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Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain.
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About Brokeback Mountain
Starring: Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini
Early one morning in Signal, Wyoming, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist meet while lining up for employment with local rancher Joe Aguirre. The world which Ennis and Jack have been born into is, at once, changing rapidly and yet scarcely evolving. Both young men seem certain of their set places in the heartland--obtaining steady work, marrying, and raising a family--and yet they hunger for something beyond what they can articulate. When Aguirre dispatches them to work as sheepherders up on the majestic Brokeback Mountain, they gravitate towards camaraderie and then a deeper intimacy. At summer's end, the two must come down from Brokeback and part ways. Remaining in Wyoming, Ennis weds his sweetheart Alma, with whom he will have two daughters as he ekes out a living. Jack, in Texas, catches the eye of rodeo queen Lureen Newsome. Their courtship and marriage result in a son, as well as jobs in her father's business. Four years pass. One day, Alma brings Ennis a postcard from Jack, who is en route to visit Wyoming. Ennis waits expectantly for his friend, and when Jack at last arrives, in just one moment it is clear that the passage of time has only strengthened the men's attachment. In the years that follow, Ennis and Jack struggle to keep their secret bond alive. They meet up several times annually. Even when they are apart, they face the eternal questions of fidelity, commitment, and trust. Ultimately, the one constant in their lives is a force of nature--love.
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US Release Date
12/9/05
MPAA Rating
Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some violence.
Running Time
134 mins.
Locations
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- New Mexico, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$83,025,853
Awards
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Top Ten Film of the Year award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Drama award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Film Music award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Score award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Edited Feature - Drama award at the 2005 American Cinema Editors Guild [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Score award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2005 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Song award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Boston Society of Film Critics [Festiv Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Iowa Film Critics Association [Festiva Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 American Society of Cinematographers [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor - Runner-up award at the 2005 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Song award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2005 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor - Runner-up award at the 2005 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Ensemble award at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Iowa Film Critics Association [Festiva Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 New York Film Critics Circle [Festival Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Screenplay award at the 2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 San Francisco Film Critics Circle [Fes Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 2005 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2005 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Winner of the Producer of the Year award at the 2005 Producers Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 Independent Spirit Awards [Festival/Aw Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 2005 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2005 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat Awards.
Distributor
- Entertainment Film Distributors
- Focus Features
- River Road Entertainment
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
