Heath Ledger aspired to be a film director. For his portrayal of Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain", Ledger won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and Best International Actor from the Australian Film Institute, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Academy Award for Best Actor. Posthumously, he shared the 2007 Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award with the rest of the ensemble cast, the director, and the casting director for the film "I'm Not There", which was inspired by the life and songs of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.
Jake Gyllenhaal as a jury member for the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival that was held in February 2012. Gyllenhaal was named one of "People" magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2006. He was also listed in "People's" "Hottest Bachelors of 2006". Thousands of gay and bisexual men were polled for the 2007 and 2008 "AfterElton.com Hot 100 List". Gyllenhaal was ranked at No.1 in both consecutive years. He was ranked at No.2 on the "Gay Wired Magazine" poll of male actors who have played gay characters in movies. In April 2012, "Shalom Life" ranked him Number 6 on its list of