David O Russell's "American Hustle", a 70s style crime-drama about FBI's sting operation with the help of con artists, was up for as many as 10 nominations, equaling "Gravity" but did not receive a single trophy.
"Hustle" stars Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence and Christian Bale were ignored by Oscar voters.
Lawrence may have scored an Oscar last year for Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook', but Lupita Nyong'o with her impressive debut '12 Years A Slaves', managed to charm the voters to win the Best Supporting Actress.
Leonardo DiCaprio's fans, who were hoping that the star would score his long deserving Oscar, met with disappointment again after he lost the Best actor trophy to Matthew McConaughey "Dallas Buyers Club".
Jonah Hill too was expected to win his first Oscar in the category of Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying the role of overeager salesman Donnie Azoff in "The Wolf of Wall Street" but Jared Leto proved himself to be the more deserving candidate in "Dallas Buyers Club".
Similarly, Martin Scorsese once again missed the chance to take home the best director trophy despite his multiple nominations at the Oscars. "The Wolf of Wall Street" also lost in the best picture category.
The controversy seems to have cost him his fourth Best Original Screenplay Oscar, which was won by Spike Jonze for his futuristic romance 'Her'.
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