Best Picture: Ben Affleck's "The Town" earned critical raves for its look at Beantown bank robbers. Though the movie was hailed as a return to form for Affleck, it couldn't break into the crowded Best Picture race.
Best Director: "Inception" scored 8 nods, but director Christopher Nolan didn't make the cut. After he was given a similar cold shoulder for "The Dark Knight," many are wondering what he did to get on Oscar's bad side.
Best Actor: Robert Duvall was looking to earn Oscar nomination number 7 for his role as an emotionally damaged hermit in "Get Low." Javier Bardem spoiled this film legend's Tuesday.
Best Supporting Actor: Andrew Garfield was looking to cement his rising star status with an Oscar nomination for his role as Mark Zuckerberg's jilted Facebook co-founder in "The Social Network." Looks like he'll have to settle for a starring role in the "Spider-Man" reboot.
Best Supporting Actress: Mila Kunis' sexy dancer in "The Black Swan" set moviegoers, err, pulses racing. Many thought that the "That 70's Show" actress would join co-star Natalie Portman as an Oscar nominee. Damn you Jacki Weaver!
Best Actor: Michelle Williams got recognized for her starring role in relationship drama "Blue Valentine" -- her co-star in marital dissolution Ryan Gosling was left at the Oscar altar.
Best Actress: Lesley Manville's emotional train wreck of a best friend in Mike Leigh's "Another Year," started awards season strong, but flagged as the months went by. Her loss was Williams' gain.
Best Director: A year after Kathryn Bigelow broke Oscar's glass ceiling, Lisa Cholodenko had an opportunity to show off more girl power. Like Nolan, however, the Coen Brothers' good morning spelled the end of "The Kids Are All Right" director's Academy Award chances.
Best Animated Feature: Oscar really loved "Toy Story 3," but not so Disney's other animated hit "Tangled." The witty reinvention of Rapunzel couldn't muscle its way into one of the three slots in the Best Animated Feature category.
Best Everything: Whither Marmaduke? Owen Wilson at the top of his game, an edgy take on a timeless comic strip, and oh those special effects! Ok, ok we're joking, but we kid because we love.
Sure Natalie, Colin, and Javier had good mornings, but not everybody got a chance to bask in Oscar's reflected glow. From Christopher Nolan to Robert Duvall to Mila Kunis, TheWrap takes a look at the folks and films that got the cold shoulder from Academy members.
