Critics attack Academy for Brokeback snub

timesonline.uk ^ | 3/6/06 | Chris Ayres

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Leading US critics have questioned whether Hollywood is yet ready to give its biggest prize to a gay love story after the race drama Crash grabbed the Best Picture Oscar at the 78th Academy Awards last night.

Brokeback Mountain, the story of unfulfilled love between two gay cowboys that was nominated in eight categories, had been the runaway favourite for the award after cleaning up in the Golden Globes and Baftas.

But although it won three Oscars, including the Best Director award for the Taiwanese Ang Lee, the year's most talked-about film ended up losing on the final prize of the night.

"Perhaps the truth really is, Americans don’t want cowboys to be gay," said Larry McMurtry, the veteran Western writer who shared the award for best adapted screenplay.

[Bubba_Leroy]

Rejected Titles for Brokeback Mountain

PRANCES WITH WOLVES
JEREMIAH'S JOHNSON
THE PLEASURE OF THE SIERRA, PADRE
BUTCH ASSIDY AND THE BUNDANCE KID
THE MAN WHO SHOT ALL OVER LIBERTY VALANCE
PAINT YOUR FAG
ON HOW THE WEST WAS HUNG
THE WILD BRUNCH
HE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON
THE LEGEND OF THE LONG RANGER
DOC'S HOLIDAY WITH BILLY THE KID
VERY RAW HIDE
LONESOME DOUG
THE HOARSE SOLDIERS
DESTRY RIDES AGAIN... AND AGAIN
MCCABE AND MR. MILLER
HI, PLAINS DRIFTER!
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN INCHES
QUICKLY DOWN UNDER
BAREBACK MOUNTING
BONE-NANZA
DON'T MESS WITH TEX'ASS
HOME ON THE RANGER
OKLAHOMO
ROOSTER COCKBURN
LITTLE BATHHOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
BALONEY PONY
RODEO TUBESTEAK
COWBOYS THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FABULOUS
SILVER-ROD-OWWW
MIDNIGHT SPURS
THE CRISCO KID
THE RUMP RIDERS

[Hi Heels]

Another amazingly asinine remark was by Clooney, "maybe Hollywood IS out of touch with the public. And maybe that's ok."

Yeah. Out of touch with the people who buy your freaking product you moron. What a great marketing scheme.

[who knows what evil?]

"Perhaps the truth really is, Americans don’t want cowboys to be gay," said Larry McMurtry, the veteran Western writer who shared the award for best adapted screenplay.

Frankly, Larry...I don't even want my hairdresser to be gay.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"Perhaps the truth really is, Americans don’t want cowboys to be gay,"

Maybe so...but "Brokeback Mountain" isn't about gay cowboys. It's about gay sheep herders.

I wish they'd get that right...just once.

[hometoroost]

I can't stand Kerry's doofus mug but I never get tired of seeing that picture. I laugh out loud everytime. To think he wanted to be president - what a joke.

[hometoroost]

I like the changes. The only thing that scares me is that a DU lurker will see the idea and use it for a movie script. The good news is that Hollywood will make it but no one will watch.