amfAR’s annual Cinema Against AIDS gala was held last night in Cannes. The celebrities were out in gorgeous gowns to support a good cause. This year’s gala featured a formal dinner and live auction run by Sharon Stone and Harvey Weinstein. Guests were also shown a clip from Madonna’s Malawai documentary about AIDS orphans, I Am Because We Are. Last year’s event raised a whopping $7 million. A table at this year’s benefit ran from $40,000 to $150,000, with all proceeds going to amfAR, which funds AIDS research. [Details from amfar.org]

Pictured at the event are Natalie Portman, Madonna, Sharon Stone, Dita Von Teese, Milla Jovovich, Rose McGowan, Petra Nemcova, Joely Richardson, Diane Kruger and actor Joshua Jackson, Allegra Versace, Donatella Versace, Samantha Morton, Juliette Lewis and Renzo Rosso, Christian Slater and Tamara Mellon, Eva Herzigova, Ziyi Zhang, Dennis Hopper, and Diddy.

Thanks to WENN for these photos.