- Award Snub: A lot of people believe this film should've won Best Picture at the Oscars instead of Million Dollar Baby. Additionally, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio lost in the respective categories of Best Director and Best Actor.
- One-Scene Wonder: Jude Law as Errol Flynn.
- Questionable Casting: Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn. True, she manages to mimic the accent pretty well, but dye job or not, she looks nothing like the real Hepburny. But Ability over Appearance garnered her critical acclaim and an Academy Award for her performance, in the end.
- Retroactive Recognition: Adam Scott makes a pre-Parks and Recreation appearance as Johnny Meyer.
