Michelle Williams (actress) to the comedic genre with "The Baxter", in which she played a geeky secretary. The film received negative reviews; Wesley Morris of "The Boston Globe" wrote, "Only when Williams is around does the movie seem human, true, and funny. Even in her slapstick, there's pain." As with her other films during this period, it only received a limited release and was not widely seen. Williams gained wider recognition later in 2005 when she appeared in Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain", about the romance between two men, Ennis and Jack (played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, respectively). Impressed with her performance
Jake Gyllenhaal and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for the latter role. In 2015, he starred in Antoine Fuqua's sports drama "Southpaw", Baltasar Kormákur's "Everest", an account of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, and Jean-Marc Vallée's romantic comedy-drama "Demolition". He was also on the jury for the main competition section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, he starred in Tom Ford's thriller film "Nocturnal Animals". In 2017, Gyllenhaal starred in the science fiction thriller film "Life", as astronaut David Jordan, played a supporting role in the action-adventure film "Okja", and headlined the drama "Stronger", about Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff