Cannes (France) (AFP) – While the Oscars and the Met Ball are one-night wonders, the Cannes Film Festival is the fashion equivalent of an ultra marathon -- 11 days and nights of unrelenting red carpet premieres featuring some of the planet's biggest stars and influencers.

Issued on: 22/05/2026 - 16:12

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Ahead of Saturday's awards ceremony, AFP brings you some of the chicest and craziest looks, and also the actor who brought a bit of grit to the glamour.Moore and Moore and MooreDemi Moore has always been a hard worker, but the Hollywood star pulled out all the stops at Cannes clocking up two premieres a day as one of the jury members who will decide who wins its top prizes.

Demi Moore does Barbie at the Cannes Film Festival in a gown by edgy French label Matieres Fecales © Antonin THUILLIER / AFP