Julianne Moore Wins Kering Award, Urges Women‑Led Films
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- Julianne Moore received the Kering Women in Motion Award at the Cannes Film Festival and spoke at a Kering Women in Motion Talk on Saturday.
- Julianne Moore referenced a study showing women held only 37% of lead roles in 2025’s highest‑grossing movies, a 10‑percentage‑point decline from 2024.
- Julianne Moore urged women in the industry to support each other, hire each other, and tell stories from a female point of view, calling this “the secret sauce” for success.
- Julianne Moore said she now avoids roles involving tragedy, explosions, guns, or any “histrionics” because they feel like noise amid global hardships.
- Julianne Moore emphasized that representation gaps extend beyond film to corporate leadership, media, and higher education, framing it as a worldwide issue.
Why it matters: Women in film lose representation as female lead roles fall to 37%, a 10‑point drop, while Moore’s push for hiring women and female‑point‑of‑view storytelling offers a concrete path to close the gap.
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