“Come Up And Get It, Frank!”

Along with the fortune they earn, receiving an award is undoubtedly one of the greatest achievements a celebrity can get. After all, what better way is there to acknowledge all the investments they made in their career, right? Well, the world-famous filmmaker Frank Capra, who won three Academy Awards for Best Director throughout his career, was no exception to this. For a moment, though, he was confident he would’ve had a fourth.

At the 6th Academy Awards in 1934, Capra was among the nominees for that year’s Best Director, thanks to his movie Lady for a Day. With that in mind, it came as no surprise that the filmmaker immediately walked up the stage when the presenter said, “Come up and get it, Frank!” Turns out, the award wasn’t for him, but for Frank Lloyd, who got nominated for his movie Cavalcade. Since then, the Lady for a Day director considered the walk back to his seat as the longest and saddest he ever made.