Oscar prelude: Stars warm up with Independent Spirit Awards
(L-R) Dorothy Nyong'o and actros Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie onstage during the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (AFP)
Actress Lupita Nyong'o accepts the Best Supporting Female award for '12 Years a Slave' onstage during the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (AFP)
Cate Blanchett speaks onstage during the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (AFP)
Actors Keanu Reeves and Gong Li speak onstage during the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (AFP)
Actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie during the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (AFP)
Actor Jared Leto accepts the Best Supporting Male award for 'Dallas Buyers Club' onstage during the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (AFP)