[Note: Italian-American Catholic Martin Scorsese was originally slated to direct the film, but turned down the chance - claiming the film needed a director of Jewish descent - before turning it over to Spielberg...McMurphy: Chewin"" gum in class, ha, ha...?Dr.Spivey: Well, the real reason that you""ve been sent over here is because they wanted you to be evaluated.The film was screened at the festival as a sing-along and proved wildly successful.]The sentimental, entertaining musical was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and came away with five major wins: Best Picture and Best Director (Robert Wise), Best Sound, Best Score (Irwin Kostal), and Best Film Editing (William Reynolds).They went into a steep dive and hen zig-zagged through heavy traffic, in pursuit of Zam""s rogue speeder.