Demi Moore pulled out all the stops as she joined Julianne Moore on the black carpet for the Kering Women In Motion Awards at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night. The actress, 63, who is on the jury, has been putting on a fashion parade since the 79th festival started, and wore over 250 carats of dazzling diamonds from Chopard at the opening ceremony last week.
Demi proved she was every inch the leading lady as she modelled another show-stopping diamond necklace to the Kering award ceremony. The Hollywood star showed off the choker which had multiple branches of diamonds fanning out in different directions, each branch a single flower formation. Demi teamed the necklace with a strapless purple crocodile print dress and sparkly earrings.
Julianne, meanwhile, opted for an understated white shirt and gold trousers. The 2026 Kering Women In Motion Award was presented to the Academy Award-winning actress. Of the recognition she said: 'I'm genuinely grateful for this recognition from Kering and the Festival de Cannes. Being part of Women In Motion's legacy is incredibly meaningful to me.'
'I've always believed that visibility matters, that the stories we choose to tell can widen the space for women, and for a richer diversity of voices, both on screen and behind the camera. Continuing to work together to amplify female and diverse voices and to support the next generation of creators helps build a cinema that is more open, more representative, while driving real change.'
Julianne's notable roles include her Oscar-winning performance in Still Alice in 2014, Far From Heaven (2002) and The Big Lebowski (1998). The ceremony, which celebrates women's contribution to the film industry, both in front of and behind the camera, also honoured Italian filmmaker Margherita Spampinato with the Emerging Talent Award.
Annabelle Wallis and Sebastian Stan made their first red carpet appearance together, after confirming they are expecting their first child together. The actress, 41, showed off her bump in a daring backless gown as she and the Captain America star, 43, hit the black carpet. Annabelle stunned in a revealing black sequinned dress which she teamed with thigh-high boots.
Salma Hayek cut a glamorous figure as she attended the Kering Women In Motion Awards with her husband François-Henri Pinault, the CEO of Kering. Salma, 59, looked incredible in a white feathered gown which showcased her hourglass curves and embraced her greying hair which was swept up in a high bun. Salma has allowed her natural roots to show for a while, with the sophisticated silver sweep framing her face. The screen star joins the likes of Andie McDowell and Helen Mirren in celebrities normalising going grey.
Salma was there to support her billionaire husband François-Henri Pinault, 64, and the couple packed on the PDA as they posed for photos on the black carpet. The businessman was smartly dressed in a black suit and bow tie and beamed as Salma planted a kiss on his cheek. François-Henri is the CEO and chairman of luxury fashion conglomerate Kering, which is the owner of high-fashion brands including Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen.
This year for the Cannes Film Festival, Demi joins Hamnet director Chloé Zhao and actor Stellan Skarsgård on the jury. 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. 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.'
This year, the Cannes Film Festival will honour filmmaker Peter Jackson with a Palme d'Or. 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 honour 'one of the greatest privileges of my career'.
Last year, Cannes gave honorary Palme d'Or prizes to Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington. This year's edition runs for twelve days from May 12 to the 23rd.
