Heath Ledger "Brokeback Mountain" as a nominee for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, the "Los Angeles Times" referred to his presentation as an "apparent gay spoof". Ledger called the "Times" later and explained that his levity resulted from stage fright, saying that he had been told that he would be presenting the award only minutes earlier; he stated: "I am so sorry and I apologise for my nervousness. I would be absolutely horrified if my stage fright was misinterpreted as a lack of respect for the film, the topic and for the amazing filmmakers." Ledger was quoted in
Shame (Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow song) stealing admiring glances at each other" just like actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger in the film. According to "The Sun" the video likens the love-hate relationship that Williams and Barlow experienced to the film's "tormented" gay cowboys. Williams and Barlow performed "Shame" for the first time on 12 September 2010 at the Help for Heroes concert held in London. On 2 October the duo sang the song at the series eight of the "Strictly Come Dancing". A "Metro" newspaper critic reviewed the performance and wrote, "the pair, wearing matching black suits, spent much of the early stages of their