking over responsibilities from Juliette Binoche. She’s joined by fellow main competition jurors Diego Céspedes, Isaach de Bankolé, Paul Laverty, Demi Moore, Ruth Negga, Stellan Skarsgard, Laura Wandel and Chloé Zhao—Jacob Elordi was reportedly set to be on the jury, as well, but had to drop out in early May after breaking his foot.

Pierre Salvadori’s French film, The Electric Kiss, has been selected to open the festival, commencing 12 days of premieres, parties and more for some of the most anticipated films of the year. The 2026 lineup includes James Gray’s Paper Tiger, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, Quentin Dupieux’s Full Phil, with Kristen Stewart and Woody Harrelson, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, featuring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve, and many more. This year, two Honorary Palmes d’Or will be awarded: first, to Peter Jackson at the opening ceremony, and later to Barbra Streisand on the final day of the festival.

But back to the fashion: the Cannes red carpet is one of the most delightfully opulent of the year; attendees embrace the unapologetic glamour of the French Riviera and go all out. Last year, just one day before the festivities were set to begin, the festival updated its already notoriously strict, black-tie dress code and banned nudity and “voluminous outfits” from the red carpet.

Even with the new restrictions (which were followed by some, ignored by others), the Cannes red carpet did not disappoint, from Dakota Johnson’s crystal-embroidered Gucci frock and Naomi Campbell’s gold-corseted Dolce & Gabbana tulle gown to Kristen Stewart’s white Chanel shorts suit and Natalie Portman in custom Dior Haute Couture. And the 2026 iteration will surely be more thrilling than ever—we’re keeping you updated with all the most fashionable looks from the Cannes Film Festival red carpet throughout the extravaganza. Below, see the most exciting looks.

Monica Bellucci. Getty Images Monica Bellucci

in Fendi 

Gillian Anderson. Getty Images Gillian Anderson

in Mary Katrantzou

Tao Okamoto. Getty Images Tao Okamoto

in Chanel

Eva Longoria. Getty Images Eva Longoria

in Tamara Ralph 

Leïla Bekhti. Getty Images Leïla Bekhti Isabeli Fontana. AFP via Getty Images Isabeli Fontana Georgia Fowler. PA Images via Getty Images Georgia Fowler Ruth Negga. Getty Images Ruth Negga

in Christian Dior 

Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer. Getty Images Lady Amelia Spencer and Lady Eliza Spencer

in Zuhair Murad 

Laura Wandel. Getty Images Laura Wandel

in Christian Dior 

Penélope Cruz. Getty Images Penélope Cruz

in Chanel

Demi Moore. Getty Images Demi Moore

in Self Portrait 

Tilda Swinton. Getty Images Tilda Swinton

in Chanel 

Macarena Garcia. AFP via Getty Images Macarena Garcia Renata Notni. AFP via Getty Images Renata Notni

in Tom Ford 

Marion Cotillard. Getty Images Marion Cotillard

in Chanel

Demi Moore. Getty Images Demi Moore

in Thom Browne 

Noémie Merlant. Deadline via Getty Images Noémie Merlant

in Louis Vuitton 

Ruth Negga. Corbis via Getty Images Ruth Negga

in Loewe 

Alexa Chung. WireImage Alexa Chung

in Christian Dior 

Chloé Zhao. Getty Images Chloé Zhao Tom Sturridge. Corbis via Getty Images Tom Sturridge

in Dior 

Didi Stone. Corbis via Getty Images Didi Stone

in Stephane Rolland

Johannes Huebel and Olivia Palermo. Getty Images Johannes Huebel and Olivia Palermo

Palermo in Nicolas Jebran

Halsey. Corbis via Getty Images Halsey

in Vivienne Westwood 

Rami Malek. WireImage Rami Malek

in Zegna 

Bella Hadid. WireImage Bella Hadid

in Schiaparelli

Ruth Wilson. WireImage Ruth Wilson

in Dior 

Gabriette. AFP via Getty Images Gabriette

in Alexander McQueen

Thomas Vergara and Nabilla Vergara. Getty Images Thomas Vergara and Nabilla Vergara

