Overview
- Kering and the Festival de Cannes announced Thursday that Julianne Moore will receive the 2026 Women in Motion award, with Margherita Spampinato named Emerging Talent and awarded a €50,000 grant.
- The honors will be presented on May 17 at the Women in Motion ceremony held during the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
- Recipients are selected by Kering chief François-Henri Pinault together with Cannes leaders Iris Knobloch and Thierry Frémaux.
- Women in Motion, launched in 2015, recognizes artists whose work advances women’s roles in cinema and funds an emerging director’s second feature.
- Spampinato was recognized after her debut Gioia Mia earned prizes at the Locarno Film Festival, with last year’s winner Marianna Brennand presenting this year’s award.