But instead of giving up, she continued her search for new hand and foot holds through the tears.
Although the academy has given nominations here and there to a few "laughter through the tears" comic dramas, the group has long shown a perplexing shyness when it comes to recognizing movies that, you know, make people laugh.
But I sat down and listened to the whole thing through the first time - and was in tears by the time I finished...
"The only thing I did was wrap Caleb in it, " Watson said through tears, referring to the son that he and his wife adopted the month before his Masters win.
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She struggled through tears to thank the Bond producers and her co-writer Paul Epworth, who collected the award alongside her.
Anyone of those would take a bite out of disposable income, but the combination tears through consumer wallets.
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"It's my daughter, my baby daughter, " he told the Journal News through tears.
Knox's family, meanwhile, left court in tears, fighting through the crowds of journalists gathered outside.
She abandoned the idea in tears, saying she could not figure out how to break through, especially the money barrier.
Nobody seems to have been able to actually hear what she said through her tears, but a look at the Academy transcript reveals a thank-you list that was 24 names deep and included two dead people.
"I hope she's remembered as the greatest daughter this country has ever produced and the first woman prime minister ever elected in the Muslim world, " Ispahani said through tears.
Heck, it even comes supplied with something called an ending: The narrative is tied up, characters work through their problems, tears are shed, all that stuff.
They were crying tears of joy, but a host of emotions ran through the parade.
"I just could not believe it when I saw her in the hospital, " her mother, Zobeda Begum, said through tears.
When she lost contact with the last remaining member of her crew, Logan -- speaking through tears -- said she had no doubt at that moment she was going to die.
The BBC's Andrew Harding, at the scene, said the defendant cut a lonely figure, holding his head forward and breathing heavily through tears.
Beyond the technology, there is even a lesson for companies investing in research, albeit one learned through tears rather than triumph.
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