American actress Eva Longoria arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. Longoria, one of the stars of TV's "Desperate Housewives," was a presenter at the ceremony.
American actress Faye Dunaway arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
"Babel" director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarrito, right, arrives with actor Gael Garcia Bernal for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. "Babel" was in competition for the festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or.
Actress Michelle Yeoh arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
German model Claudia Schiffer was among the celebrities who attended the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
From left, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and Spanish actress Carmen Maura arrive for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
British director Ken Loach arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. Loach's film, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," a saga set amid Ireland's struggle for independence in the early 1920s, won top honors in a unanimous vote.
Actresses Michelle Yeoh, right, and Eva Longoria walk the red-carpeted steps of the Festival Palace for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. The actresses served as presenters at the ceremony.
French actress Emmanuelle Beart arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Jury members actress Monica Bellucci, left, and actor Tim Roth arrive for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
German actress Diane Kruger arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
The cast of French director Rachid Bouchareb's film "Indigenes" arrive for the award ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. The male cast of Algerian director Rachid Bouchareb's World War II saga about North African Muslims who volunteered in the fight to free France from the Nazis, received the best-actor honor.
German model Claudia Schiffer stops on the red carpet to pose for photographers in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006.
Chinese actress Hao Lei, left, and director Lou Ye arrive for the awards ceremony on the last day of the Cannes Film Festival, Sunday, May 28, 2006, in Cannes, France. Their film, "Summer Palace," was the only Asian entry competing for the top prize at the festival.
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, one of the stars of the film "Babel," arrives for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won the directing prize for the much-fancied film, which features Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson, left, and Chinese actress Ziyi Zhang arrive for the awards ceremony at the 59th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 28, 2006. They were among the nine-member jury that chose the Cannes winners.