Dainty in lace! Hilary Swank keeps things classy in a black and olive-green dress as she steps out at Toronto gala

PUBLISHED: 21:42 EST, 8 September 2013 | UPDATED: 21:42 EST, 8 September 2013

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With her black lace and olive green dress teamed with t-bar black heels, Hilary Swank cut a classy figure as she arrived at the amFAR Inspiration gala on Sunday.

The 39-year-old Oscar winning actress managed to look both striking and demure in the knee-length dress which she paired with a simple black clutch bag and subtle make-up.

The gala was held in Toronto at the same time as the star-studded film festival.

Nights in black lace: Hilary Swank wore an unusual knee-length green and black lace frock at the amfAR Inspiration Gala during the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday

Hilary joined fellow Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody at the event, with The Pianist star looking dapper in a black shirt, suit jacket, trousers and tie.

Mario Bello also stuck to monochrome, sporting a pretty black dress with white floral design and black shoes.

The gala, hosted by Alan Cumming, benefits the AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT), according to the event's website.

Demure and classy: The star teamed her ensemble with a pair of t-bar black shoes and subtle clutch

Star-studded: Hilary posed with actor Adrien Brody who looked dapper in a black waistcoat, bow tie and trousers

Meet the press: Hilary happy chatted to the waiting camera crews before entering the venue

Earlier, Hilary had looked a lot more casual as she jetted into the Canadian airport.

Sporting leggings under a long black dress, matching ballet pumps and a long brown coat, the actress couldn't stop smiling as she made her way to her car outside the terminal.

The star carried an oversized Gucci shopping bag and a large leather handbag with an assistant wheeling her suitcase along.

Black and white delight: Mario Bello showed off her stunning figure in a black dress with white floral design

Hobnobbing: Producer Paul Haggis joined Hilary and Adrien at the bash

Suited and booted: Adrien looked smart in his all-black ensemble, while Alan Cumming wore grey teamed with a black shirt and tie

Hilary has not been seen on the big screen since appearing in the critically panned film New Year's Eve back in 2011.

She was last seen in television movie Mary and Martha which aired in the U.S. earlier this year.

Hilary and British actress Brenda Blethyn, played mothers who lose their children to malaria and begin a campaign to fight the disease.

Casual arrival: Hilary earlier jetted into Toronto airport beaming in a brown coat, leggings and black flat shoes

Overload: Hilary arrived with a huge Gucci shopping bag and an oversized black handbag

Overload: Hilary arrived with a huge Gucci shopping bag and an oversized handbag

Later this year, Hilary will return to the big screen in The Homesman, starring alongside Meryl Streep, James Spader, Miranda Otto, John Lithgow and Tommy Lee Jones, who also serves as the film's director.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film, set in 1855 Nebraska, 'Follows a frontier woman and a claim jumper who ferry a wagon load of women, driven insane by the harsh world of the frontier, eastward to Iowa and back to the civilised world.'