# List of accolades received by Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. Based on the short story of the same name by author Annie Proulx, the story was adapted by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. The film depicts the complex emotional and sexual relationship between two men, Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) in the American West between 1963 and 1983. Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway, Linda Cardellini, Randy Quaid, Anna Faris, and Kate Mara appear in supporting roles.
Brokeback Mountain premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Lion. Focus Features gave the film a limited release on December 9, 2005, before going wide on January 13, 2006. The film grossed $178 million worldwide on a production budget of $14 million. Rotten Tomatoes surveyed 234 reviews and judged 87% of them to be positive.
Brokeback Mountain garnered awards and nominations in various categories for its directing, script, acting, score, and cinematography. At the 78th Academy Awards, Brokeback Mountain was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture and won three: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Original Score. The film garnered seven nominations at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, winning four for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Song. 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. The film also received prizes at various guilds: it won the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In addition, it garnered four Screen Actors Guild nominations for Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Cast, more than any other film; however, it did not win any of these awards.
After Brokeback Mountain lost the Academy Award for Best Picture to Crash, many accused the academy of homophobia and for making a non-groundbreaking choice, and commentators including Kenneth Turan and Nikki Finke derided the academy's decision. However, supporters of Crash, such as critic Roger Ebert, argued that claims of bias were unjustified and that the better film won. In 2015, The Hollywood Reporter polled hundreds of academy members, asking them to re-vote on past controversial decisions. In the poll, Brokeback Mountain won the re-vote for Best Picture.

## Accolades

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Picture | Diana Ossana and James Schamus | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominated | |
| Academy Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | |
| African-American Film Critics Association | December 30, 2005 | Top Ten Films | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| American Cinema Editors | February 19, 2006 | Best Edited Feature Film – Dramatic | Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor | Nominated | |
| American Film Institute | N/A | Top Ten Films | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| American Society of Cinematographers | February 26, 2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominated | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 2, 2006 | Top Ten Films | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Austin Film Critics Association | January 2, 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| Australian Film Institute Awards | December 5–6, 2006 | International Award for Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Film | Diana Ossana and James Schamus | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Direction | Ang Lee | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Editing | Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor | Nominated | |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 19, 2006 | Best Film Music | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | |
| BMI Awards | May 17, 2006 | Film Music Award | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | |
| Bodil Awards | March 5, 2006 | Best American Film | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | [25] [26] |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | [25] [26] |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | 2nd Place | [25] [26] |
| Boston Society of Film Critics | December 11, 2005 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | 2nd Place | [25] [26] |
| Casting Society of America | November 1, 2006 | Best Feature Film Casting – Drama | Avy Kaufman | Won | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | [28] [29] |
| Chicago Film Critics Association | January 9, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Won | [28] [29] |
| César Awards | February 26, 2007 | Best Foreign Film | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Picture | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Won | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Composer | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 9, 2006 | Best Song | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (Emmylou Harris) | Nominated | |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | [32] [33] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | [32] [33] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | 2nd Place | [32] [33] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | 3rd Place | [32] [33] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | 2nd Place | [32] [33] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | [32] [33] |
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | January 4, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Won | [32] [33] |
| David di Donatello | April 21, 2006 | Best Foreign Film | Ang Lee | Nominated | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards | January 28, 2006 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | January 2, 2006 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | January 2, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | 3rd Place | |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle | January 2, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | 2nd Place | |
| European Film Awards | December 11, 2005 | Screen International Award | Ang Lee | Nominated | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 24, 2005 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 24, 2005 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 24, 2005 | Best Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| Florida Film Critics Circle | December 24, 2005 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Won | |
| GLAAD Media Awards | March 27, 2006 | Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 16, 2006 | Best Original Song | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (Gustavo Santaolalla, Bernie Taupin, and Emmylou Harris) | Won | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | June 1, 2006 | Best Romance | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 30, 2005 | Best Feature | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| Gotham Awards | November 30, 2005 | Best Ensemble Cast | Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Randy Quaid, and Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| Grammy Awards | February 11, 2007 | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 24, 2005 | Best Breakthrough Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal (also for Jarhead and Proof) | Won | |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 24, 2005 | Hollywood Casting Director Award | Avy Kaufman | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Film | James Schamus and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Male Lead | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Independent Spirit Awards | March 4, 2006 | Best Supporting Female | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| London Film Critics Circle | February 8, 2006 | Film of the Year | Brokeback Mountain | Won | [46] [47] |
| London Film Critics Circle | February 8, 2006 | Director of the Year | Ang Lee | Won | [46] [47] |
| London Film Critics Circle | February 8, 2006 | Actor of the Year | Heath Ledger | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| London Film Critics Circle | February 8, 2006 | Screenwriter of the Year | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Nominated | [46] [47] |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | January 13, 2006 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | January 13, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association | January 13, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | 2nd Place | |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 3, 2006 | Best Performance | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won | |
| MTV Movie Awards | June 3, 2006 | Best Kiss | Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger | Won | |
| National Board of Review | January 10, 2006 | Top Ten Films | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| National Board of Review | January 10, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| National Board of Review | January 10, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Won | |
| National Society of Film Critics | January 7, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | 3rd Place | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| New York Film Critics Online | December 11, 2005 | Top Films | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Nikkan Sports Film Awards | December 28, 2006 | Best Foreign Film | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Picture | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society | January 16, 2006 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 22, 2006 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Diana Ossana and James Schamus | Won | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society | December 12, 2005 | Body of Work award | Jake Gyllenhaal (also for Jarhead and Proof) | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle | December 12, 2005 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Santa Barbara International Film Festival | February 12, 2006 | Outstanding Performance Award | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Film, Motion Picture Drama | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Original Song | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (Gustavo Santaolalla, Bernie Taupin, and Emmylou Harris) | Won | |
| Satellite Awards | December 17, 2005 | Best Editing | Geraldine Peroni and Dylan Tichenor | Won | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Heath Ledger, Randy Quaid, and Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominated | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | January 29, 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | January 8, 2006 | Best Picture | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | January 8, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | January 8, 2006 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Won | |
| St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | January 8, 2006 | Best Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |
| USC Scripter Awards | February 11, 2006 | Scripter Award | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Nominated | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 7, 2006 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Won | |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | February 7, 2006 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Venice International Film Festival | September 10, 2005 | Golden Lion | Ang Lee | Won | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2005 | Best Film | Brokeback Mountain | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2005 | Best Director | Ang Lee | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2005 | Best Actor | Heath Ledger | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Michelle Williams | Nominated | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | December 12, 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Nominated | |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 14, 2006 | Best Original Score of the Year | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominated | [66] [67] [68] |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 14, 2006 | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" (Gustavo Santaolalla, Bernie Taupin, and Emmylou Harris) | Nominated | [66] [67] [68] |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 14, 2006 | Public Choice | Gustavo Santaolalla | Won | [66] [67] [68] |
| Writers Guild of America Awards | February 4, 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana | Won | |