The nominees for the 78th Annual Academy Awards were announced today by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis and Oscar®-winner Mira Sorvino.
Brokeback Mountain is leading the field with eight nominations including best film. Ang Lee won a best director nomination for the cowboy romance - building on his Golden Globe success, while its star Heath Ledger is up for best actor.
Fellow best film nominees are Good Night, and Good Luck, Crash, Capote and Steven Spielberg’s Munich.
The Academy Awards will be presented on Sunday, March 5, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and televised live on ABC beginning at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EST.
Here is the complete list of nominees.