I saw this on dvd last night. I enjoyed it but did Will Smith really deserve an Oscar nomination? I guess it was a weak year.
It was. The nominees were:
-Leonardo DiCaprio (BLOOD DIAMOND) -Ryan Gosling (HALF NELSON) -Peter O'Toole (VENUS) -Will Smith (THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS) -Forest Whitaker (THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND)
Forest Whitaker was easily the runaway favorite. Personally, I wouldn't of minded seeing Will's nomination go to either Leonardo DiCaprio for THE DEPARTED or to Aaron Eckhart for THANK YOU FOR SMOKING.