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Maggie Gyllenhaal Joins Cannes Jury at the Festival's Closing Ceremony

The 2021 Cannes Film Festival jury stepped out together one last time while attending the festival’s closing ceremony.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and her fellow jury members, including jury president Spike Lee, were in attendance for the event on Saturday night (July 17) in Cannes, France.

The other members of the jury this year included Inglorious Basterds actress Melanie Laurent, The Mauritanian actor Tahar Rahim, Parasite actor Song Kang-ho, French actress Mati Diop, Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, Canadian-French singer and songwriter Mylene Farmer, and Austrian director Jessica Hausner.

Check out the big mishap that happened at the beginning of the awards ceremony!

FYI: Maggie is wearing a custom Gucci dress and Chopard jewelry. Melanie is wearing an Armani Prive dress. Mati is wearing a Chanel dress. Spike is wearing Louis Vuitton. Tahar is wearing Louis Vuitton.

Click through the gallery for 40+ photos from the closing ceremony… More Here! »

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Maggie Gyllenhaal Joins Fellow Cannes Jurors at 'Benedetta' Red Carpet Premiere!

Maggie Gyllenhaal looks stunning while walking the red carpet at the premiere of Benedetta during the 2021 Cannes Film Festival on Friday (July 9) in Cannes, France.

The actress was joined at the event by some of the other members of the Cannes jury, including Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee, Melanie Laurent, Mati Diop, and Jessica Hausner.

Benedetta is a French-language drama directed by Paul Verhoeven, the filmmaker who directed such movies as Showgirls, Starship Troopers, Basic Instinct, and Total Recall.

Make sure to check out photos of the festival jury attending the opening ceremony together earlier in the week.

FYI: Maggie is wearing an Atelier Versace gown and Chopard jewelry. Spike is wearing Louis Vuitton. Melanie is wearing a Celine suit and Cartier jewelry.

Click through the gallery for 30+ pictures from the red carpet… More Here! »

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Cannes Film Festival 2021 - See This Year's Jurors Make Their Arrival at the Opening Ceremony!

The 2021 Cannes Film Festival is kicking off!

The jury members of this year’s festival all came together for a photocall, as well as joining forces at the premiere of Annette, on Tuesday (July 6) in Cannes, France.

Click inside to see the jury members…More Here! »

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Sam Rockwell, Chrissy Metz, & More Honor the Best Directors at DGA Awards 2020!

Sam Rockwell and Chrissy Metz appear on stage at the 2020 Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday (January 25) at the Ritz Carlton in Los Angeles.

Sam was at the event to honor his Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi, who was nominated for Best Director. Parasite‘s Bong Joon-ho received a tribute from the film’s star Lee Jeong-eun and The Irishman‘s Martin Scorsese (who did not attend) received a tribute from Al Pacino and Joe Pesci.

Leonardo DiCaprio was at the event to honor Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Quentin Tarantino while Sam Mendes won the Best Director award for 1917.

Honey Boy director Alma Har’el went home with the First-Time Feature Film Director award, which was presented by Catherine Hardwicke.

Bill Hader won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for his work on Barry.

Some more nominated directors in attendance included The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, Queen & Slim‘s Melina Matsoukas, AtlanticsMati Diop, When They See UsAva DuVernay, El Camino‘s Vince Gilligan, and Fosse/Verdon‘s Thomas Kail.

More stars in attendance included Anthony Anderson, Constance Zimmer, Terry Crews, Katheryn Winnick, Byron Bowers, Judd Apatow, and Christine Lahti.

FYI: Chrissy is wearing a Coyan dress, Anabela Chan earrings, and a Jared Lehr ring.

60+ pictures inside of celebs at the DGA Awards… More Here! »

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Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern & Lupita Nyong'o Attend New York Film Critics Circle Awards

Reese Witherspoon, Lupita Nyong’o and Laura Dern are all looking fabulous.

The three superstar actresses were among the many stars in attendance at the 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Tuesday night (January 7) in New York City.

PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Reese Witherspoon

Lupita won Best Actress at the event, while Laura won for Best Supporting Actress.

Stars at the event included Adam Sandler and wife Jackie, Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria, Best Actor winner Antonio Banderas and girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, Mati Diop, Benny Safdie, who won Best Director for Uncut Gems with brother Josh, and Parasite director Bong Joon-ho.

Quentin Tarantino, who won Best Screenplay, was also in attendance, as well as Spike Lee, Parasite star Song Kang-ho, Mike Birbiglia, Samantha Bee and husband Jason Jones and Scott Stuber.

Lupita‘s Us co-star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II also hit the red carpet, as well as Netflix exec Ted Sarandos, Best Supporting Actor winner Joe Pesci, Tribeca CEO Jane Rosenthal, Joshua Safdie and Martin Scorsese, who won for Best Film with The Irishman.

READ MORE: Laura Dern Wins Golden Globe 2020 for ‘Marriage Story’

FYI: Reese is wearing an Andrew Gn dress and Chopard jewelry. Lupita is wearing a Valentino dress. Laura is wearing a Tom Ford look and a Colette ring.

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