9 Reasons Why Will Smith Should Have Won An Oscar Already

9. The Guy is Now, Officially, Trying Too Hard

Let’s be honest here. Will Smith is officially distracted these days. He’s still a phenomenal talent — he was one of two reasons that Suicide Squad actually somewhat worked — but he’s really starting to let his work take dips because he seems so focused on getting his gold statue. In the last eight years, he’s put out mediocre films like Seven Pounds, After Earth, and Winter’s Tale in an attempt to grab a statue. His seeming need to grab an Academy Award has even started to bleed into his action work. I mean, did we mention After Earth? The point is that it seems like getting Mr. Smith his own Oscar is the only way to get him to re-focus on his career, and get back to churning out the films that made him the megastar he is.