5.) Ian McKellen, best supporting actor nominee of 2001 for "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" — losing to Jim Broadbent for "Iris." McKellen had put on a good face when he lost to Roberto Benigni for best actor of 1998. But this time, he sat expressionless as he lost to fellow Brit Broadbent. He presented on stage with Maggie Smith shortly afterwards, and he still appeared to be steaming. (However, later in the show, the camera showed him being consoled by a much younger man holding his hand.)

6.) Kathy Bates, best supporting actress nominee of 2002 for "About Schmidt" — losing to Catherine Zeta-Jones for "Chicago." Okay, so maybe she wasn't so much more sore as she was confused. When presenter Sean Connery opened the envelope, he simply said "Catherine," referring to Mrs. Michael Douglas. (Connery starred with her in 1999's "Entrapment," so the two probably had some sort of bond.) When Bates heard Connery call out the first name only, she looked dumbfounded, as if to say "Catherine who???" Bates must have thought that Connery might have been referring to her (although her full name is actually Kathleen.) She turned in the direction where all the exuberant "Chicago" nominees were seated, and the camera cut to the beaming, pregnant Catherine Z.

7.) Robert Duvall, best-actor nominee of 1997 for "The Apostle," losing to Jack Nicholson for "As Good As It Gets." Duvall looked down as Frances McDormand opened the envelope, as if quietly praying for a second Oscar. (He had won for "Tender Mercies" 14 years earlier.) When Nicholson won for the third time, Duvall looked like he had completely lost all faith.

8.) Lauren Bacall, best supporting actress nominee of 1996 for "The Mirror Has Two Faces" — losing to Juliette Binoche for "The English Patient." Frontrunner Bacall told Joan Rivers on the red carpet that "There are always surprises, and I'm waiting for someone else's name to be called out." Unfortunately for Bacall, she was right. Kevin Spacey looked right at her before he opened the envelope, and Bacall looked like she had been slapped when Binoche's name was called. Bacall did manage to clap, while her son seated next to her visibly gasped. Later in the telecast, the camera turned to Bacall, still looking like she wanted to kill herself - though she did seem to come back to life when the Coen brothers won the original screenplay Oscar for "Fargo."

9.) Judy Davis, best supporting actress nominee of 1992 for "Husbands and Wives" — losing to Marisa Tomei for "My Cousin Vinny." One of the biggest Oscar upsets in history, though Davis might have been even more upset when presenter Jack Palance identified her as being English. (Davis is Australian.) You could see her quietly say "I'm not English, I'm not English," as she shrugged. When Palance declared Tomei the winner, you could see Davis raise her eyebrows in shock. Fellow nominees Joan Plowright and Vanessa Redgrave actually laughed at Tomei's win, while Miranda Richardson seemed to think that Palance was starting to say her name. (Marisa, Miranda - they start out sounding the same.)

10.) Geoffrey Rush, best-actor nominee of 2000 for "Quills" — losing to Russell Crowe for "Gladiator." This is one that I don't quite get. Rush probably knew that he had zero chance of winning, but whom was he rooting for? He looked very unhappy when Hilary Swank announced Crowe's name. Rush's wife turned to him as if to say, "Oh well, too bad." But really, whom did he want to win?

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