All the Best Looks From the 2026 Venice Film Festival

Red carpet lovers, it’s your lucky day: the 83rd Venice Film Festival has officially arrived.

This year’s edition of one of the world’s most glamorous red carpets kicked off with a bang. George and Amal Clooney arrived by their customary water taxi, with George set to receive a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival’s run. Ellen Burstyn received the same honor at 93, appearing at Venice this year in two projects: Kornél Mundruczó’s Place to Be, alongside Taika Waititi, Pamela Anderson, and Murray Bartlett, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s short film Flesh Impact, in which Burstyn plays an imagined 100-year-old version of Marilyn Monroe opposite Dakota Johnson’s Monroe at the height of her fame.

Burstyn, who recently suffered a fall, appeared on stage in a vibrant yellow gown to a lengthy standing ovation, calling the honor unlike anything else she’s received. “It’s one thing to win an Oscar, a Tony, or an Emmy, all of which I’ve won,” she said. “But this… it’s a lot.”

A Packed Roster Of Buzzy Premieres

This year’s festival slate has plenty to take in. Martin McDonagh’s Oscar-tipped black comedy Wild Horse Nine leads the pack, alongside Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime, a Robert Pattinson-led portrait of To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen, and Florian Zeller’s marital drama Bunker, starring Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem.

Iconic Carpet Looks From The 83rd Venice Film Festival Below:

Expect to see Dakota Johnson, Pamela Anderson, Claire Foy, Susan Sarandon, Kate and Rooney Mara, Orlando Bloom, Stephen Graham, Parker Posey, and Phoebe Bridgers all on the Lido this year.

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