Cate Blanchett shares a laugh with pals as she leaves an event for her new film Tar in Hollywood  

Cate Blanchett was in high spirits as she left an event Friday night for her new movie Tar in Hollywood.

The talented Australian actress, 53, shared a laugh with a small group of people as she cut a slim figure in a black outfit.

The blonde beauty wore a structured blazer over a printed top and paired it with leather pants.

Bubbly: Cate Blanchett was in a good mood as she left an event Friday night for her new movie Tar in Hollywood

The Lord of the Rings star added inches to her height with a pair of black pointed-toe pumps.

Over her torso she wore a black leather purse, worn crossbody for her outing in Los Angeles.

Her bright blonde bob was parted to the side and tucked behind her ears while dusting her collar in a straight style.

Blanchett added a pop of color to her look with her blouse, a cranberry color with a small black print.

Chuckle: The talented Australian actress, 53, laughed with a small group of people as she cut a slim figure in a black outfit

Cate has been busy with a press tour for her new film Tár, which premiered in cinemas on Friday.

She recently said the themes of the new drama got the cast and crew excited, making the film shoot “the most stimulating” she’d ever seen.

In the feature film, she plays Lydia Tár, the world-famous gay conductor of a Berlin orchestra whose soaring career has been tarnished by an abuse scandal.

Cate credited the film’s writer and director Todd Field for making the most of his cast with often unscripted, spontaneous ideas.

“I felt like every day we were standing on the edge of a cliff and saying, ‘This might not work, let’s try it,’ which was really exciting to make,” she told Reuters.

About the city: Cate was spotted sharply in New York City earlier this month

rolling stone called the longtime entertainer’s performance “staggering,” while Variety predicted that Cate’s performance will “probably be one of the most roasted performances of the Oscar season.”

The publication added that it is “anything but guaranteeing that Blanchett will land her eighth Oscar nomination for acting.”

The Don’t Look Up star and her husband, Andrew Upton, live in England and have four children together: Dashiell, 20, Roman, 18, Ignatius, 14, and Edith, seven.

Teamwork: Cate credited the writer and director of the film Todd Field for bringing out the best in his cast with often unscripted, spontaneous ideas

Out now: Cate has been busy with a press tour for her new film Tár, which premiered in theaters on Friday