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Brokeback Mountain Shines Amid 2006 Oscars Controversy
2/24/2026
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- The 2006 Academy Awards awarded Best Picture to Crash.
- Brokeback Mountain won three Oscars, including Best Director for Ang Lee (director), the first person of color to win the directing award.
- Brokeback Mountain also won Adapted Screenplay for Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.
- Paul Haggis won Original Screenplay for Crash.
- The ceremony highlighted triumphs and controversies in Hollywood.
