The 39-year-old independent centrist – who will be the country’s youngest ever President – won with an estimated 65.1% of the vote.
Macron’s win will see a rather different Cannes Film Festival, an event which would have seen a dark sound descend if Le Pen had won.
Following the victory, Hollywood reacted with an outpouring of positivity following a run of votes that have seen extremism favoured.
Emmanuel Macron has been elected the President of France after beating extreme right National Front leader Marine Le Pen in a victory being hailed by the entertainment word as one for “light and sanity.”