Nabilla Vergara in Roberto Cavalli 

Jaya Harper, Laura Dern, Bruce Dern and Ellery Walker Harper. WireImage Jaya Harper, Laura Dern, Bruce Dern and Ellery Walker Harper Maika Monroe. Mike Marsland/WireImage Maika Monroe

in Saint Laurent 

Anamaria Vartolomei. Getty Images Anamaria Vartolomei

in Chanel 

Ellie Thumann. Getty Images Ellie Thumann

in Rami Kadi

Zara McDermott. WireImage Zara McDermott Adele Exarchopoulos. AFP via Getty Images Adele Exarchopoulos

in Phoebe Philo 

Bar Refaeli. Getty Images Bar Refaeli

in Armani Privé

Irina Shayk. Getty Images Irina Shayk

in The Row 

Cindy Bruna. WireImage Cindy Bruna

in Issey Miyake

Grace Elizabeth. WireImage Grace Elizabeth

in Waad Aloqaili

Paul Kircher. WireImage Paul Kircher Coco Rocha. Getty Images Coco Rocha

in Georges Chakra 

Sharon Stone. Corbis via Getty Images Sharon Stone

in Sophie Couture 

Sofia Resing. Getty Images Sofia Resing

in Stephane Rolland

Vicky Krieps. WireImage Vicky Krieps

in Bottega Venetta

Cindy Bruna. Corbis via Getty Images Cindy Bruna

in Armani Privé

Ruth Negga. WireImage Ruth Negga

in Prada

Chloé Zhao. WireImage Chloé Zhao

in Prada

Brooks Nader. WireImage Brooks Nader

in Georges Chakra 

Dita von Teese. Getty Images Dita von Teese

in Tamara Ralph 

Anja Rubik. Corbis via Getty Images Anja Rubik

in Saint Laurent 

Jaime King. Getty Images Jaime King

in Jovana Louis

Olivia Ponton. Getty Images Olivia Ponton

in Geyanna Youness

Juliette Binoche. WireImage Juliette Binoche

in Celine

Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl. WireImage Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl

Palermo in Zuhair Murad 

Helena Christensen. Getty Images Helena Christensen

in Roberto Cavalli 

Isaach De Bankolé. AFP via Getty Images Isaach De Bankolé Grace Elizabeth. AFP via Getty Images Grace Elizabeth

in Michael Kors 

Coco Rocha. Getty Images Coco Rocha

in Rami Kadi

Olivia Yacé. Getty Images Olivia Yacé Kristine Froseth. WireImage Kristine Froseth

in Armani Privé

Sophie Thatcher. WireImage Sophie Thatcher

in Louis Vuitton 

Havana Rose Liu. Getty Images Havana Rose Liu

in Balenciaga

Halsey. Corbis via Getty Images Halsey

in Ann Demeulemeester

Diego Calva and Charles Melton. WireImage Diego Calva and Charles Melton

Calva in Prada, Melton in Louis Vuitton 

Frédérique Bel. WireImage Frédérique Bel

in Pierre Cardin 

Daisy Edgar-Jones. WireImage Daisy Edgar-Jones

in Balenciaga 

Renate Reinsve. Getty Images Renate Reinsve

in Louis Vuitton 

Charlotte Gainsbourg. WireImage Charlotte Gainsbourg

in Saint Laurent 

Demi Moore. AFP via Getty Images Demi Moore

in Gucci 

Annabelle Wallis. Corbis via Getty Images Annabelle Wallis

in Elie Saab 

Sharon Stone. Getty Images Sharon Stone

in Miss Sohee 

Carla Bruni. Corbis via Getty Images Carla Bruni

in Tom Ford 

Sofia Carson. Corbis via Getty Images Sofia Carson

in Miu Miu 

Taylor Hill. WireImage Taylor Hill

in Roberto Cavalli 

Louise Bourgoin. WireImage Louise Bourgoin

in Armani Privé

Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl. WireImage Olivia Palermo and Johannes Huebl

Palermo in Monique Lhuillier

Flora Coquerel. Getty Images Flora Coquerel

in Juozas Couture

Georgina Rodríguez. Getty Images Georgina Rodríguez

in Georges Hobeika

Coco Rocha. Corbis via Getty Images Coco Rocha

in Gaurav Gupta 

Heidi Klum. WireImage Heidi Klum

in Monique Lhuillier

Léa Seydoux. WireImage Léa Seydoux

in Louis Vuitton 

Virginie Efira and Niels Schneider. WireImage Virginie Efira and Niels Schneider

Efira in Saint Laurent 

Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. Getty Images Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender

