Juliette Lewis would be forgiven for skipping the New York screening of her new film Conviction.

But the star bounced back in time for the event thrown by the Cinema Society & Laura Mercier, and stole the limelight in a gorgeous red dress.

The strapless lace mini dress, which she teamed with bright red lipstick, tousled hair and black strappy stilettos, showed off her toned body which displayed no evidence of the injuries she sustained last week.

Bouncing back: Juliette Lewis looked gorgeous at the New York Cinema Society & Laura Mercier screening of new film Conviction last night. She was released from hospital yesterday after a car crash last week

Her co-stars Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell looked thrilled to see her back in good health, and the trio laughed and hugged at the after-party to the screening, held at the Soho Grand Hotel.

The 37-year-old actress and singer was admitted to hospital after a hit-and-run incident which left her chauffeured Lincoln Town car written off.

She was being driven home from an event to promote Conviction, when another car crashed into her car at a junction in the Burbank area at 10.19pm.

'Ms Lewis went to the hospital to be checked out and is a bit banged up and sore but otherwise thankfully okay,' her representative said in a statement.

Feeling better: The actress, pictured with co-stars Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, was hit by a driver as she was on her way home from an event to promote the film

According to the Burbank Police Department, 'Ms. Lewis complained about pain to her back and neck and back of her head and had bruising on her arm.'

Police are said to have later discovered the Honda near the site of the crash, but are still searching for the suspect.

Double Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, who stars in Conviction, also shined in a nude and silver shift dress that hugged her curves.

True story: Hilary Swank stars in the film, based on the real-life story of Betty Anne Water, a single mother who trains to be a lawyer to clear her brother of his unjust murder conviction

Ari Graynor, who also appears in the film, and guest Courtney Love both went for a more subdued look in black dresses and stockings.

Conviction is based on the true story of Massachusetts woman Betty Anne Waters and her extraordinary 18-year crusade to overturn the guilty verdict that sent her brother to prison.

Hilary Swank, 36, stars as Waters, an unemployed single mother who spends a decade earning a law degree so she can represent her brother in court.

The Women in Black: Courtney Love and actress Ari Graynor, who also appears in Conviction, both wore subdued dresses to the screening

'Betty Anne is someone I carry in my heart every day,' Swank said at the emotional premiere in LA last week. 'She has taught me the important aspect of being selfless.'

Sam Rockwell plays the role of her brother, Kenneth Waters, who was wrongly convicted of murdering Katharina Brow in Ayer, Massachusetts, back in the Eighties.

Betty Anne located biological evidence and then worked with the Innocence Project, a non-profit organisation devoted to overturning wrongful convictions.

Sitting pretty: The film's cast Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank and Juliette sit with director Tony Goldwyn at the after-party at the Soho Grand Hotel

DNA proved Waters' innocence, leading to his exoneration in 2001, 18 years after he was convicted.

Tragically Kenneth Waters died shortly after having been released from prison.

Still, Waters maintained a positive outlook, saying, 'Kenny died free, surrounded by his family and friends, and I think that's the best you can have in life.'

Naomi Watts was originally set to play Betty Anne Waters but was replaced by Million Dollar Baby star Swank.

Animated: Hilary Swank chats with legendary singer Tony Bennett at the post-screening party

The film has received mixed reviews from critics. The Hollywood Reporter says 'Swank and Rockwell are very effective as siblings locked at the hip and their scenes together smack of a real shared history.

'Driver adds some important pepper to the proceedings and Juliette Lewis makes a vital impression in two scenes as a bedraggled, not very bright witness.'

But while industry paper Variety praised the actors, it was less glowing in its review: 'Although fiercely committed performances by Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell provide director Tony Goldwyn's film with a core of emotional integrity, a less heavy-handed, more informative approach would have served them and the audience better.'

Supportive: Swank's P.S I Love You co-star Gerard Butler turned up to support his double Oscar-winner friend