The first film on the list of 265 films that have qualified for the 2011 Academy Awards, the Taylor Lautner action flick "Abduction" (below), has virtually no chance of getting an Oscar nomination.
The last movie on the list, "Zookeeper," is in pretty much the same boat.
And in between those bookends, you'll find far more pretenders than contenders, by a margin of two-or-three-to-one.
The 265 eligible films sit in between the 248 that qualified last year, and the 274 in the running two years ago.
For the record, here's the Academy's list of everything in the running. An expanded list, with the full cast of each eligible film, is available on the Academy website.
ABDUCTION
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
AFRICAN CATS
ALBERT NOBBS
ALOIS NEBEL
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED
AMIGO
ANONYMOUS
ANOTHER EARTH
ANOTHER HAPPY DAY
ANSWERS TO NOTHING
APOLLO 18
ARRUGAS (WRINKLES)
THE ART OF GETTING BY
ARTHUR
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
THE ARTIST
@URFRENZ
ATLAS SHRUGGED PART 1
ATTACK THE BLOCK
BACK DOOR CHANNELS: THE PRICE OF PEACE
BAD TEACHER
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
BEASTLY
BEATS, RHYMES & LIFE: THE TRAVELS OF A TRIBE CALLED QUEST
BEAUTIFUL BOY
THE BEAVER
BEGINNERS
A BETTER LIFE
THE BIG BANG
BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
THE BIG YEAR
BLACKTHORN
BLOODWORTH
THE BOY MIR - TEN YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN
BRIDESMAIDS
BRIGHTON ROCK
BUCKY LARSON BORN TO BE A STAR
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER
CARANCHO
CARNAGE
CARS 2
A CAT IN PARIS
CEDAR RAPIDS
CERTIFIED COPY
THE CHANGE-UP
CHICO & RITA
CIRCUMSTANCE
COLOMBIANA
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
THE CONQUEST
THE CONSPIRATOR
CONTAGION
CORIOLANUS
COURAGEOUS
COWBOYS & ALIENS
CRACKS
CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE.
DAM999
A DANGEROUS METHOD
THE DARKEST HOUR
DAYDREAM NATION
THE DEBT
THE DESCENDANTS
THE DEVIL'S DOUBLE
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES
THE DILEMMA
DIRTY GIRL
DOLPHIN TALE
DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
DREAM HOUSE
DRIVE
DRIVE ANGRY
THE EAGLE
ELEKTRA LUXX
EVERYTHING MUST GO
EXPORTING RAYMOND
EXTREMELY LOUD & INCREDIBLY CLOSE
FAST FIVE
50/50
FINAL DESTINATION 5
FINDING KIND
THE FIRST GRADER
THE FLOWERS OF WAR
FLY AWAY
FOOTLOOSE
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
FRIGHT NIGHT
THE FUTURE
GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
GLEE THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE
GNOMEO & JULIET
A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY
THE GRACE CARD
THE GREATEST MIRACLE
THE GREEN HORNET
GREEN LANTERN
THE GUARD
HALL PASS
THE HANGOVER PART II
HANNA
HAPPY FEET TWO
HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2
HELL AND BACK AGAIN
THE HELP
HIGHER GROUND
HITLER'S GRAVE
HOODWINKED TOO! HOOD VS.
