News Awards & Events Film Festivals See the Best Looks from the 2017 Venice Film Festival Red Carpet By Jonathan Borge Jonathan Borge Instagram Twitter Jonathan Borge is a writer and editor living in New York City. His writing has appeared in Glamour, Refinery29, Forbes, and PAPER, among other publications. Plus, he's held staff positions at Marie Claire, InStyle, and OprahDaily.com. Currently, he's the Senior Entertainment Editor at Bustle Digital Group's Elite Daily, where he oversees digital covers, features and profiles, freelance essays, and strategy for the site's TV/Movies and Celebrity and Music sub-verticals.He primarily writes about pop culture and style, and has a passion for telling LGBTQ+ and Latinx stories. When he's not working, he's likely waiting for Lady Gaga to announce her next tour. InStyle's editorial guidelines Updated on September 7, 2017 @ 12:00PM Pin Share Tweet Email Trending Videos Photo: Venturelli/Getty Who doesn't love a whole lot of glamour? The Venice Film Festival each year brings out the best of the best red carpet fashion in the best of the best Hollywood stars. In 2016, Natalie Portman, Amy Adams, Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, Lily-Rose Depp, and Sophie Turner were among the standouts—and this year's carpet is sure to live up to its own elegant reputation. Celebs from Jennifer Lawrence to Kristen Wiig and Annette Bening stunned at the 2017 festival in dreamy, elegant looks. The power couples arrived too, with Matt Damon and his wife, Luciana Barroso, turning heads in a tuxedo and sexy sheer red dress respectively, and George and Amal Clooney looking utterly chic for brand-new parents of twins. Keep scrolling to see the best of the 2017 Venice Film Festival red carpet. 01 of 31 Zoë Kravitz Pascal Le Segretain/Getty The Big Little Lies star looked absolutely fabulous in an '80s-inspired velvet minidress with a floral embellishment on it. 02 of 31 Giulia Salemi Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty How do you stand out in a crowd as chic as the Venice Film Festival red carpet attendees? Take a note from Salemi and wear giant bejeweled sleeves, of course! 03 of 31 Sophia Salaroli Caniaux Pascal Le Segretain/Getty This beautiful ethereal gown with intricate lace detailing took our breath away when it hit the famous red carpet. 04 of 31 Giulia Elettra Gorietti Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Between the classroom-worthy cool glasses to the plunging V-neck on her velvet dress, it's clear that Gorietti hit the Venice Film Fesitval red carpet with a bang. 05 of 31 Penelope Cruz Venturelli/Getty Talk about Versace on the floor! The actress nailed it in a dreamy white feathered Atelier Versace number with gorgeous silver beading and a sexy high-slit at the screening of Loving Pablo. 06 of 31 Penelope Cruz Alessandra Benedetti - Corbis/Getty The 43-year-old actress wore a gorgeous floral Temperley London gown to the Loving Pablo photo call. Cruz looked as youthful as ever and paired her deep-V dress with perfectly appropriate red pumps. 07 of 31 Jennifer Lawrence Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture. 08 of 31 Kirsten Dunst Pascal Le Segretain/Getty 09 of 31 Helen Mirren Venturelli/WireImage 10 of 31 Coco Rocha Pascal Le Segretain/Getty 11 of 31 Michelle Pfeiffer Pascal Le Segretain/Getty 12 of 31 Susan Sarandon Venturelli/WireImage 13 of 31 Caroline Daur Pascal Le Segretain/Getty 14 of 31 Judi Dench Elisabetta A. Villa/WireImage 15 of 31 Julianne Moore Ian Gavan/Getty in Valentino Couture. 16 of 31 Amal Clooney and George Clooney Ian Gavan/Getty Amal wears Atelier Versace. 17 of 31 Julianne Moore Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty in a Valentino gown and Chopard jewels. 18 of 31 Chloe Sevigny Dominique Charriau/WireImage 19 of 31 Karolina Kurkova Venturelli/WireImage 20 of 31 Kate Bosworth Venturelli/WireImage 21 of 31 Chloë Sevigny Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty 22 of 31 Celia Rowlson-Hall Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty 23 of 31 Amanda Seyfried and Ethan Hawke Pascal Le Segretain/Getty The First Reformed co-stars made a splash on the red carpet for the premiere of their new flick. While Hawke looked handsome in a navy suit, Seyfried brought back the glamour in a black floral embroidered Alexander McQueen dress perfect for the glitzy occasion. 24 of 31 Octavia Spencer Dominique Charriau/WireImage 25 of 31 Sally Hawkins Dominique Charriau/WireImage 26 of 31 Luciana Barroso and Matt Damon Venturelli/Getty 27 of 31 Jane Fonda Courtesy in Zuhair Murad Couture. 28 of 31 Kristen Wiig Getty in Zuhair Murad Couture, Buccellati jewels, and Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. 29 of 31 Annette Bening Venturelli/Getty 30 of 31 Rebecca Hall Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty 31 of 31 Anna Mouglalis Pascal Le Segretain/Getty