Ahna O'Reilly

James Franco hit the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival last night with his ex-girlfriend and current costar Ahna O'Reilly to premiere their new project, As I Lay Dying. The two were joined by costar Tim Blake Nelson as well as Rosario Dawson, who doesn't star in the film but does share a connection with James as they have both worked with Harmony Korine. (James starred in Harmony's most recent film, Spring Breakers, while Rosario made her film debut in 1995's Kids, which Harmony cowrote.) The premiere was a big deal for James, who also directed the movie. We caught up with Ahna earlier this week in Cannes, where she talked about how excited she was that James asked her to take on the female lead after the two had broken up. She said, "I knew James could get any number of actresses to play that role," adding, "I think he did a tremendous job and I'm so proud of it and proud of him."

Ahna also premiered her new project, Fruitvale Station, at Cannes earlier this week — be sure to check out Ahna, James, and all the other celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival!

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association and InStyle kicked off celebrations for the 2013 Golden Globes with a party at Cecconi's in LA last night. It was announced that Clint Eastwood's daughter Francesca will be Miss Golden Globe, and she shared her excitement about the role with us on the red carpet. Also in attendance at the bash were Diane Kruger, in a tummy-baring look, and Lea Michele, who mingled with her Glee costar Chris Colfer. John Krasinski, Jenna Dewan, and Modern Family's Eric Stonestreet made appearances as well, as did a pregnant Malin Akerman. Revenge's Christa B. Allen told us she hopes her onscreen mom, Madeleine Stowe, gets a nomination, while their costar Gabriel Mann shared that he and the rest of the cast chat about coordinating their outfits before attending the same event. It's just the beginning of the award season fun since the Golden Globes take place on Jan. 13 with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosting.

Brad Goreski had plenty of support from friends last night at a dinner hosted by Kate Spate and the brand's president Deborah Lloyd. Brad, who is their exclusive stylist, was joined by party goers in celebrating the launch of his new book Born to Be Brad. Jessica Alba, Minka Kelly, Mandy Moore, and Ahna O'Reilly gathered for the fete at Sunset Tower where they posed with Brad and got goofy with paper pairs of his signature glasses. The Kate Spade party decor also included napkins featuring Brad's face and colorful centerpieces. The ladies all wore looks from Kate Spade with Jessica in red pants and a blue shirt, Minka wearing a printed dress, and Mandy keeping things neutral in white.

The Hollywood Film Awards took place last night at LA's Beverly Hilton Hotel, and once the famous guests like George Clooney and Stacy Keibler left the red carpet, the show began inside the ballroom. George was onstage to accept his Hollywood Actor Award from his Descendants costar, Beau Bridges, and humbly told the audience of his award, "I am very lucky. I'm a lucky man." My Week With Marilyn star Michelle Williams, meanwhile, won the female counterpart with the Hollywood Actress Award. Ben Affleck, sporting his long Argo locks, made a special appearance to honor Hollywood Cinematographer Award recipient Emmanuel Lubezki. The men worked together on Terrence Malick's still-untitled upcoming picture.

The many ladies of The Help, including Emma Stone, Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Cicely Tyson, Ahna O'Reilly, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Mary Steenburgen were together to accept the Hollywood Ensemble Award and to pose with their new statues backstage. Further nods went to Diablo Cody with the Hollywood Screenwriter Award, Moneyball's Bennett Miller with the Hollywood Director Award, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt with the Hollywood Breakthrough Actor Award. Joseph was handed his prize by his Dark Knight Rises costar Anne Hathaway, who was decked out in a floral Erdem dress.