The Cannes Film Festival has long served as a meeting ground for cinema, fashion, design, and the broader creative community, and on May 22, 2026, the JW Marriott Hotel Cannes will host another addition to that calendar. The Superstar Awards Gala Cannes 2026, produced under the Superstar Art Foundation, brings together a red carpet arrival, a couture runway presentation, an awards ceremony, a gala dinner, and an international film premiere across a single evening on the Boulevard de la Croisette.
The night opens with a welcome speech by HRH May Liu, the artist, director, and philanthropist whose own film “Aegean Love” will close the program as the featured premiere. Tickets and program details are available through the official Eventbrite listing, with the gala scheduled to run from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM.
Inside the 2026 Superstar Awards Gala in Cannes
The Superstar Awards have grown into one of the cultural fixtures during the Cannes Film Festival, drawing artists, filmmakers, designers, and philanthropists. According to the official program published on the Superstar Museum website, the 2026 edition will take place at the JW Marriott Hotel Cannes, located at 50 Boulevard de la Croisette, with doors opening at 7:00 PM.
Red carpet arrivals and media interviews fill the first thirty minutes of the evening before the program transitions into a single designer runway presentation by Samina Mughal, a New York-based luxury designer listed within official Fashion Week calendars worldwide. The gala dinner runs in parallel through to 9:30 PM, leading directly into the awards ceremony.
The Superstar Awards ceremony recognizes excellence across film, fashion, art, and humanitarian work, and the Superstar Art Foundation, a nonprofit organization in the United States, frames the program as a fundraiser alongside its public-facing role as a red carpet event.
Attendees are encouraged to support nominees by purchasing tickets through the foundation’s Eventbrite listing, with proceeds directed toward broader programming for emerging artists. The 2026 program closes with the international premiere of “Aegean Love,” a feature film starring HRH May Liu, who will also deliver the welcome speech and host segments of the evening’s program. Submissions and additional information for the awards are listed via the foundation’s FilmFreeway page.
HRH May Liu and a Career Across Cinema, Art, and Advocacy
The 2026 gala places HRH May Liu in a familiar position at the front of the room. Liu’s profile, published on her official site, identifies her as the 73rd descendant of the Royal Family Liu of the Han Dynasty, a recipient of the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, and a certified Human Rights Advisor through a United States diplomatic human rights institute. Her film and television work has been featured by Fox, NBC, CBS, and Forbes, and her acting credits have earned best actress recognition at festivals in Florence, Rome, London, Hollywood, and New York.
Liu’s work behind the camera began in 2023 with “Lost in 24,” a thriller that confronts human trafficking. The film took Best Actress and Best Thriller honors at the Rome International Movie Awards.
According to her published profile, “Lost in 24” has won 20 awards at international film festivals to date. Her second feature, “Blooming Sister,” won the Hollywood on Tiber Award and Best Screenplay at the China US International Film Festival 2018, and screened at Cannes in May 2024, with her IMDB page listing seven feature credits.
In her own words on her official site, Liu writes, “I believe creativity is not just an expression, but a responsibility, a way to bring light into darkness, and to build bridges where there are walls.” That framing carries through the work she selects, from human rights-themed thrillers to the foundation’s annual gathering in Cannes. Liu also hosts “May We Talk Show” on Superstar TV888, where she interviews creators, philanthropists, and other public figures.
A Cannes Premiere, an Amazon Release, and What Comes Next
The May 22 gala arrives at a productive moment in Liu’s career. “Aegean Love,” her latest feature, recently picked up the International Gold Award for Best Feature Film, an honor that adds weight to its scheduled Cannes premiere. The Superstar Art Foundation has structured the evening’s closing slot around the screening, with the first 50 registered attendees set to receive a Royal Beauty Oil gift from Liu’s lifestyle brand.
In parallel, “Lost in 24” has reached a wider audience following its release on Amazon Prime Video. The release brings the human trafficking-themed thriller to viewers who missed its festival run, broadening the project’s reach, which has already collected awards from more than a dozen international juries.
For audiences and industry guests already traveling to the French Riviera for the official Cannes Film Festival, the Superstar Awards Gala Cannes 2026 offers a complementary evening covering fashion, cinema, philanthropy, and red carpet programming.
Tickets and additional event information are available through the official Eventbrite listing and the Superstar Museum site.
