Cannes Film Festival judges Lily Gladstone and Greta Gerwig put on an animated performance Tuesday night as they posed at the opening premiere.
Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily, 37, thrilled the adoring crowd at the screening of The Second Act, which kicked off the iconic French festival.
Judge and director Greta, 40, meanwhile, was seen making a peace sign as she posed for a selfie.
She looked stunning in a plunging purple dress with sequins, a daring thigh slit and adorned with silver earrings.
Meanwhile, Lily turned heads in an equally dazzling dark blue number, wearing her brunette locks in loose waves.
Cannes Film Festival judges Lily Gladstone (right) and Greta Gerwig (left) put on an animated display Tuesday night as they posed at the opening premiere
Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily, 37, gave a heart to the adoring crowd at the screening of The Second Act, while Greta, 40, (seen centre) did a peace sign as she posed for a selfie
She looked stunning in a plunging purple dress with sequins, a daring thigh slit and adorned with silver earrings
The long dress had a flattering V-neck design and was decorated with black floral details.
Tuesday night was all about Léa Seydoux as her latest film was given the honor of opening the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.
The actress, who stars in new release The Second Act (Le Deuxième Acte), was supported by a host of stars as the worlds of film, music and fashion descended on the seaside resort for two weeks of red carpet celebrations.
Supermodel Heidi Klum, Léa’s French compatriot Eva Green, director Greta Gerwig and Oscar-winning Hollywood legend Meryl Streep, among others, were present to toast the official launch of the film.
But it was Léa’s night and the actress stunned in a stunning silver sequin dress after joining the cast and crew of the new film on the red carpet.
She completed the look with a pair of matching silver heels, while a tasteful choker necklace was her only standout accessory.
Elsewhere, to add a touch of old Hollywood glamor to the proceedings, Meryl Streep opted for a simple white evening gown on what turned out to be a special evening for the Oscar-winning actress.
The ceremony opened with the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the spectacle on the French Riviera kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition.
Meanwhile, Lily (right) turned heads in a similarly dazzling dark blue number, wearing her brunette locks in loose waves
The pair posed with Eve Green, who wore a strapless black dress with a puffy lilac skirt
She beamed as the man took a selfie with her
The trio of women looked like they were having a blast at the premiere as they posed together
Greta showed off a lot of leg in the red number, which she paired with pointed heels
Judge Greta Gerwig, second class left, poses with judges Omar Sy, from left, Lily Gladstone, Nadine Labaki, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Ebru Ceylan, JA Bayona, Eva Green and Pierfrancesco Favino
A ten-day stream of stars began streaming down the Cannes red carpet with the opening film The Second Act, a French comedy starring Lea, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard.
They play feuding actors filming a movie directed by an artificial intelligence.
However, the first prolonged standing ovation of the festival went to Meryl, who received a palm of honor during the opening ceremony on Tuesday.
After Juliette Binoche introduced her, the actress alternately shook her head, fanned herself and danced as the audience cheered thunderously.
“I’m so grateful that you haven’t gotten tired of my face and that you haven’t gotten off the train yet,” she said, who officially opened Cannes with Juliette shortly afterwards.
‘My mother, who is usually right about everything, said to me, ‘Meryl, my dear, you will see. It all goes so fast. So fast,” Meryl added.
The long dress had a flattering V-neck design and was decorated with black floral details
The jury all posed together for a group photo during the first glitzy premiere
‘And it is, and it is. Except for my speech, which is too long.’
The reception was almost as rapturous for Gerwig, the first American female filmmaker to chair the Cannes jury that will decide the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or.
Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux praised her on Monday as “the ideal director” for Cannes, given her work in arthouse and studio film and her interest in film history.
And Fremaux said, “We really liked Barbie.”