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On This Gay Day: Ang Lee wins an Oscar for ‘Brokeback Mountain’

In 2006 Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his work on ‘Brokeback Mountain’ On this day in 2006 Taiwanese director Ang Lee won the Best Director statue at the Academy Awards for his work on the film Brokeback Mountain The love story about two cowboys spending time together tending cattle and their subsequent […]

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On This Gay Day: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ was released

Brokeback Mountain was released on this day in 2005 The movie Brokeback Mountain had its first screening on this day in 2005. The film had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The movie went on to win Director Ang Lee an Academy Award. The love story about two cowboys spending time together tending cattle and their […]

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Zoe Terakes a finalist for the Heath Ledger scholarship

Zoe Terakes a finalist for the Heath Ledger scholarship

Australians in Film have announced the finalists in the prestigious and career and life changing Heath Ledger Scholarship for 2021, and Wentworth star Zoe Terakes is among the finalists. The Heath Ledger Scholarship is awarded to an emerging Australian actor with extraordinary ability and dedication to their craft who wishes to work and train internationally. It is […]

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‘Brokeback Mountain’ added to the US Library of Congress

‘Brokeback Mountain’ added to the US Library of Congress

Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain is one of 25 films that have been added to the US Library of Congress. Each year a new selection of films that have been judged to be of cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the USA’s film heritage. Ang Lee’s film which was released in 2005 is the newest film among this years […]

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