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Jake Gyllenhaal, left, and Heath Ledger in a scene from director Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain." The film premiered Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, in Los Angeles, the same day it was named a best-picture nominee for the 2006 Independent Spirit Awards. It won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival.
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Jake Gyllenhaal, center, one of the stars of "Brokeback Mountain," poses with the film's director, Ang Lee, left, and Focus Features producer/co-President James Schamus at the Los Angeles premiere on Nov. 29, 2005. The film opens in U.S. theaters Dec. 9.
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Jake Gyllenhaal, who co-stars with Heath Ledger in "Brokeback Mountain," poses in front of the film's poster at the Los Angeles premiere on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005. Gyllenhaal also stars in "Jarhead," a movie about the first Gulf War that has also been getting good reviews.
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"Brokeback Mountain" cast member Kate Mara poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005.
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"Brokeback Mountain" cast member Linda Cardellini poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005.
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Actress Kate Mara and writer Larry McMurtry arrive for the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Mann National Theater on Nov. 29, 2005, in Westwood, Calif. McMurtry, who wrote the movie's screenplay, won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for his novel "Lonesome Dove." He also wrote "Terms of Endearment" and "The Last Picture Show."
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Actress Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband, actor-director Christopher Guest, arrive for the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Mann National Theater on Nov. 29, 2005, in Westwood, Calif.
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Actress and singer Lindsay Lohan attends the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Mann National Theater on Nov. 29, 2005, in Westwood, Calif.
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Jake Gyllenhaal, right, one of the stars of "Brokeback Mountain," is greeted by Focus Features producer and co-President James Schamus at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005.
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Ang Lee, director of "Brokeback Mountain," poses on the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005. Lee also directed 2000's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," which swept that year's Oscar nominations.
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Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, sister of "Brokeback Mountain" star Jake Gyllenhaal, arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005.
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Actor Christian Slater arrives at the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Mann National Theater on Nov. 29, 2005, in Westwood, Calif.
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Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, walk the red carpet for the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Mann National Theater on Nov. 29, 2005, in Westwood, Calif.
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Author Annie Proulx, left, talks with director Ang Lee at the party following the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at Napa Valley Grille in Los Angeles on Nov. 29, 2005. The movie is based on a short story by Proulx who won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Shipping News."
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Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and actor Peter Sarsgaard arrive for the premiere of "Brokeback Mountain" at the Mann National Theater on Nov. 29, 2005. Her brother, Jake Gyllenhaal, stars in the movie with Heath Ledger.
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Ang Lee, director of "Brokeback Mountain," waves to fans at the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005.
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Jake Gyllenhaal, one of the stars of "Brokeback Mountain," arrives for the Los Angeles premiere of the movie on Nov. 29, 2005.
