The Palm Spring International Film Festival began on Friday evening, with a red carpet and an opening ceremony. This festival is scheduled specifically around the Golden Globes, with tons of celebrities already in LA, and happy to spend a day or two in Palm Springs before the Globes. That’s how the festival gets such good turnout every year, and it’s become one of the better “stops” for Oscar hopefuls. The festival also passes out honors and tributes like candy, which is why Angelina Jolie came out. She was given the Palm Desert Achievement Award for Maria. Angelina brought Zahara, still on a winter break from college, as her date. Angelina also debuted her new bangs in Palm Springs! I love Jolie, but I obviously have a well-documented hatred of bangs. These are far from the worse bangs I’ve ever seen, but they’re still not great. I honestly sort of think Jolie’s hair has looked like sh-t for months. She needs a new colorist AND a new hair stylist. Also: Jolie was presented her award by her godmother, Jacqueline Bisset.
I’m also adding some additional photos from the opening ceremony. So many stars were out and about, but this isn’t comprehensive coverage, these are just the ladies I wanted to talk about it. Nicole Kidman wore Loewe, and I dislike it. Ariana Grande needs to join Angelina in the search for a new colorist, and Ari wore a custom Louis Vuitton bubble-skirted dress. Cynthia Erivo also wore Louis Vuitton. Selena Gomez wore one of my favorite ensembles – a three-piece Ralph Lauren suit in a crisp white. Demi Moore also wore a suit (Chanel), which is fine, but the hair bow plucks my nerves. I loved Mikey Madison in Anora, but her awards-season fashion has been very prom-y, and this pale satin Miu Miu dress was all wrong. Her fashion story should be “ingenue with access to great designers.”
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red.
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- PALM SPRINGS, CA – JANUARY 03: Selena Gomez at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 03, 2025 in Palm Springs, California. Copyright: xJeffreyxMayerx,Image: 951677810, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: imago is entitled to issue a simple usage license at the time of provision. Personality and trademark rights as well as copyright laws regarding art-works shown must be observed. Commercial use at your own risk., Model Release: no, Credit line: IMAGO/Jeffrey Mayer/Avalon/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Angelina Jolie wearing Fred Leighton jewelry arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951727407, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Angelina Jolie wearing Fred Leighton jewelry arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951727596, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Angelina Jolie, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Ariana Grande wearing custom Louis Vuitton with Chopard jewelry arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951728632, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Ariana Grande, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Cynthia Erivo wearing Louis Vuitton with David Yurman jewelry arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951730065, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Cynthia Erivo, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Demi Moore arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951730768, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Demi Moore, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Mikey Madison wearing a Miu Miu dress with Tiffany and Co jewelry arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951732681, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Mikey Madison, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Nicole Kidman wearing Loewe arrives at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951733089, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Nicole Kidman, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Zahara Marley Jolie, Angelina Jolie and Jacqueline Bisset arrive at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951734123, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Zahara Marley Jolie, Angelina Jolie, Jacqueline Bisset, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Zahara Marley Jolie and mother Angelina Jolie arrive at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951734136, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Zahara Marley Jolie, Angelina Jolie, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
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- PALM SPRINGS, RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA – JANUARY 03: Zahara Marley Jolie and mother Angelina Jolie arrive at the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards 2025 held at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3, 2025 in Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, United States.,Image: 951734215, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Pictured: Zahara Marley Jolie, Angelina Jolie, Credit line: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Avalon
Nicole Kidman is funny, she told Salma Hayek not to touch, and she was so awkward reaching to hug Angie twice.
Cynthia Erivo and Mikey Madison look so good!
Zahara, Cynthia, Selena look good….I also like how whimsical Ari dress is but don’t like her shoes.
Cynthis is disappearing…I hope she is ok.
They’re all disappearing except Selena. And Selena had a kidney transplant, so her cute self needs to say happy and healthy.
The message that women get is clear and it’s depressing as hell.
I was trying not to say anything, but wow! This is not a good look and I am so sad we are back to these impossible physical standards again. When you can every bone in one’s clavicle and chest and every vein in their arm, they have gotten way too thin.
Wow, Selena looks amazing. She glows. You can tell she is really happy, and feeling safe and loved. And she’s really rocking the hell put of that suit.
