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FIVE DATES WITH HILARY, JODIE, REBECCA, CALISTA AND ...

It’s only early November and our calendar was already filling up weeks before the party-heavy holiday season. But when your fellow party guests include Hilary Swank, Jodie Foster, Rebecca Romijn and Calista Flockhart, how could we send our regrets on any invitation? First up was an evening honoring Oscar winner Swank, where Hollywood.com’s Joel Stratte-McClure shared the inside story:

A Swank Soiree
Why was Hilary Swank the only award recipient at an elegant and intimate presentation at the Hotel Bel-Air on Thursday night? And what did she do to merit a prestigious Time for Peace Film and Music Award?

Turns out that the actress, attired in a black Christian Dior dress complemented by the charitable coif created by Oprah Winfrey, missed the official award presentation in Paris last June. That prompted the French organizers and a Swiss sponsor to host a cocktail party and gourmet dinner that included 50 Swank friends and virtually no other celebrities.

“This very special award is determined by a jury that includes 26 ambassadors to the United Nations and Hilary deserves to receive it in the best venue in LA with her chosen guests,” said Nice-born Robert Einbeck, who co-founded the Time for Peace Awards with his wife Marion in 1994. “Her inspirational performance in the extraordinary Freedom Writers embodies humanist values that promote tolerance and better understanding between people everywhere.”

He wasn’t the only fan. Freedom Writers writer/director Richard LaGravenese, who also directs Swank in next month’s comedy P.S., I Love You, sang her praises during a cocktail reception.

“This award illustrates that Freedom Writers, which is based on a true story and took me six years to make, had an impact in the real world beyond Long Beach,” said LaGravenese, who was accompanied by producer Stacy Sher. “It underlines that Hilary’s instincts were right when she insisted, years after we first discussed it, that she have a lead role that she felt would inspire students and teachers everywhere.”

The slender Swank, who donated over nine inches of her hair to the American Cancer Society last week, took it all in her athletic and compassionate stride.

Hilary Swank and Richard LaGravenese

“It’s delightful to give back and help others, whether it means cutting my hair for a woman in need or making a movie that confronts issues of inequality and injustice,” said Swank, wearing Neil Lane diamonds and carrying a Mary Norton bag. “Freedom Writers is an entertaining movie that talks about something really important and shows that one person can change things. And it’s great to be given an award that puts me in the distinguished company of past winners like Steven Spielberg and Ed Zwick.”

Then she entered the dining room and sat at the head table with LaGravenese, Sher, the Einbecks and presumed husband-to-be John Campisi. “There’s too much family in this room,” Swank joked loudly before LaGravenese took the stage and introduced his leading lady as “an artist, a woman and a spirit who embodies hope in every breath she takes.”

An emotional Swank, who spent a month alone in India to teach kids the alphabet after making Million Dollar Baby, brushed away a tear as she arrived at the podium. “I’m a wreck after all of the nice things you said, Richard,” an emotional Swank began. “And I want you to know that I love you and will work with you again and again without even reading the script.”

“I’m blessed that I was chosen to bring this inspiring story to life and join other giants in this industry who use the broad reach of films and music to confront social and political problems,” continued Swank, as she gently put the gargantuan award on the floor. “I definitely want to recognize Ellen Gruwell and the students for setting an example for us all and I’m proud to accept this award on their behalf.”

“As Freedom Writers demonstrates, it is well within our grasp to touch one person, to do one right thing, to let go of fear and to be compassionate,” Swank concluded. “All of us in our own small way can turn on a small light in a dark room and create brightness and hope.”