Will Ferrell was given Golden Globe Award nominations.
 Ferrell continued to land comedy roles in 2004 and 2005 in films such as Melinda and Melinda, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and Starsky & Hutch earning himself a place among Hollywood's Frat Pack
 In negotiations to direct was David Dobkin, who gave Ferrell a cameo in Wedding Crashers

