The movie by filmmaker Ang Lee was nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Heath Ledger), Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams).
Brokeback Mountain is a love story, and the two main characters are gay cowboys. Other nominees in the Best Film include Capote, Munich, Crash and Good Night, and Good Luck.
The 78th Oscar Awards will be presented on March 5, and will be hosted by Jon Stewart. Here is a complete list of nominees for the evening:
Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote
Terrence Howard – Hustle and Flow
Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line
David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck.
Best Supporting Actor
George Clooney – Syriana
Matt Dillon – Crash
Paul Giamatti – Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt – A History of Violence
Best Actress
Judi Dench – Mrs. Henderson Presents
Felicity Huffman – Transamerica
Keira Knightley – Pride and Prejudice
Charlize Theron – North Country
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams – Junebug
Catherine Keener – Capote
Frances McDormand – North Country
Rachel Weisz – The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams – Brokeback Mountain
Best Animated Film
Howl’s Moving Castle
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Best Artistic Direction
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Pride and Prejudice
Cinematography
Batman Begins
Brokeback Mountain
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Memoirs of a Geisha
The New World
COSTUMES
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Memoirs of a Geisha
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Pride and Prejudice
Walk the Line
Best Direction
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Munich
Best Documentary
Darwin’s Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
March of the Penguins
Murderball
Street Fight
Best Short Documentary
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
God Sleeps In Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age Of Norman Corwin
Best Editing
Cinderella Man
The Constant Gardener
Crash
Munich
Walk the Line
Best Foreign Language Film
Don’t Tell
Joyeux Noël
Paradise Now
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days
Tsotsi
Best Make-Up
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Cinderella Man
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Best Soundtrack
Brokeback Mountain
The Constant Gardener
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
Pride and Prejudice
Best Song
"In the Deep" – Crash
"It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp" – Hustle and Flow
"Travelin’ Thru" – Transamerica
Best Film
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Munich
Best Short Animated Film
Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
9
One Man Band
Best Short Film
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time Is Up
Six Shooter
Best Soundtrack
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
War of the Worlds
Best Musical Score
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
King Kong
Memoirs of a Geisha
Walk the Line
War of the Worlds
Special Effects
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
King Kong
War of the Worlds
Best Screen Adaptation
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
The Constant Gardener
A History of Violence
Munich
Best Screenplay
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Match Point
The Squid and the Whale
Syriana