Frank Capra Jumped to Conclusions
During the 1933 Academy Awards ceremony, Frank Capra waited to hear the results of the Best Director category. Also nominated that night was director Frank Lloyd. When host Will Rogers exclaimed “Come and get it Frank!” Capra leaped out of his seat. What he didn’t know is that the award was really for Lloyd. Capra didn’t reach the stage but he called the walk back to his seat “the longest, saddest, most shattering walk in my life.”