Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern

Wild star Reese Witherspoon, who won the chairman’s award, with Laura Dern.
Wild star Reese Witherspoon, who won the chairman’s award, with Laura Dern.
Foxcatcher star Steve Carell presented Julianne Moore with her award at the event.
Brad Pitt, whose production company Plan B helped make Selma, presented the film's star David Oyelowo with the breakthrough performance award — actor.
Brad Pitt, right, presented the Breakthrough Performance Award, Actor, to David Oyelowo, who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma.
Robert Downey Jr. presented the icon award to his The Judge costar Robert Duvall.
Jason Reitman, left, and Whiplash star J.K. Simmons, winner of the Spotlight Award reunited at the festival. Reitman directed Simmons in 2007's Juno.
Eddie Redmayne, winner of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor, for The Theory of Everything, and Julianne Moore, winner of the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for Still Alice, showed off their statuettes in the press room Saturday night.
Legendary actress Carol Channing attended the star-studded event.
Shirley MacLaine posed with Boyhood director Richard Linklater, winner of the Sonny Bono Visionary Award backstage at the awards gala. MacLaine starred in Linklater's 2011 film Bernie.
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, named director of the year award for Birdman, celebrated his honor with the film's star, Michael Keaton.
The Imitation Game stars Benedict Cumberbatch, left, and Allen Leech celebrated their honor as top ensemble.