No Oscar for Rahman, Anwar

Indian hopes were further dashed when NRI editor Tariq Anwar failed to bag the Best Film Editing trophy for the British drama `The King`s Speech`, which went to Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter of `The Social Network`.

Rahman, dressed in a black sherwani, performed his nominated track `If I Rise` from the the Danny Boyle film `127 Hours` with British popstar Florence Welch to much applause.

But the 45-year-old lost the Best Song trophy to Randy Newman who won for his composition `We Belong Together` from `Toy Story` 3.

The golden statuette for the Best Original Score went to composer duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who won for their soundtrack in the fantasy blockbuster `The Social Network`.

Rahman was hoping to repeat his golden run at the 2009 Oscars, where he won two statuettes for his music in another of Boyle`s film, the Mumbai based potboiler `Slumdog Millionaire`.

The `Mozart of Madras` missed the golden trophy last year too, after his song `Na Na` (from `Couple`s Retreat`) failed to get a nomination despite being in the long list for the `Best Song` category.

Earlier this year, the `Jai Ho` hitmaker had lost out on a Golden Globe for Best Score to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, but won a Critics Choice award for the "haunting tracks" and "wonderful crescendos" of `127 Hours`.

Rahman had won a BAFTA nomination for the same, but had lost the trophy to Alexandre Desplat, who won for his score in `The King`s Speech`.

Rahman, who was honoured with a Padma Bhushan last year, had also enjoyed a golden run at the 52nd Grammy Awards, where he had again bagged two gramophones for his music in `Slumdog Millionaire`.

`127 Hours`, starring James Franco as real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston, who cut off his arm to escape from beneath a boulder after being trapped for more than five days, had won six nominations including Best Film, but returned empty handed just like Rahman.