Vikander in Louis Vuitton, Fassbender in Berluti 

Taylor Russell. Getty Images Taylor Russell

in Christian Dior 

Hoyeon Jung. Getty Images Hoyeon Jung

in Louis Vuitton 

Rose Bertram. Getty Images Rose Bertram

in Elisabetta Franchi 

Cate Blanchett. Getty Images Cate Blanchett

in Givenchy

Julianne Moore. WireImage Julianne Moore

in Bottega Veneta 

Bella Hadid. WireImage Bella Hadid

in Prada

Adriana Lima. WireImage Adriana Lima

in Nicholas Oakwell

Carla Bruni. Getty Images Carla Bruni

in Roberto Cavalli 

Liu Wen. Getty Images Liu Wen

in Chanel 

Colman Domingo. WireImage Colman Domingo

in Valentino 

Izabel Goulart. Getty Images Izabel Goulart

in Roberto Cavalli 

Chiara Ferragni. AFP via Getty Images Chiara Ferragni

in Roberto Cavalli 

Adèle Exarchopoulos. WireImage Adèle Exarchopoulos

in Saint Laurent 

Petra Nemcova. Variety via Getty Images Petra Nemcova

in Georges Chakra 

Lars Eidinger. Deadline via Getty Images Lars Eidinger Louise Bourgoin. Getty Images Louise Bourgoin

in Dior 

Demi Moore. WireImage Demi Moore

in Matières Fécales

Cate Blanchett. Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Cate Blanchett

in Louis Vuitton 

Kristen Stewart. FilmMagic Kristen Stewart

in Chanel 

Charlotte Le Bon. AFP via Getty Images Charlotte Le Bon

in Dior 

Ruth Negga. WireImage Ruth Negga

in Celine 

Joanne Tucker and Adam Driver. Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Joanne Tucker and Adam Driver

Driver in Zegna, Tucker in Proenza Schouler

Barbara Palvin. Getty Images Barbara Palvin

in Ella Mae 

Chloe Zhao. Getty Images Chloe Zhao

in Schiaparelli

Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry Teller. WireImage Miles Teller and Keleigh Sperry Teller

Sperry Teller in Yara Shoemaker, Teller in Saint Laurent 

Emma Mackey. Getty Images Emma Mackey

in Louis Vuitton 

Romee Strijd. Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Romee Strijd

in Caroline’s Couture 

Araya Hargate. Getty Images Araya Hargate

in Tamara Ralph 

Halsey. Deadline via Getty Images Halsey

in Vivienne Westwood 

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. Getty Images Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu

in Gaby Charbachy 

Nicky Hilton Rothschild. Getty Images Nicky Hilton Rothschild

in Caroline’s Couture 

Cara Delevingne. WireImage Cara Delevingne

in Tom Ford 

Léa Seydoux. Getty Images Léa Seydoux

in Louis Vuitton

Jella Haase. Getty Images Jella Haase

in Louis Vuitton

Adot Gak. Getty Images Adot Gak

in Tony Ward Couture 

Marion Cotillard. Getty Images Marion Cotillard

in Chanel

Simone Ashley. Getty Images Simone Ashley

in Alexander McQueen

Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse. Getty Images Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse

in Karl Lagerfeld 

Odessa A’zion. Getty Images Odessa A’zion

in Dior 

Isabelle Huppert. Getty Images Isabelle Huppert

in Balenciaga

Romee Strijd. Getty Images Romee Strijd

in Anastasia Zadorina

Ella Bleu Travolta and John Travolta. Getty Images Ella Bleu Travolta and John Travolta

Ella Bleu Travolta in Miu Miu 

Nychaa. Getty Images Nychaa

in Bent Kahina

Rebecca Patricia Armstrong. WireImage Rebecca Patricia Armstrong

in Sophie Couture 

Andie MacDowell. Getty Images Andie MacDowell

in Alberta Ferretti 

Araya Hargate. Getty Images Araya Hargate

in Elie Saab 

Riley Keough. WireImage Riley Keough

in Alaïa 

Virginie Efira. WireImage Virginie Efira

in Saint Laurent 

Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse. Getty Images Barbara Palvin and Dylan Sprouse

Palvin in Miu Miu 

Isabelle Huppert. Getty Images Isabelle Huppert

in Gucci

Riley Keough. Getty Images Riley Keough

in Chanel 

Virginie Efira. Getty Images Virginie Efira

in Saint Laurent 

Narah Baptista and Vincent Cassel. Getty Images Narah Baptista and Vincent Cassel

in Prada

Caylee Cowan. Getty Images Caylee Cowan

in Carolina Herrera 

Demi Moore. WireImage Demi Moore

in Gucci

Diane Kruger. WireImage Diane Kruger

in Givenchy 

Chloé Zhao. Getty Images Chloé Zhao

in Gabriela Hearst 

Magosia Bela and Pawel Pawlikowski. Deadline via Getty Images Magosia Bela and Pawel Pawlikowski

