One June 07, stage and screen legend Shirley MacLaine was lauded with the 40th annual AFI Life Achievement Award – the highest honor for a career in film. Some of Hollywood’s most revered luminaries turned out to pay tribute to one of America’s most beloved artists. The gala was taped at historic Stage 15 at Sony Pictures Studios last evening and will air on TV Land on June 24 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Among the many guests present to honor MacLaine were Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Toni Collette, Carrie Fisher, Peter Fonda, Marcia Gay Harden and Tom Skerritt. Pictures from the ceremony have been added to the gallery.

The Sydney-based Tropfest, known as the world’s largest short film festival, brought its fun, laid-back embrace of filmmaking to Las Vegas over the weekend in a free, three-day at the Strip’s Cosmopolitan Hotel. The debut Las Vegas event celebrated Tropfest’s 20th anniversary on June 04, 2012. Toni Collette presided over the live jury and Tobey Maguire announced a new 70-seconds-or-less contest. Pictures from the event have been added to the gallery.

Here’s the first look at Toni Collete in character on the set of “Hitchcock”. The pictures were taken on May 15th. Toni plays Alfred Hitchcock’s assistent, Peggy Robertson, in the film.

Toni made a surprise appearance on television, promoting “Jesus Henry Christ” on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. After briefly talking about the film, the interview circled mostly about Australia – various Australian bars – and their children. This has been Toni’s fourth appearance on Craig Ferguson’s show – she first appeared in 2005 to promote “In her Shoes”, then in 2006 to promote “Little Miss Sunshine” and in 2009 for the release of “United States of Tara”. The full interview can be watched in the video archive, HD screencaptures have been added to the image library.

I’ve added a bunch of new production stills and on-set pictures of Toni’s upcoming comedy drama “Foster”, which now has a theatrical release for the United Kingdom on July 01, 2012. The pictures come from the film’s official Facebook page, check it out for more information on the film.

In a rare public appearance (the first in two years!), Toni has attended the 2012 Tropfest in Sydney, Australia, as a jury member. She posed alongside Australian friends and colleagues, including Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton. Pictures from the event can be found in the gallery.