Eight Oscar Nominations for Brokeback Mountain

BEVERLY HILLS, CA -- The cowboy love story "Brokeback Mountain" are leading the Oscar race with a total of eight nominations. The nominations for Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif., by Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and actress Mira Sorvino.

The nominations include best picture, director (Ang Lee), actor (Heath Ledger), supporting actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), supporting actress (Michelle Williams) and adapted screenplay (Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry).

The Nominees are:

Best Picture
Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich

Best Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote
Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow
Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
David Strathairn, Good Night, and Good Luck

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 Actor
George Clooney, Syriana
Matt Dillon, Crash
Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man
Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
William Hurt, A History of Violence

Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, Junebug
Catherine Keener, Capote
Frances McDormand, North Country
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener
Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain

Best Director
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Paul Haggis, Crash
Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
Bennett Miller, Capote
Steven Spielberg, Munich

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