Cannes 2015: Stars of the screen
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Cannes 2015: Stars of the screen

Published 1626 GMT (0026 HKT) May 24, 2015
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Actress Charlize Theron poses during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2015 in Cannes, France. Theron starred in Mad Max: Fury Road -- a film that is, surprisingly, not in competition. Ian Gavan/French Select
Cate Blanchett attends the "Macbeth" premiere. Many at Cannes expect her to follow her Oscar-winning role in "Blue Jasmine" with another win for her performance in "Carol." Mike Marsland/WireImage
Actress Sienna Miller attends the premiere of "Macbeth." Shakespeare took a hit in the opening credits, relegated to forth place behind the film's three screenwriters. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
(From right) Actor Michael Fassbender, director Justin Kurzel and actor Marion Cotillard attend the "Macbeth" premiere. While many critics lavished praise on the performances, Fassbender mumbled the Bard's lines so much that many complained they were forced to read the French subtitles to understand what he was saying. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Burlesque star Dita Von Teese poses at the Avakian suite at the Carlton Hotel. John Phillips/Getty Images for Avakian
British pop star Robbie Williams and actress Ayda Field at the festival. Ian Gavan/French Select
British actress Emily Blunt and U.S.-Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro arrive on the set of the Grand Journal TV show on the sidelines of the festival on May 20. BERTRAND LANGLOIS/AFP/Getty Images
Ethiopian director Yared Zeleke,actors Kidist Siyum and Rediat Amare and producer Ama Ampadu (second right), pose with cast members from the film "Lamb" -- Ethiopia's first ever entry into the Cannes competition. LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images
(Left to right) Nina Agdal, Paris Hilton and Sun Zu Yang attend the premiere of "Inside Out" -- a highly-acclaimed film that didn't make the competition. Andreas Rentz/Getty Images
Chris King and Asif Kapadia pose along with a guest as they attend the premiere of "Amy" on May 16. Kapadia's film documents the life of the late singer, Amy Winehouse. Ian Gavan/Getty Images
U.S. writer and producer Chris Sparling, British actress Naomi Watts and U.S. actor Matthew McConaughey arrive for the screening of "The Sea of Trees" on May 16, 2015. The film was booed at the press screening and barracked in the reviews that followed. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images
Emma Stone, Woody Allen, Soon-Yi Previn and Parker Posey pose for a selfie at the premiere of "Irrational Man" on May 15. The stars ignored the advice of festival director Thierry Fremaux who had announced a campaign to discourage selfies on the red carpet, describing the practice as "grotesque." Andreas Rentz/Getty Images