The 51-year-old actor had appeared on stage to introduce David Oyelowo, who received the Breakthrough Performance Award for an Actor for his leading role as Dr Martin Luther King Jr in the movie 'Selma', reported E!Online.
As seen in a video, Pitt demonstrated to the crowd how to pronounce Oyelowo's last name... By singing it to the tune of the popular soccer chant "Ole, Ole, Ole." And to Coldplay's "Yellow."
The Palm Springs International Film Festival takes place in Palm Springs, California and kicks off the new year's awards season.