The stars were out on the bight of the fourth day of the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
Filmmaker Greta Gerwig was among all the high-profile people who attended the Chopard Trophée Awards ceremony on Friday night.
Like she has since the start of the festival on Tuesday, the Barbie director stepped out looking elegant in a black velvet mermaid-style gown.
It had a low V-neckline and puff sleeves that only added to the frock’s allure.
She also brought the bling with a stunning sapphire and diamond necklace that was teamed with a matching diamond ring.
Greta Gerwig, 40, looked elegant at the Chopard Trophée Awards ceremony, as part of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, on Friday night
She paired her slicked back blonde locks with a bold red lip for the starry occasion.
Along with Gerwig, some of the other big stars who attended the posh event included the likes of Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Lily Gladstone, Eva Longoria, Caroline Scheufele, Sophie Wilde, Carla Bruni, Mike Faist, Xavier Dolan, Maria Borges, among many others.
On the heels of making history by becoming the first woman to direct a film that grossed more than $1 billion with Barbie, Gerwig is proving to be a one of a kind again by being the first American female director to serve as jury president of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Prior to the beginning of each event, the Festival de Cannes board of directors appoints four juries who will hold sole responsibility for selecting films from the festival crop which will receive the blessing of a Cannes award, according to an official Cannes Film Festival guide.
Jurors are chosen from all walks of the international film industry, based on their body of work and respect from their peers. In many cases, jury membership is bestowed on a kind of ‘lifetime achievement award’ basis.
The Jury du Festival de Cannes bestows the awards for films in the Compétition section of the festival.
With Gerwig serving as president this year’s jury members are an international group that includes Ebru Ceylan (Writer, Photographer, Turkey), Lily Gladstone (Actor, USA), Eva Green (Actor, France), Nadine Labaki (Director, Writer, Lebanon), J.A. Bayona (Director, Writer, Producer, Spain), Pierfrancesco Favino (Actor, Italy), Kore-eda Hirokazu (Director, Japan) and Omar Sy (Actor, France).
There’s also a Un Certain Regard Jury that bestows the awards for films in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival that has Xavier Dolan (Director, Canada) as president.
Like she has since the start of the festival on Tuesday, the Barbie director stepped out looking elegant in a black velvet mermaid-style gown
It had a low V-neckline and puff sleeves that only added to the frock’s allure
Her blonde tresses were slicked back
She also brought the bling with a stunning sapphire and diamond necklace that was teamed with a matching diamond ring
She paired her slicked back blonde locks with a bold red lip for the starry occasion
The Caméra d’Or Jury selects the winner for best film from a first-time director in the official selection, International Critics’ Week, and Directors’ Fortnight sections with Emmanuelle Béart (Actor, France) serving as president.
The last of the four, the Caméra d’Or Jury, has Baloji (Actor, Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the role of president. This jury selects the winner of the Caméra d’Or award, for best film from a first-time director in the official selection, International Critics’ Week, and Directors’ Fortnight sections
While the annual festival opened on Tuesday, Gerwig has been putting her best fashion foot forward each day with ensembles befitting a leading lady superstar.
In the wake of her history-making work on Barbie (2023), she choose to follow up by helming The Chronicles of Narnia film adaptations for Netflix, which will mark her fantasy debut, according to Variety.
During her career as a writer and director, Gerwig’s resume also includes Lady Bird (2017) and Little Women (2019).
She also co-wrote the upcoming musical fantasy film Snow White, directed by Marc Webb, and starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, that’s slated to premiere on March 21, 2025.
After starting on May 14, the Cannes Film Festival is scheduled to run through Saturday, May 25.