There hasn't exactly been a whole lot of Oscar buzz surrounding Spike Lee's new World War II film, The Miracle at St. Anna, but if there is and he doesn't get one, he'll know why. Lesson for those who want an Academy Award: don't mess with Clint Eastwood… or, better yet, move to Los Angeles.

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It's the most wonderful time of the year… for people in Hollywood who were nominated for Oscars, that is. The Academy Awards were last night, and I am really finding it difficult to pull some Stereohyped-relevant nuggets from last night's telecast, since, if you take out the presenting duties bestowed upon Denzel, JHud, and Forest and the Best Supporting Actress nod for Ruby Dee, the whole thing was pretty white-washed. And Ruby Dee didn't win, in case you hadn't heard. Actually, not a single American won an award for acting last night. There's a lesson in there, somewhere.

Anyway, No Country For Old Men was the winner of the big prize. After the jump, check out more red carpet pics, plus photos from some of last night's Oscar parties.

Get the full list of winners here.

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Sixty-nine years ago, Hattie McDaniel won the Academy Award for her supporting role as Mammy in Gone With The Wind. During last night's Oscars, she was shown briefly in a montage, but her entire speech is worth viewing. She was stuck playing the stereotypical Mammy/maid roles in mainstream movies she appeared in, but her touching speech totally belies that characterization. She paved the way for Sidney Poitier, Lou Gosset Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, and many others yet to come!

• Whoa! This explains why Ne-Yo wears all of those hats. But what's the explanation for his reckless driving? [TMZ]

• Snoop smokes weed in public. Is anyone else as shocked as I am? [AHH]

• Ew, Shemar Moore. Just ew. [PH]

• Black coaches need to be a little less naive. [FH]

• Ebony throws a pre-Oscar bash. [CL]

• There's got to be some better road for Hillary Clinton to go down than this one. [JJP]

• Black Oscar history: from Hattie McDaniel to Jennifer Hudson. [EW]

• If you don't understand Kanye's "Flashing Lights" video, then you have a serious creativity problem. So says Rita G, the Playboy model who stars in it. [MTV]

• Wisconsin, and Washington, and Hawaii, oh my! [CNN]

The Writers' Strike has pretty much zapped any awards season excitement, but the Oscar nominations were announced today. Nothing for Denzel Washington, which is surely an outrage to many of you, but Ruby Dee was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for American Gangster and, uh, Norbit was nominated for best makeup. An Oscar and a Razzie nomination in one week! Incredible.

Having seen all of the films nominated for best picture, my bet's on No Country For Old Men, although Atonement won the Golden Globe. Check out the nominations after the jump.

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