It's celebrity galore at the ongoing 66th Cannes Film Festival with actresses and models from across the globe walking the red carpet in stunning and glamorous designer outfits.

The Cannes Film Festival 2013 started on 15 May with the screening of Baz Luhrmann's film, "The Great Gatsby", a 3D romantic film which is an adaptation of F Scot Fitzgerald's novel with the same name, and will conclude on 26 May.

Sharon Stone
Actress Sharon Stone arrives for the screening of the film "Behind the Candelabra" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters

Celebrities like Sharon Stone, Aishwarya Rai, Kylie Minogue, Petra Nemcova, Elsa Zylberstein, Barbara Palvin, Alessandra Ambrosio, Irina Shayk, Milla Jovovich, Selita Ebanks, Hofit Golan, Nicole Kidman, Jessica Biel and several others have walked the red carpet.

Aishwarya Rai
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai arrives for the screening of the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters

There are 19 films in the competition for the top prize, the Palme d'Or. The films are - "A Chateau in Italy", "Inside Llewyn Davis", "Michael Kohlhaas", "Jimmy P. (Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian)", "Heli", "The Past", "The Immigrant", "Grigris", "A Touch of Sin", "Like Father, Like Son", "The Life of Adele", "Shield of Straw", "Young and Pretty", "Nebraska", "Venus in Fur", "Behind the Candelabra", "The Great Beauty, "Borgman", and "Only God Forgives".

Nicole Kidman
Jury member actress Nicole Kidman arrives for the screening of the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters

The prestigious Palme d'Or award will be announced at the festival presided over by American director Steven Spielberg and hosted by French actress Audrey Tautou.

Elsa Zylberstein
Actress Elsa Zylberstein arrives for the screening of the film "Only God Forgives" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters

The jury includes Nicole Kidman, Christoph Waltz, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, Danish director Thomas Vinterberg, French actress Ludivine Sagnier, Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, Japanese director Naomi Kawase, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay, French actor-director Daniel Auteuil and Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.

Petra Nemcova
Model Petra Nemcova arrives for the screening of the film "All is Lost" during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Barbara Palvin
Model Barbara Palvin arrives for the screening of the film "All is Lost" during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Alessandra Ambrosio
Model Alessandra Ambrosio arrives for the screening of the film "All is Lost" during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Irina Shayk
Model Irina Shayk arrives for the screening of the film "All is Lost" during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Kylie Minogue
Singer Kylie Minogue arrives for the screening of the film "La grande bellezza" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival.Reuters
Petra Nemcova
Model Petra Nemcova arrives for the screening of the film "Behind the Candelabra" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Nanako Matsushima
Cast member Nanako Matsushima arrives for the screening of the film "Wara No Tate" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Selita Ebanks
Model Selita Ebanks arrives for the screening of the film "Blood Ties" during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Marion Cotillard
Cast member Marion Cotillard arrives for the screening of the film "Blood Ties" during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Hofit Golan
Actress and model Hofit Golan arrives for the screening of the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" in competition during the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Cheryl Cole
Singer Cheryl Cole arrives for the screening of the film 'Jimmy P.' in competition at the 66th Cannes Film FestivalReuters
Jessica Miller
Model Jessica Miller poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film 'Jimmy P.' in competition at the 66th Cannes Film Festival in CannesReuters
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer LawrenceReuters
Eva Longoria
Actress Eva Longoria poses on the red carpet for the screening of the film 'Le Passe' in competition during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in CannesReuters
Emma Watson
Actress Emma Watson poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film 'The Bling Ring' in competition in "Un certain Regard" selection during the 66th Cannes Film Festival in CannesReuters