It’s been a long time since celebrities have come together from all corners of the world to celebrate the Oscars. It has also been a long time since the Oscars have nominated such a diverse array of international artists. This year, it was the best ethnic lineup ever.

Even at the beginning of the show on Feb. 25, host Ellen DeGeneres made fun of the fact that this year the Academy Awards had a very international tone, noting that she had a hard time finding an American in the seats in front of her.

In the acting categories, nominated artists ranged from an Asian, a Mexican, five African Americans and three Britons. Not only were the acting categories diverse, but the directing category was, as well. With favorites like Clint Eastwood and Martin Scorsese, the rest of the nominees were from different countries.

One of the favorites for Foreign Language film, “Pan’s Labyrinth,” did not grab the little golden statuette. It is a movie that comes from Mexico and it was expected to win, but the German film, “The Lives of Others,” won instead.

Diverse, yes. Winners, no. Even though the Oscars did nominate plenty of flavor into the pack of nominees, hardly any of them won. With winners like Helen Mirren, who is from Britain, and Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson, both being African Americans, the diversity ended just about there.

Mexican director Alejandro Gonzales Inaritu was nominated for “Babel,” but was shut out for best director and best picture. So was Mexican director Guillermo del Toro for his “Pan’s Labyrinth.”

Even though diversity wasn’t awarded all that much, it was still great to see that the Oscars are finally recognizing talent from all over the world.