Overview

• Diana Ossana recalls that at a Paul Haggis–hosted nominees party she learned Clint Eastwood had never seen Brokeback Mountain and knew it would lose Best Picture.
• Ossana attributes the film’s Oscar loss to homophobia despite its dominance in the 2005–06 awards season.
• Academy voters Ernest Borgnine and Tony Curtis publicly refused to watch Brokeback Mountain, which Ossana believes swayed the final vote.
• The film won multiple Oscars including Best Director for Ang Lee, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score.
• The 20th anniversary theatrical re-release by Focus Features has renewed attention on the film’s enduring cultural significance.