The Cannes 2024 Film Festival concluded with a bang, unveiling a spectacular lineup of winners and some unexpected drama on the red carpet.
Cannes 2024 goes viral for all the wrong reasons
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While the Cannes Film Festival is usually celebrated for its cinematic achievements, this year it made headlines for a different reason.
Kelly Rowland, the former Destiny’s Child star, found herself at the centre of a viral confrontation with a female security officer on the red carpet. The incident sparked widespread backlash on social media.
According to Rowland, she felt rushed by the French security, which led to the now widely circulated confrontation.
Rowland expressed her frustration, stating that other women who did not look like her were not treated the same way.
“There were other women on that red carpet who did not look like me that were not scolded, or pushed off, or told to get off,” Rowland said. “I set my boundary. I stood my ground and she stood hers.”
The security officer involved in the incident, who has not been named, was defended by her colleagues.
A fellow usher stated:
“She was an usher working under a lot of pressure to keep people on the carpet moving, so as to stop crowds building up. There was no pushing or shoving, or scolding. Security and safety are the priorities, along with keeping to strict timetables set according to contracts – even the celebrities have to stick to the rules.”
The drama didn’t stop there. The same security officer was later seen in another video, this time with Dominican actress Massiel Taveras.
Taveras, who was adjusting the lengthy train of her gown, was also hurried along by the officer.
The video shows Taveras appearing frustrated and throwing the train of her gown towards her companions before making it up the stairs.
She attempted to lay out her gown’s train for photos but was once again confronted by the usher.
Cannes 2024: Here’s the complete list of winners
The Cannes 2024 Film Festival celebrated an array of exceptional films and performances.
Here are the winners:
- Palme d’Or: Sean Baker, Anora
- Grand Prix: All We Imagine As Light
- Jury Prize: Emilia Pérez
- Best Director: Miguel Gomez, Grand Tour
- Best Screenplay: Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Best Actress: Adriana Paz, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Emilia Pérez
- Best Actor: Jesse Plemons, Kinds of Kindness
- Honorary Palme d’Or: George Lucas
- Special Award: Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
- Camera d’Or for Best First Film: Halfdan Ullman Tondel, Armand
- Palme d’Or for Best Short Film: Nebojsa Slijepcevic, The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent