<p><br /> Graffiti artist Banksy's first film is up for an Oscar and it looks like he is already in Los Angeles ahead of the ceremony.<br /> </p><p><br /> His movie, 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' is nominated in the Best Documentary feature category.<br /> </p><p><br /> Since his arrival Stateside, a handful of pieces bearing his hallmarks and humour have appeared in the city.<br /> </p><p><br /> One of them, a Mickey Mouse graffiti piece on a billboard on Hollywood's Sunset Strip has caused a bit of an uproar.<br /> </p><p><br /> Workers for the billboard company took it down, which resulted in a fight with the owner of the property that rents out the space to the sign company.<br /> </p><p><br /> Police were called and the workers were eventually allowed to leave with the stencil.<br /> </p><p><br /> If the graffiti turns out to be a genuine Banksy, the urban art could be extremely valuable.<br /> </p>
