After 20 years, Michelle Williams is just as confused as the rest of us by a great injustice of the Oscars.
The nominated at the 5x Oscars recently asked why the academy snubbed its gay western 2005 Ang lee Patentwho sadly lost the best image trophy against Paul Haggis’ Accident.
“I mean, what was it Accident? “Williams asked on Look at what’s going on live While discussing the continuous impact of the film.
“People were so open on this subject,” she recalls. “I just remember having made the junket. You don’t really have the opportunity to see many adult men cry. This is the moment when I think we all knew that it was going to be special.
Patent Played Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as Ranch Hand Ennis del Mar and Rodeo Cowboy Jack Twist, which begins a 20 -year love story while developing sheep together in 1963.
Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams in “Brokeback Mountain” (2005) (Focus Features / Courtesty Everett Collection)
After the film’s snobbone originally sparked the Hollywood backlash and was even unseately redesigned as the best film in 2015, Lee accused the loss of homophobia in the academy last year.
“At the time, (Patent) had a ceiling, “he told Indiewire in March 2024.” We obtained a lot of support-to the same time. He has this feeling. I didn’t have a grudge or anything. That’s how they were.
Winning her first Oscar appointment for the best support actress, Williams played Ledger Alma’s wife. The film also played Anne Hathaway, Linda Cardellini, Kate Mara, David Harbor, Anna Faris and Randy Quaid.
Patent Finally, won Lee’s best director, the best script for Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana and the best original score for Gustavo Santaollala. In addition to the best film and the best support actress, the film was nominated for the best actor for Ledger, the best support actor for Gyllenhaal and the best cinematography for Rodrigo Prieto.