Bela in Tom Ford 

Sandra Hüller and August Diehl. Getty Images Sandra Hüller and August Diehl

Hüller in Chanel

Ruth Negga. Getty Images Ruth Negga

in Ami Paris 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Getty Images Julia Louis-Dreyfus

in Jenny Packham

Mary Leest. WireImage Mary Leest

in Rami Kadi

Sara Sampaio. Getty Images Sara Sampaio

in Miu Miu 

Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen. Getty Images Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen

Miller Rogen in Emilia Wickstead 

Samira Wiley. Getty Images Samira Wiley Eva Queen. Getty Images Eva Queen Aja Naomi King. WireImage Aja Naomi King

in Tamara Ralph 

Meadow Walker. Getty Images Meadow Walker

in Alaïa 

Jordana Brewster. Getty Images Jordana Brewster

in Roberto Cavalli 

Michelle Rodriguez. Getty Images Michelle Rodriguez

in Paolo Sebastian 

Ruth Negga. Getty Images Ruth Negga

in Saint Laurent 

Hannah Einbinder. WireImage Hannah Einbinder

in Celine

Mélanie Thierry. WireImage Mélanie Thierry

in Dior 

Gillian Anderson. Mike Marsland/WireImage Gillian Anderson

in Miu Miu

Sara Sampaio. WireImage Sara Sampaio

in Waad Aloqaili

Demi Moore. Mike Marsland/WireImage Demi Moore

in Gucci

Leïla Bekhti. Corbis via Getty Images Leïla Bekhti

in Schiaparelli

Léa Drucker. Getty Images Léa Drucker

in Louis Vuitton 

Araya Hargate. Getty Images Araya Hargate

in Armani Privé

Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Leclerc. Corbis via Getty Images Charles Leclerc and Alexandra Leclerc

Charles in Giorgio Armani, Alexandra in Paolo Sebastian 

Aja Naomi King. Getty Images Aja Naomi King

in Miu Miu 

Alia Bhatt. Mike Marsland/WireImage Alia Bhatt

in Danielle Frankel 

Charlotte Cardin. Getty Images Charlotte Cardin

in Saint Laurent 

Demi Moore. AFP via Getty Images Demi Moore

in Jacquemus 

Ruth Negga. Getty Images Ruth Negga

in Christian Dior 

Chloé Zhao. Getty Images Chloé Zhao

in Gabriela Hearst 

Carlos Sainz Jr. and Rebecca Donaldson. WireImage Carlos Sainz Jr. and Rebecca Donaldson

in Giorgio Armani 

Anaïs Demoustier. WireImage Anaïs Demoustier

in Prada

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu. WireImage Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu

in Saint Laurent 

Claire Holt. AFP via Getty Images Claire Holt

in Elisabetta Franchi

Elijah Wood and Mette-Marie Kongsved. Getty Images Elijah Wood and Mette-Marie Kongsved Heidi Klum. WireImage Heidi Klum

in Elie Saab 

Jane Fonda. Getty Images Jane Fonda

in Gucci 

Lilly Krug. Getty Images Lilly Krug

in Charbel Karam 

Kelly Rutherford. WireImage Kelly Rutherford

in Giorgio Armani 

True Whitaker. WireImage True Whitaker

in Loewe

Kimberley Garner. Mike Marsland/WireImage Kimberley Garner

in Galia Lahav 

Uma Jammeh. WireImage Uma Jammeh

in Naja Saade

Maura Higgins. Getty Images Maura Higgins

in Andrew Kwon 

Lucas Bravo. Getty Images Lucas Bravo Diego Luna and Adriana Paz. Getty Images Diego Luna and Adriana Paz

Paz in Neithan Herbert

Poppy Delevingne. WireImage Poppy Delevingne

in John Galliano 

Alton Mason. WireImage Alton Mason

in Vivienne Westwood 

Maika Monroe. WireImage Maika Monroe

in Ashi Studio 

Frédérique Bel. Getty Images Frédérique Bel

in Pierre Cardin

Caroline Daur. Mike Marsland/WireImage Caroline Daur

in Roksanda