Cannes it lead to an Oscar?

Vinnie Chase, Ari Gold, and Billy Walsh walk into a theater: Hollywood’s who’s-who and up-and-comers alike are converging in France as the country’s fanciest film festival, Cannes, kicks off today.

Off the screen: The festival issued an updated red carpet dress code that effectively bans full nudity and “voluminous” ensembles, in response to a series of nipple-baring ensembles worn in recent years (or in the case of Bianca Censori, a little more).

On the screen: Nouvelle Vague (Richard Linklater) and Wes Anderson’s newest movie, the star-studded Phoenician Scheme, will be up for the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or. Spike Lee will be showing his Highest 2 Lowest, while Tom Cruise will also be promoting the upcoming and hopefully-not-prescient Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning.

Cannes you hear it? Fun fact: The minimum length of applause for any film at the festival is about four to five minutes, according to Vulture’s Nate Jones. Meaning if the audience hates a film, they will still rise from their seats and applaud for 240+ seconds.

Big picture(s): What happens in France doesn’t stay in France—the Cannes → Oscar pipeline in recent years has been stronger than a Jager-induced hangover. Four of the last five Palme d’Or winners, including last year’s winner, Anora, have landed an Academy nomination for best picture.