Withe less than three weeks remaining until the grandest night in Tinseltown takes place, the 2012 Oscar hopefuls gathered together at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for the 84th Academy Awards Nominations Luncheon on Monday afternoon (February 6).

Ever since he was pulled over for DUI, Nick Nolte’s public image has been in question. And trying to fight a fire inside his house with a garden hose last night isn’t likely to vindicate him.

The “Another 48 Hours” actor suffered “minor smoke inhalation” due to his attempts to extinguish a fire caused by an electrical malfunction that started in his home office.