New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d'Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday.

Coming off a 2024 edition that produced the Academy Award best-picture winner "Anora," as well as a number of Oscar contenders in "Emilia Pérez," "The Substance" and "The Apprentice," the French film festival responded with a 2025 lineup full of big-name auteurs.