Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2006)

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.