Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" was awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the closing awards ceremonies for the 62nd Venice International Film Festival, which wrapped Saturday night says The Hollywood Reporter.
Lee, whose touching love portrait of two gay cowboys played by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal, was awarded the prize by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. The film itself has been receiving tremendous reviews from various major outlets with Ledger's performance in particular already garnering significant Oscar buzz.
George Clooney's "Goodnight, and Good Luck" walked away with the best screenplay and best actor for David Strathairn's turn as legendary journalist Edward R. Murrow in his pursuit to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy during the communist witch hunts of the 1950's.
The full list of winners:
GOLDEN LION FOR BEST FILM Ang Lee "Brokeback Mountain"
SILVER LION FOR BEST ACTOR Philippe Garrel for "Les Amants Reguliers
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Abel Ferrara for "Mary"
COLPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTOR David Strathairn for "Goodnight, and Good Luck"
COLPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTRESS Giovanna Mezzogiorno for "La Bestia Nel Cuore" (The Beast in the Heart)
OSCELLA FOR BEST SCREENPLAY Gorge Clooney and Grant Heslov for "Goodnight, and Good Luck"
OSELLA FOR OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION William Lubtchansky for "Les Amants Reguliers
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG ACTOR OR ACTRESS Menothy Cesar fort "Vers Le Sud"
SPECIAL LION Isabelle Huppert for "Gabrielle"
HORIZONS PRIZE Lech Kowalski for "East of Paradise"
HORIZONS DOCUMENTARY PRIZE Aleksey Fedortchenko for "Pervye Lune" (The First on the Moon")
LION OF THE FUTURE Gela Babluani for "13" (Tzameti)
Thanks to 'Troi'.
