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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Last night, the Hollywood Foreign Press honored films about cowboys and country-western singers, handing out the biggest awards to Brokeback Mountain and Walk the Line. Nominated for a total of seven awards, Brokeback, the movie about two cowboys who fall in love, won Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Best Director, Ang Lee.

The Johnny Cash biopic, Walk the Line, won the awards for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (Reese Witherspoon), and Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy (JOAQUIN PHOENIX).

In other awards, Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives came away with the Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama award for her performance in Transamerica. Philip Seymour Hoffman won the Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for his performance as Truman Capote in the film Capote.

Rachel Weisz won the Best Supporting Actress award for her performance in The Constant Gardener. And GEORGE CLOONEY picked up the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in Syriana.

Ang Lee has been recognized by the Golden Globes and the Oscars numerous times, receiving nominations for films that include some of my all-time favorites: Eat Drink Man Woman (Taiwan), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; The Ice Storm; and Sense & Sensibility.

Yes. If you want to talk about momentum heading into this month's Oscar nominations, then look no further than Ang Lee and his film Brokeback Mountain.


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