Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she thought she would receive an Oscars nomination for her work in Hustlers.MORE: Hoda Kotb is all smiles during night out supporting Jennifer LopezThe superstar, who released her Netflix documentary Halftime this week, revealed during the movie that the night before the 2019 nominations were released she told herself: "It's gonna happen, we're gonna be good."WATCH: Jennifer stars in HustlersThat night she said that she had a dream that "it happened" but when she woke in the morning she had texts to confirm that the film hadn't received a single nod."The truth is, I really started to think I was gonna get nominated.
I got my hopes up because so many people were telling me I would be. And then it didn't happen," she said in a voiceover.RELATED: Jennifer Lopez's gorgeous royal handbag - and how to get the look for under $40MORE: Jennifer Lopez's Tweezerman lash curler costs just $23"I had to ask myself, 'What does that mean?' I do this not for an award or do my hits up there and seem like I'm the best performer in the world," said Jennifer."No, I do this to tell stories and to effect change and to connect with people and make them feel things because I wanna feel something.
That's why I do it. Because I actually wanna make the world a better place in my own little way." Jennifer starred in HustlersThe triple-threat then added: "At the end of the day, when somebody meets you they don't go, 'Oh my God, you have 12 Grammys!' They don't say that.
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