Hollywood icons Dame Joan Collins and Jane Fonda brought the glamour to the red carpet at the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony at Palais des Festivals on Tuesday night.
Joan, 92, looked sensational in a white gown which she teamed with a diamond necklace and black gloves.
The Dynasty actress was joined by her devoted husband Percy Gibson, 61, on the carpet.
Jane, 88, who boasts an impressive six-decade career, was age-defying as she dazzled in a floor length black sequin dress.
The leading ladies created a buzz as they posed for photographs thanks to their A-list status, which comes after years of models dominating the red carpet.
Elsewhere, Demi Moore, 63, was effortlessly gorgeous in a strapless white sequin gown teamed with a statement diamond necklace.
Hollywood icons Dame Joan Collins (pictured) and Jane Fonda brought the glamour to the red carpet at the 79th Cannes Film Festival’s opening ceremony on Tuesday night
Jane, 88, who boasts an impressive six-decade career, was age-defying as she dazzled in a floor length black sequin dress
Model Poppy Delevingne, 40, looked stunning in a sheer lace and velvet dress which showed off her elegant sense of style, while former Love Islander Maura Higgins, 35, wore a strapless black and white gown with a huge bow at the back.
Heidi Klum, 52, cut a seriously stylish figure in a sheer nude dress with pink flower detailing on the front as she arrived.
Influencer and model Caroline Daur, 31, meanwhile turned heads in a dramatic red and black feathered strapless gown.
Former Made In Chelsea star Kimberley Garner also made an appearance in a pink floral dress as she posed up a storm.
The Electric Kiss is a period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Pierre Salvadori. It stars Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, and Vimala Pons.
Demi joins Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård on the jury for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
Organisers unveiled the nine-member jury that will deliberate on the films in competition at the annual French Riviera festival in May.
As previously announced, South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook is president of the jury.
The leading ladies created a buzz as they posed for photographs thanks to their A-list status, which comes after years of models dominating the red carpet
The Dynasty actress was joined by her devoted husband Percy Gibson, 61, on the carpet
Jane turned heads as she walked down the red carpet
Elsewhere, Demi Moore, 63, was effortlessly gorgeous in a strapless white sequin gown teamed with a statement diamond necklace
Maura Higgins wowed in a strapless black and white gown
Poppy Delevingne was seen arriving on the red carpet in an equally as glamorous look
Along with him, Moore, Zhao and Skarsgård, the jurors are: Irish-Ethiopian actor Ruth Negga, Belgian director and screenwriter Laura Wandel, Chilean director and screenwriter Diego Céspedes, Ivorian American actor Isaach De Bankolé and Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty.
Speaking to the Daily Mail at the opening press conference Demi said she felt ‘tremendously honoured to be here.’
‘It’s such a beautiful experience and one just to be surrounded by cinema and the love of cinema, and the joy of diving in and being surrounded by those who share that is just – I just felt like a joy.’
‘And who can complain about the beautiful view of this incredible place? But yes, I just feel tremendously honoured and I’m super excited. I really – I feel like a little kid getting to play a grown-up.’
‘You know, prior I had only ever attended the Cannes Film Festival once, and that was only as someone’s plus one. And so to be sitting here today, I am really, really tremendously honoured.’
Demi also gave her thoughts on AI in the movie industry, insisting we should embrace new technology.
The back of Maura’s dress featured a statement bow
Maura has had a relentless Showbiz schedule in recent times
Maura added huge platform heels to her look to boost her height
Heidi Klum cut a seriously stylish figure in a sheer nude dress with pink flower detailing on the front as she arrived
The model was sure to turn heads in the busty gown
Her makeup looked flawless as usual
Model Poppy, 40, looked stunning in a sheer lace and velvet dress which showed off her elegant sense of style
She looked stunning in the long dress as she posed for the cameras
Influencer and model Caroline Daur, 31, turned heads in a dramatic red and black feathered strapless gown
Caroline wowed in the dramatic feathered gown
Former Made In Chelsea star Kimberley Garner also made an appearance in a pink floral dress as she posed up a storm
Kimberley never misses a Cannes Film Festival
‘I always feel that againstness breeds againstness. AI is here, and so to fight it is a battle that we will lose.’
‘So to find ways in which we can work with it, I think is a more valuable path to take.’
‘The truth is, there really isn’t anything to fear because what it can never replace is what true art comes from, which is not the physical.’
‘It comes from the soul. It comes from the spirit of each and every one of us sitting here, to each and every one of us that creates every day.’
On a busy day in the French town, stars including Heidi Klum, Gillian Anderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Riley Keough and Halsey were among the first to arrive in anticipation of its launch on Tuesday evening.
Emma Thynn claimed the spotlight on Tuesday morning as Vanity Fair hosted a star-studded lunch on day one of the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
This year, the Cannes Film Festival will honour filmmaker Peter Jackson with an honorary Palme d’Or at the upcoming French festival.
James Franco and his actress/director girlfriend Izabel Pakzad posed together
The pair have been in a long-term relationship since roughly November 2017
Gossip Girl star Kelly Rutherford poses on the red carpet
Hofit Golan is seen at Hotel Martinez during the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival
The full look from Maura’s dramatic gown
She looked every inch the Hollywood star
Spanish racing driver Carlos Sainz and Rebecca Donaldson
Demi looked incredible in her sparkly dress
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Meghan Markle’s ‘rival’ Emma Thynn turns heads in a daring yellow gown with a thigh-high slit as she makes a glamorous appearance at day one of the Cannes Film Festival
Festival organisers announced Jackson as a recipient in March for what they hailed as ‘a body of work that blends Hollywood blockbusters and films d’auteur with extraordinary artistic vision and technological audacity.’
The Lord of the Rings director, in a statement, called the honor ‘one of the greatest privileges of my career.’
Jackson recalled that he first came to Cannes in 1988 to sell his first movie, Bad Taste. In 2002, he returned to preview Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
‘This festival has always celebrated bold, visionary cinema, and I´m incredibly grateful to the Festival de Cannes for being recognized among the filmmakers and the artists whose work continues to inspire me,’ he said.
Last year, Cannes gave honorary Palme d’Or prizes to Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington.
This year’s edition runs for eleven days from May 12 to the 23rd.
