And the Oscar goes to...

THIS GUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right, like Dustin Hoffman (and other people I don't remember) before him, this guy won an Oscar.

A Hmong Oscar, that is.

Embracing their cultural uniqueness, and flouting copyright law with abandon, the Lao Community Association of Minnesota hosted the 'First Ever Hmong Academy and International Awards' in which they handed out 'Oscars' to singers, actors, dancers, and whoever else was able to obtain a visa to attend the event in St. Paul, MN.

This guy came back to the Embassy to show us that, yes, he did return to Laos as requested and yes, he has now vaulted into the rarified air of an A-list Hmong vocalist. From this day forward, he won't be known as Mouaxeng Leexayton, but as 'Oscar Winner' Mouaxeng Leexayton.

That is until he receives the Cease and Desist letter from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their lawyers are pitbulls.