Bill Murray received critical acclaim for his performance in the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , and was believed a favorite to win the Best Leading Actor Academy Award .
During the promotion of his next film , Anderson stated that while The Life Aquatic was the film the team set out to make , he had regrets about the filming process and the excessive money that had been spent due to its difficult production .
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou