Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 American romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, and Michelle Williams, and depicts the complex emotional and sexual relationship between Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist in the American West from 1963 to 1983. The film received critical acclaim and commercial success. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, Best Picture
Maggie Gyllenhaal was "conventionally conceived, but Gyllenhaal plays it with a tough core of intelligence and feeling." Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In 2010, Gyllenhaal appeared in "Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang", the sequel to the 2005 film "Nanny McPhee". The role required her to speak with an English accent. The feature received mixed reviews, and earned US$93 million worldwide. Away from acting, she served as host of the PBS television documentary series "Independent Lens". Gyllenhaal also appeared in "Hysteria", an independent movie focusing on the creation of the vibrator. In February 2011, Gyllenhaal