"Brokeback Mountain" leads Oscar nominations

Ang Lee's gay cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain" topped the list of Oscar nominations announced in Los Angeles Tuesday, receiving eight nods including best picture, best director and best actor. The nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino. The 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 5 atthe Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.

The 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 5 atthe Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain will compete for the best picture Oscar against the Edward R.Murrow homage "Good Night, and Good Luck," the Truman Capote tale "Capote," the Southern California race-relations story "Crash" and Steven Spielberg's assassination drama "Munich. The nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino.

The 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 5 atthe Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Philip Seymour Hoffman of "Capote" will compete for the best actor with Terrence Howard of "Hustle & Flow," Heath Ledger of "Brokeback Mountain", Joaquin Phoenix of "Walk the Line" and David Strathairn of "Good Night, and Good Luck." The nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino.

The 78th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held March 5 atthe Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles. Competing for best actress honors are Judi Dench of "Mrs. Henderson Presents," Felicity Huffman for "Transamerica," Keira Knightley for "Pride & Prejudice," Charlize Theron for "North Country" and Reese Witherspoon for "Walk the Line." The nominations were announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino.