Brokeback Mountain
Awards
Nominations
Nominated for 5 Academy Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana)
Nominated for 3 additional Golden Globe Awards
- Best Actor [Drama] (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
Nominated for 5 additional BAFTA Awards
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Best Music (Gustavo Santaolalla)
- Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
- Best Editing (Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.)
Nominated for 2 additional Independent Spirit Awards: Best Male Lead (Heath Ledger) and Best Supporting Female (Michelle Williams)
Nominated for 4 additional Satellite Awards
- Best Actor [Drama] (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actor [Drama] (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
Nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Award (Rodrigo Prieto) [for Outstanding Achievement in a Theatrical Release]
Nominated for the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) Eddie Award for Best-Edited Feature Film [Dramatic] (Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.)
Nominated for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award for Outstanding Film [Wide Release]
Nominated for the Bodil Award [the most prestigious film award in Denmark, from the Danish film critics] for Best American Film
Nominated for 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Outstanding Performance bv a Male Actor in a Leading Role (Heath Ledger)
- Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Michelle Williams)
Nominated for the Scripter Award [for Best Adapted Screenplay] (Annie Proulx and Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Nominated for the American Cinema Editors (A.C.E.) Eddie Award for Best-Edited Feature Film [Drama] (Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.)
Nominated for the American Society of Cinematographers Award (Rodrigo Prieto) [for Outstanding Achievement in a Theatrical Release]
Nominated for the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award (Michelle Williams)
Nominated for 5 Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Nominated for 2 Gotham Awards: Best Feature and Best Ensemble Cast
Nominated for the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
Awards
Winner of 3 Academy Awards
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana)
>
- Best Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
Winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film (Ang Lee)
Winner of the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Winner of the Golden Lion Award, for Best Picture, at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival
Winner of the Producers Guild of America's [Darryl F. Zanuck] Producer of the Year Award – Theatrical Motion Pictures (Diana Ossana and James Schamus)
Winner of 4 Golden Globe Awards
- Best Picture [Drama]
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Best Original Song ("A Love That Will Never Grow Old," written by Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin and performed by Emmylou Harris)
Winner of 4 BAFTA Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
Winner of 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Best Feature and Best Director (Ang Lee)
Winner of 4 awards from the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
Winner of 4 awards from the Florida Film Critics Circle
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
Winner of 4 Sierra Awards from the Las Vegas Film Critics Society
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
Winner of 4 awards from the Phoenix Film Critics Society
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Winner of 3 Central Ohio Film Critics Awards
- Best Lead Performance (Heath Ledger)
- Best Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Actor of the Year (Heath Ledger [given in tandem with three of his other films])
Winner of 3 awards from the New York Film Critics Circle
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
Winner of 3 awards from the San Francisco Film Critics Circle
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
Winner of 3 awards from the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
- Best Picture
Best Director (Ang Lee)
Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
Winner of 3 awards from the Southeastern Film Critics Association
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Winner of 3 Critics' Choice Awards
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams) [in a tie]
Nominated for 5 additional Critics' Choice Awards
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Best Writer (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
- Best Composer (Gustavo Santaolalla)
- Best Song ("A Love That Will Never Grow Old," written by Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin, and performed by Emmylou Harris)
Winner of 2 awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Picture and Best Director (Ang Lee)
Winner of 2 awards from the Iowa Film Critics Association: Best Film and Best Director (Ang Lee)
Winner of 2 awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture and Best Director (Ang Lee)
Winner of 2 awards from the National Board of Review: Best Director (Ang Lee) and Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
Winner of 2 awards from the Online Film Critics Society: Best Adapted Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana) and Best Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
Winner of 2 awards from the Utah Film Critics Association: Best Film and Best Director (Ang Lee)
Winner of 4 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
- Best Film
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
Winner of 4 London Film Critics Circle Awards
- Film of the Year
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Actor of the Year (Heath Ledger)
- Best Screenwriter (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Winner of 6 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
- Best Original Score (Gustavo Santaolalla)
- Best Cinematography (Rodrigo Prieto)
- Best Picture
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Actor (Heath Ledger)
- Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
- Best Screenplay (Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana)
Director of the Year Award to Ang Lee from the Motion Picture Club
[Female] Star of Tomorrow Award to Michelle Williams from the Motion Picture Club
Honorees, Human Rights Campaign Equality Award (Ang Lee; Jake Gyllenhaal)
Winner of the Body of Work award (Jake Gyllenhaal) [given in tandem with two of his other films] from the San Diego Film Critics Society
Desert Palm Achievement Award to Jake Gyllenhaal [given in tandem with two of his other films] from the Palm Springs Film Festival
Breakthrough Performance of the Year Award to Heath Ledger from the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Breakthrough Award to Jake Gyllenhaal from the Hollywood Awards
Casting Director of the Year Award to Avy Kaufman from the Hollywood Awards [tandemed with two other films]
Winner of the AFI Award, given to AFI Movies of the Year [named one of the year's Ten Best Films by the American Film Institute]
Named one of the year's Ten Best Films by the National Board of Review
Named one of the year's Ten Best Films (#4 on list) by the African-American Film Critics Association
Named one of the year's Ten Best Films (#2 on list) by the Central Ohio Film Critics
Named one of the year's Nine Best Films by New York Film Critics Online
Cited for the year's Best Performance (#1 on list – Heath Ledger) by the Village Voice Take Seven Film Critics' Poll
Cited among year's Best Films (#11 on list), Best Supporting Performances (#6 on list – Michelle Williams), Best Screenplay (#5 on list [in 5-way tie] – Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana) by the Village Voice Take Seven Film Critics' Poll
Winner of 4 Satellite Awards
- Best Picture [Drama]
- Best Director (Ang Lee)
- Best Film Editing (Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor, A.C.E.)
- Best Original Song ("A Love That Will Never Grow Old," by Gustavo Santaolalla and Bernie Taupin)
Published on: January 25, 2008