Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus.
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28 Facts About Brokeback Mountain
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Brokeback Mountain premiered at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion, and was released to theaters on December 9 that year.
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At the 78th Academy Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for Best Picture and won for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Original Score.
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At the 59th British Academy Film Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for nine awards, winning Best Film, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor .
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Brokeback Mountain was subject to controversies; its loss to Crash for the Academy Award for Best Picture, subsequent censorship, and criticism from conservative media outlets received significant attention.
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Brokeback Mountain has been regarded as a turning point for the advancement of queer cinema into the mainstream.
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Brokeback Mountain's asks for his blessing and invites him to the wedding, and after some hesitation, he agrees to attend.
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Brokeback Mountain's convinced writing partner Larry McMurtry to read it, who thought it was a "masterpiece".
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Brokeback Mountain considered Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Ryan Phillippe.
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In 2003, he considered retirement but Brokeback Mountain came back to his mind and tempted him back into filmmaking.
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Brokeback Mountain was particularly drawn to the authentic rural American life and repression depicted in the story.
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Brokeback Mountain opined that Ennis was more complex; a masculine and homophobic character.
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Brokeback Mountain's was wearing a ball gown and hairpiece "that was way over the top", but she still felt focused for the audition.
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Brokeback Mountain created an on-set atmosphere which mimicked a summer camp, where people could bond and feel close.
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Brokeback Mountain was released in many other countries during the first three months of 2006.
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USA Todays Mike Clark, observed that Brokeback Mountain was directed and photographed with restraint, and praised its old-fashioned quality, and "unassuming but people-oriented" nature.
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Brokeback Mountain appeared on numerous American critics' lists as one of their favorite films of 2005.
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Brokeback Mountain garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories, including for its directing, screenplay, acting, original score, and cinematography.
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At the 78th Academy Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won three awards for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Original Score.
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At the 59th British Academy Film Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for nine awards, winning in the categories of Best Film, Best Direction, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Brokeback Mountain's opined that Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance in Capote required less effort than that required of the actors in Brokeback Mountain.
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Brokeback Mountain was lauded as a landmark in LGBT cinema and credited for influencing several films and television shows featuring LGBT themes and characters.
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In 2018, Brokeback Mountain was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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Book, Beyond Brokeback Mountain: The Impact of a Film is a collection of personal stories of how people were influenced by the story and film, compiled from members of the Ultimate Brokeback Mountain Forum website.
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An American opera, Brokeback Mountain, was composed by Charles Wuorinen with a libretto by Annie Proulx.
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Brokeback Mountain's said that people have sent her too much fan fiction presenting alternative plots.
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