In 1976, Jaws, a classic film directed by Steven Spielberg, received four Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture. It ultimately won three golden statues: Best Music, Best Sound, and Best Editing. However, Spielberg was not nominated in the Best Director category. At the time, he was very confident and filmed himself during the announcement of the nominations, alongside his friends. "I am Steven Spielberg and I just directed Jaws. It can be nominated in 11 categories. You are going to see us sweep all the nominations. We are very confident," the filmmaker stated on camera, clearly sure of himself. The nominations for the Best Director category were then announced: Federico Fellini for Amarcord, Stanley Kubrick for Barry Lyndon, Sidney Lumet for Dog Day Afternoon, Robert Altman for Nashville, and Miloš Forman for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. All of them were well-known directors. Steven Spielberg did not appear on the list of nominees, and this seemed to greatly disappoint him, his head resting on his hands, shocked, as can be seen in the video posted by the X account Post All The Right Movies. "I am not nominated! I was beaten by Fellini!" Spielberg said, disappointed. However, he quickly regained his smile a few seconds later upon learning that Jaws had been nominated for Best Picture. "Ah, about time!" the director exclaimed, satisfied to be mentioned in the prestigious Oscar category. In the end, in 1976, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won everything, including Best Picture and Best Director for Miloš Forman. At the time, Spielberg had started to believe the rumors circulating, and he was naturally very surprised and disappointed when he realized he had not been nominated. "When a film is about to be considered for awards, it is not so much what you wish for yourself that matters, but rather what everyone says will happen to you," he reflected in the documentary Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. Regardless, Steven Spielberg would eventually receive a total of nine nominations in the Best Director category: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1982), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1983), Schindler's List (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1999), Munich (2006), Lincoln (2013), West Side Story (2022), and The Fabelmans (2023). He would win the coveted trophy twice, for Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. Additionally, Steven Spielberg holds a prestigious record: the artist has received the most nominations in the Best Picture category as a producer, with 14 mentions. This is enough to make him forget the disappointment of Jaws.