I love Selena’s look and the suit looks great and the fit is perfect but it’s bugging me you can’t see her shoes at all. The pants need to be a bit shorter.
Why do celebrities wear their pantsuits this way? Selena’s suit is clearly tailored to the gawds, so that length is obviously intentional.
Angelina needs to embrace her inner silver fox.
Zahara is such a glamour girl. I love it.
It would be amazing if Angelina went silver! 2nd choice is go back to some form of brunette, because blonde really doesn’t suit her.
Angie needs to go back to her dark hair. It emphasizes her gorgeous features. Blond hair just washes her out.
Zahara is just coming into her looks. Right now she is like a bud. When she opens she will be a gorgeous exotic flower.
None of these tickle my fashion bone – ok but nothing great.
Demi Moore is in Landman, I am sad to see her reduced to such a background role but she looks fantastic.
I agree Kaiser. Didn’t like Jolie’s look at all.
Not the hair, the dress, the makeup aesthetic. All bad🙁🙁🙁
Zahara is a very pretty young woman.
I think the third picture down shows cheek implants or something. She looks a bit tight in a plastic way. The dress is bad. I like the fringe; it’s the only thing I do like!
Whenever a celeb debuts new hair, I always look if they’ve also had work done. It’s often a distraction. I agree that she seems fuller in her lips / cheeks than she has recently.
Seriously, Jolie needs to have her colors done. The black dress, her hair color and makeup, especially lip color, all make her look terribly anemic. She’s never been good at picking colors that flatter her but this look emphasizes how important it is to select colors, including hair color, that are flattering.
I was so fixated on that limp, sad sack thing Angelina was wearing that I didn’t even notice her bangs. Ari’s dress looks like a deflated soccer ball.
I sit on a silver swiss/gym ball in my office and it looks exactly like this when it’s partially inflated.
Not quite sure why Ang dyed her hair but blonde does no favors for her, it just washes her out.
Someone reminded me that Angelina is 50 this year (I know, right) and after undergoing a double mastectomy and full hysterectomy—which probably wrecked havoc on her hormones and her body (skin, hair … the lot)
And she’s just endured 8 years of a messy divorce whilst raising 6 kids alone. She gets a free pass
I’m not a fan of the lighter hair or the fringe. But I also don’t know what is happening in her private life (and it’s none of my business) 🤷🏻♀️
I just wish her the love of good people, friends and her children, peace, gentle healing and space to work on the creative projects she may not have been able to these past 8 years
Thank you Hannah, for showing some compassion.
I don’t like Selena’s ringmaster tux, Cynthia’s talons or Ari’s misshapen skirt. And I have no idea what Demi is doing.
Thanks for telling it like it is because I don’t like Selena’s tux on her either. I appreciate the effort she’s making not to appear in a ballgown like most of the other women, but I don’t think the color suits her skin tone. I think that winter must be a tough season to dress for on the red carpet because I don’t think that most of the colors worn looked great on these performers. Some are just okay, others are not even that. And I don’t mind Angie’s bangs because it’s hard to make her look bad, but she’s really trying with that pale hair color. As for Cynthia Erivo, you show marvelous restraint at stopping at her talons. All I can say is that she’s my Laura Dern: I don’t know her/don’t like her for some reason. I certainly don’t like the way she dresses. Ariana Grande’s outfit seems like an experiment gone bad by the designer.
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Not loving that look but I guess she had to celebrate turning down Brad’s first 11 settlement offers and holding out for $80m somehow. Get it, girl
This is incorrect, Angie didn’t get anything from Brad because she didn’t ask for anything except 50% of the children’s expenses.
She gave up all of their properties and spousal support. The 80million settlement lie from Brad’s pr team was disproved. 65m came from the sale of Miravel (her own shares she sold), 1,5m from the picture she sold (she got as gift) and few millions from other gifs she got. The rest was the child support payments the court ordered Brad to pay.
Angie wanted nothing from that abuser and the court papers shows that. She was too nice to him but then again, she was only thinking about getting get children & herself away from his abusive claws.
Zahara and Selena stole the show. The rest, meh.
