Adrien Brody and Leonardo DiCaprio spotted at the auction gala of Cannes Film Festival 2025: All from paintings to 16-day staycation that were sold

Going Once! Going Twice! And there goes the Cannes Film Festival to be hailed as iconic!

Cannes Film Festival is surely renowned for honouring the art of filmmaking; however, a not-so-popular event is also part of the festival, where the gavel bangs and the highest bid gets the prize!

The annual event during the last couple of days of the festival, many celebrities, businessmen, and philanthropists join together for the amfAR Gala at the palatial Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. The raised money is later donated to biomedical research and many other causes.

Adrien Brody's Marilyn Monroe painting

According to Variety, this year the event was joined by Leonardo DiCaprio, Adrien Brody, James Franco, Heidi Clum, Colman Domingo, Jeff Bezos and his soon-to-be wife, Lauren Sánchez. The two-time Oscar winner, Adrien Brody, made a painting piece, ‘First Love,’ about Marilyn Monroe and took the stage to give a speech about his contribution to the Gala, demanding the crowd’s attention.

“Please, for a moment, I know it’s a big room,” he stated before adding the inspiration behind the significant piece. The painting represents “what Marilyn’s life did not afford her - to live a life fully and to cherish all the moments and the imperfections in life.”

“Women are so often objectified in the media and on social media. They have to look beautiful, and they are beautiful, but what is within them is what’s most important in this world. And I want to honour that,” he added. Selling the piece at the auction for $425,000, Brody dabbed Leonardo, who was cuddled up with his girlfriend, Vittoria Ceretti.

James Franco's painting

Later, James Franco, who has faced sexual assault allegations and was called as an outstanding human being by the host, contributed to the Gala with his painting, which was sold for $368,000.

Other notable items

Other items sold at the auctions were a 16-day staycation at the ‘Glass Onion’ mansion with 11 pools, which was offered by Robin Thicke, and a walk-in role in Spike Lee’s next films, as well as courtside seats to a Knicks game with the filmmaker. Both were sold at $368,000 and $454,000, respectively.



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