Last night marked the opening of the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival. Celebrities descended on the French Riviera to partake in one of the most glamorous cinematic events of the year. Running until May 22nd, the festival will host actresses, models, and cinema icons from around the world as they gather together in celebration of the movie industry. Lavish couture gowns, dazzling dresses, and show-stopping ensembles will be in abundance on the red carpet throughout the over-the-top, eleven-day fête. Click through the gallery to see the best celebrities (so far), and check back to see more Cannes Film Festival 2016 red carpet updates in the coming days.
Cannes Film Festival Live Coverage: The Best Dressed Celebrities Dazzling the French Riviera
Eva Herzigová in Dior Couture
Julia Restoin Roitfeld in Dior Couture
Jourdan Dunn in Ralph & Russo Couture
Izabel Goulart in Ralph & Russo Couture
Laetitia Casta in Atelier Versace
Natasha Poly in Prada
Toni Garrn in Ulyana Sergeenko Couture
Daria Strokous in Zuhair Murad Couture
Kendall Jenner in Roberto Cavalli Couture
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Elie Saab Couture
Frédérique Bel in Zuhair Murad Ready-to-Wear
Lucky Blue Smith in Saint Laurent and Barbara Palvin in Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini Ready-to-Wear and wearing Messika jewelry
Chloë Sevigny in Chanel Couture
Colin Firth in Tom Ford and Livia Firth in Stella McCartney and wearing Chopard jewelry and a Roger Vivier clutch
Daniel Grao in a Dior Homme Tuxedo and Adriana Ugarte in Dior Couture
Kristen Stewart in Chanel Ready-to-Wear and wearing Messika jewelry
Chanel Iman in KaufmanFranco and wearing Stuart Weitzman shoes
Sonia Rolland in Georges Chakra Couture
Céline Sallette in Dior Couture
HRH Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies in Georges Chakra Couture
Petra Nemcova in Georges Chakra Couture
Rebecca Hall in Dior Couture
Chloë Sevigny in Chanel Ready-to-Wear
Marion Cotillard in Dior Couture
Lottie Moss in Dior Ready-to-Wear
Kirsten Dunst in Dior Couture
Sonam Kapoor in custom Ralph & Russo Couture
Kristen Stewart in Chanel Couture
Mischa Barton in Georges Hobeika Ready-to-Wear
Ola Al-Fares in Georges Chakra Couture and Messika jewelry
Eva Longoria in Pamella Roland Ready-to-Wear and Messika jewelry
Aishwarya Rai in Rami Kadi Ready-to-Wear and De Grisogono jewelry
Ana Girardot in Valentino Ready-to-Wear
Bérénice Bejo in Valentino Ready-to-Wear
Juliette Binoche in custom Armani Privé
Louis Garrel in a Valentino tuxedo
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi in Valentino Ready-to-Wear
Zuo An Xiao in Zuhair Murad Couture
Araya Hargate in Zuhair Murad Couture
Riley Keough in Gucci Ready-to-Wear
Ryan Gosling in Gucci Ready-to-Wear
Blake Lively in Atelier Versace and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry
Elsa Zylberstein in Zuhair Murad Ready-to-Wear and De Grisogono jewelry
Lily-Rose Depp in Chanel Ready-to-Wear
Julianne Moore in Louis Vuitton and Chopard jewelry
Cheryl Cole in Naeem Khan Ready-to-Wear
Jessica Chastain in Alexander McQueen and Piaget jewelry
Julia Roberts in Armani Privé and Chopard jewelry
Amal Clooney in Atelier Versace, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Cartier jewelry
Justin Timberlake in Tom Ford and Anna Kendrick in Stella McCartney and Bulgari jewelry
Victoria Beckham in Victoria Beckham, Gianvito Rossi shoes and Chopard jewelry
Naomi Watts in Michael Kors Collection and Bulgari jewelry
Mallika Sherawat in Georges Hobeika Couture
Susan Sarandon in Saint Laurent
Doutzen Kroes in Brandon Maxwell Ready-to-Wear and Salvatore Ferragamo shoes
Daniela Sorrentino and Paolo Sorrentino in Giorgio Armani
Elsa Zylberstein wearing de Grisogono jewelry
Carly Steel in Georges Hobeika and and de Grisogono jewelry
Tatiana Dyagileva in Georges Hobeika Ready-to-Wear
Melissa George in Schiaparelli Couture
Mallika Sherawa in Georges Hobeika Couture
Vanessa Paradis in Chanel Ready-to-Wear
Kirsten Dunst in Gucci
Bella Hadid in Roberto Cavalli Couture and de Grisogono jewelry
Valeria Golino in Valentino Ready-to-Wear
Naomi Watts in custom Armani Privé
Kristen Stewart in Chanel Ready-to-Wear
Jessica Chastain in custom Armani Privé and Piaget jewelry