Brokeback Mountain
Love is a force of nature.
In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
- Director
- Ang Lee
- Worldwide
- $178M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own.
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The record
Awards
7 wins · 9 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
BAFTA Awards
1 win
- WinnerBAFTA Award for Best Film
Venice Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerGolden Lion
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerDallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Brokeback Mountain returned 12.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $178M
- Release date
- Oct 22, 2005
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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