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While some stars were partying it up on Oscars eve, others opted for a more celebratory gathering at this year's Independent Spirit Awards!

The final award show before the big one honored some of the year's top films, with Birdman coming away with many of the more prestigious awards for the night including Best Picture and Best Actor (Michael Keaton). Boyhood was hot on its heels as it took Best Director and Best Supporting Female (Patricia Arquette) in what some say could be a solid indicator of what to expect at the highly anticipated 87th Academy Awards.

Stars like Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Munn and Kerry Washington were on hand to celebrate with their peers and take in the festivities for the night. See the complete list of winners as well as who else attended the award show!

Los Angeles was teeming with a bevy of events leading up to Hollywood's huge day, with one of them being the William Morris Endeavor Pre-Oscar Party where virtually every star showed up!

Attendees such as Gigi Hadid stunned in a pink and red Versace dress with a scintillating side split that most likely garnered a lot of attention while some of the men like Wiz Khalifa, Mark Wahlberg and Tobey Maguire kept it super casual with jeans and sneakers.

Jim Carrey, Steve Carrell and Leonardo DiCaprio were also on hand as many of Hollywood's most recognizable faces came to the annual shindig hosted by one of the entertainment industry's biggest agencies.

Click through our gallery to see who else made a cameo at one of the most prestigious pre-Oscar parties in L.A.!

Bruce Jenner is movin' on up!

The Jenner patriarch is transitioning from his Malibu beach bachelor pad to an isolated hilltop ranch! Bruce enlisted the help of his son Brandon and a pal to pack up some wall hangings and a chest of drawers that he wanted to take to his new home. Otherwise, the 6,000 square-foot home is fully furnished and ready for Bruce and his new life.

Since Thursday, Bruce has been slowly taking some personal items up to the new house. Jenner tried to hide from our photographer (covering his face WHILE he was driving), as he transported everything from a surf board to an ironing board to his lonely new abode.

Bruce is ditching his old digs due to the lack of privacy -- even multi-million dollar homes on the beach in Malibu are literally feet away from each other. Neighbors could practically see in his window; the Keeping Up With the Kardashians film crew was getting complaints; and of course ALL the paparazzi knew his address.

With this new, 4-bedroom, 4-bath, $3 million home, Bruce hopes to restore some privacy and be able to drive his remote control, off-road cars in peace, deep in the Malibu Mountains. It's a country lifestyle, where it's not uncommon to see snakes and mountain lions on the property ... but clearly, Bruce is looking for a change.

Hollywood's hottest stars are lighting up the City of Lights! Sean Penn, Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Juilette Binoche all put on their best duds to attend the 40th Cesar Film Awards 2014 at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France on Friday night. The esteemed awards show is the French equivalent to the Academy Awards.

It was a big night for the Twilight actress -- when she took home the Best Supporting Actress Award. Stewart, who was the first American actress nominated in 30 years, became the first American actress to win a Cesar, which she won for her role in Clouds of Sils Maria. Go 'Merica!

The critically acclaimed film was directed by Olivier Assayas and also starred Juliet Binoche and Chloe Grace Moretz.

Penn, who was accompanied by his lady love, was at the event to receive an honorary Cesar Award.

She's one cool mom! Gwen Stefani took two of her sons, Zuma and Apollo, out for a fun-filled day at the Los Angeles Zoo on Friday afternoon -- and it looks like all three had a blast!

Despite her sunny disposition, the pale-skinned mama donned a dark and stormy ensemble, consisting of a black sweater, black jeans and bright white shoes. The 45-year-old kept that porcelain skin of hers out of the sun with a black striped baseball cap.

Zuma pushed his 11-month-old brother in his stroller, as the wee one looked pleased as punch to be spending the day outside.

Umm next time she goes to the zoo, can we come too?!

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It's too bad that Amber Rose doesn't that get her new twerking video isn't sexy -- it's just sad. The controversial personality posted a pic shaking her ample posterior in a hot tub in Trinidad -- and it's all sorts of uncomfortable. Put on some pants and take care of your kid, lady!

The booty shaking 31-year-old seems to devour the attention from posting her sexed-up videos -- but we think it's just sad that she needs that much validation.

Okay Amber, you post this video and a lot of dudes want to bone you? Cool. What else do you have going on? Do you have any actual skills?!

In this Instagram video, the mom is wearing a black bikini bottom and a sleeveless white tee as she twerks her rump, causing the water to undulate. Wiz Khalifa's ex gets progressively more sexual in her gyrations, even adding some dips (like she's riding a dude) for the viewer. Aww how thoughtful!

Kim Kardashian's rival is basically a hop, skip and a thrust away from doing porn.

The "model" is in Trinidad for the island's Mardi Gras celebrations. We think that's an odd mov on her part because currently involved in a high-profile custody battle with her ex over their son, Sebastion, who turns two tomorrow. Wiz has claimed that Amber is an unfit mother who can not provide a stable home for her son because she stays out all night.

Hey Ambular -- you better hope that Wiz's lawyer doesn't this video!

UPDATE: Amber just responded to Kanye West's interview from this morning with Power 105's Breakfast Club radio show in which he said that Kim made him take "30 showers" after he was with Amber. Looks like she didn't like that one so much. The curvy gal took a break from her party gal ways to fight back -- calling out Kim for her Ray J sex tape. Looks like the claws are out today!

French Montana usually sounds like he has a bunch of marbles in his mouth is usually pretty hard to understand, but when we caught up with the rapper on Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport, he spoke very clearly when he expressed his love for Bruce Jenner!

French gave an unintelligible response when asked about the status of his relationship with Khloe Kardashian, but given how much time they've been spending together lately, we think we know the answer to that one!

Ouch! While David Oyelowo and Jennifer Aniston may be butt-hurt about their Oscar snubs, there's one anonymous member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who isn't sorry. The longtime member is pulling no punches when talking about why the Academy didn't nominate either of them.

The member, who is described as "a longtime member of the Academy's 378-member public relations branch," spoke about Aniston not given a nod for her turn in Cake, which received zero nominations. The outspoken member said, "I'm not sorry that Jennifer Aniston isn't nominated ... She was fine, but I thought her movie was ridiculous."

The woman also talked about Selma, which was only nominated for Best Picture and Best Original Song. "What no one wants to say out loud is that Selma is a well-crafted movie, but there's no art to it," the Academy member asserted to THR. "If the movie had been directed by a 60-year-old white male, I don't think that people would have been carrying on about it to the level that they were."

The source also addressed talk that the Academy was "racist" for not nominating the Civil Rights film. "As far as the accusations about the Academy being racist? Yes, most members are white males, but they are not the cast of Deliverance — they had to get into the Academy to begin with, so they're not cretinous, snaggletoothed hillbillies," she continued. "When a movie about black people is good, members vote for it. But if the movie isn't that good, am I supposed to vote for it just because it has black people in it?"

This member is certainly not holding back. But it seems as though the actors in the film take issue with the lack of nominations.

"It bothers me," Selma's Oyelowo told Esquire about his diss. "It bothers me because it’s the best reviewed film of the year. It’s a film that doesn’t direct or act itself. It bothers me because it’s Dr. King — one of the most significant human beings in American life, and I want him celebrated. Whether we like it or not, these accolades feed into that legacy." 

Find out who takes home Oscar gold, this Sunday, Feb. 22.