So I am not anti-bang. I actually covet bangs like Dakota Johnson’s. However, i reaaally don’t like these bangs. And yeah, the color is not my favorite. There’s some brunettes out there that don’t look bad as a blonde but I love them with the brown hair. Zendaya had blonde last year and it wasn’t bad but I prefer her with the brown and that’s how I feel about AJ. That said, getting a good dimensional brown as you go grey is a pain. But doable especially with a good colorist. She should hook up with @highbrowhippie, Meghan’s colorist. She also does Kristen Davis who I think also maintains a good brown. That said, maybe she’s feeling the blonde?
I am OK with Angie’s hair and bangs. I had to get used to the blonde, but she rocks it. I just can’t wait till she goes dark, broody, brunette again because that’s always her best look. The fashion wasn’t on par for any of the actresses. Nothing was particularly outstanding, but ZAHARA! She can wear white so beautifully. She’s absolutely gorgeous. Angie gave such a sweet, heartfelt speech when she received her award about Zahara and family.
This is the first time I am seeing Zahara in something that was (clearly) created for her and is tailored to her body. She looks wonderful.
I will say AJ always looks way better in videos than pics on red carpet. The lighting doesn’t often suit her. Sweet moment between her and Nicole on red carpet. I’m glad she’s having an opportunity to connect with fellow fellow actresses!! The round table was great!
I actually like the bangs and look. It’s a bit of a throwback to Girl Interrupted, but now its Girl Independent, go get it Angie!
Cynthia looks skeletal. What’s happened? I personally hate when women wear talons on their hands. I don’t find that attractive, but very off-putting. What a great voice.
I think the talons look particularly awful on Cynthia because she looks so skeletal to begin with.
Shoutout to the stunning Bisset, a vision at 80.
Yes!
Agreed.
She’d pass for a woman in her 60s.
OK. I’m going to say it. I see a lot of cheek filler. I’ve not noticed it on her before. Maybe it’s contour. But I like the fringe. A lot.
Definitely filler, cheeks overfilled clearly in the sideways shot where she’s grinning.
With her looks she doesn’t need it.
The overall aesthetic issue, for me, is her foundation is far too pale. She’ll look stunning with a darker foundation.
There is no filler. It is just her hair/ camera angle/bangs/ lighting, whatever. Maybe she is on HRT; who knows? Jolie is the last woman on earth who would get filler or any kind of plastic surgery to look ‘better.’ It is hilarious that this is being concentrated on in minute detail. Her check looks fuller, so it must be negative! Filler! Tomorrow’s picture of her she will look the same as she did 10 days ago.
Zahara looks lovely and so healthy and glowing in comparison to Ariana and Cynthia! That movie really did a number on these ladies because they are wasting away before our eyes. Angelina’s bangs are dreadful and her whole hairstyle just looks like a wilted version of Melania Trump’s. She needs help with that, badly. Nicole Kidman’s dress makes her look like a mermaid, but not in a good way.
Jacqueline Bisset is still as gorgeous as the first time I noticed her in Rich and Famous (with an also gorgeous Candice Bergen).
I like Angie’s bangs. But I’m a bangs girl myself, I look better with them, they make my eyes and cheekbones pop. My face is square like Angie’s, but I don’t have the strong bone structure she does so I need the help of bangs.
Love Anjelinas’ dress. It was meant to be loosely fitted, draped and flowing. Bet it looks a lot better when she walks.
I always thought Angie was actually a natural dark blonde not brunette. Her hair color is probably what is easier for her now
This. She is a natural blonde. She has dyed her hair dark for decades. I actually love the blonde on her. I think she looks fantastic. She’s celebrating the end to a very traumatic chapter in her life and starting a new one. I’m here for it and hope she has all the happiness she and her children deserve.
I too, dyed my hair dark for decades and am a natural light brown. I’m only a couple years older than her and the gray roots are just relentless. Three weeks in, I’d have enough regrowth that it looked like my dark hair was levitating off my scalp. It looked ridiculous. To save my sanity (and my pocketbook) I had to go lighter.
Zahara looks quite fetching. I love the dress and her hair, especially.
For U.K. readers
If you haven’t seen the beautiful Jaqueline Bisset in Bullitt it’s on ITV player freeview
It’s the movie where I fell in love with San Francisco too
Oh and Steve McQueen of course
Georg Stanford Brown & Robert Duvall are in early featured parts for their careers too
Selena looks gorgeous here, but then she usually does.