
Stars hit the Cannes Film Festival: Five things to look out for
created: May 13, 2025, 12:46 a.m. | updated: May 16, 2025, 1:46 p.m.
First glimpse at next year's Oscar contendersOkasha Jennifer Lawrence stars in director Lynne Ramsay's new film Die My LoveIn recent years, Cannes has re-established itself as the main launchpad for award contenders.
Anora won the Palme d'Or at Cannes last May before going on to win best picture at the this year's Oscars.
Four of the last five Palme d'Or winners have been nominated for best picture.
Contenders for the Palme d'Or this year include Scottish director Lynne Ramsay's adaptation of Ariana Harwicz's novel Die My Love, which stars Lawrence and Robert Pattinson.
Other documentaries in the line-up include a hotly-awaited film about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Six-Billion-Dollar Man, which was pulled from the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
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