Brokeback to ride off with Oscars

Film

13:30 01 February 2006

Gay cowboy drama 'Brokeback Mountain' has been nominated for eight Oscars.

Ang Lee's movie is up for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor for Heath Ledger, Best Supporting Actor for Jake Gyllenhaal and Best Supporting Actress for Michelle Williams.

Meanwhile, British stars Keira Knightley and Dame Judi Dench will fight it out with Felicity Huffman, Charlize Theron and Reese Witherspoon for Best Actress.

Dame Judi admits she is "thrilled" to be nominated for her performance in 'Mrs Henderson Presents'.

She said: "It's absolutely wonderful! I'm so happy to be nominated for something I loved filming every single day."

Fellow British actress Rachel Weisz is up for Best Supporting Actress for 'The Constant Gardener'.

The stunning brunette has already won the title at both the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The 78th Academy Awards ceremony will take place on March 5.

The show will be presented by US comedian and 'Daily Show' host, Jon Stewart.



78th Academy Award Nominations:



Best Picture

Brokeback Mountain

Capote

Crash

Good Night, And Good Luck

Munich



Best Actor

Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Capote

Terrence Howard - Hustle And Flow

Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain

Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line

David Strathairn - Good Night, And Good Luck





Oscar statuette

Best Actress

Dame Judi Dench - Mrs Henderson Presents

Felicity Huffman - Transamerica

Keira Knightley - Pride And Prejudice

Charlize Theron - The North Country

Reese Witherspon - Walk The Line



Best Supporting Actor

Matt Dillon - Crash

Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man

William Hurt - A History Of Violence

George Clooney - Syriana

Jake Gyllehaal - Brokeback Mountain



Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams - Junebug

Michelle Williams - Brokeback Mountain

Catherine Keener - Capote

Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener

Scarlett Johansson - Match Point



Best Director

Brokeback Mountain - Ang Lee

Good Night, And Good Luck - George Clooney

Munich - Steven Spielberg

Capote - Bennett Miller

Crash - Paul Haggis



Animation

Howls Moving Castle

Corspe Bride

Wallace and Gromit Curse Of The Were-Rabbit



Best Original Screenplay

Crash

Goodnight, And Good Luck

Match Point

The Squid And The Whale

Syriana



Best Adapted Screenplay

Brokeback Mountain

Capote

The Constant Gardener

A History Of Violence

Munich



Best Foreign Film

Don't Tell

Joyeux Noel

Paradise Now

Sophie Schawl - Die Letzten Tage

Tsotsi

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