Clint Eastwood is hitting the Oscar campaign trail like his actors hit the South Pacific beaches in his two most recent pix.

"Eastwood seems to be getting out even more than Britney Spears," reports Pete Hammond at HollywoodWiretap.com. "With his stealth last-minute entry, 'Letters from Iwo Jima' taking flight and reviving memories of his 'Million Dollar Baby' December attack in 2004, Clint gladhanded LA and Broadcast film critics at a Friday night Pacific Design Center screening and was back there Tuesday joining star Ken Watanabe for a USA Today interview and then a SAG Nom Comm Q&A session. The actors gave both thunderous standing ovations."

Star wattage is getting so blinding on the campaign scene that Tom Cruise was spotted bear-hugging guests arriving for a fete in honor of Meryl Streep ("The Devil Wears Prada").

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Photo: Clint on the set of "Iwo Jima" with star Watanabe.
(Warner Bros.)