Jake Gyllenhaal says Heath Ledger refused to attend the 2007 Oscars over a 'Brokeback Mountain' joke in the opening monologue. 'Heath said, ‘It’s not a joke to me.’” - NBCOUT
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal revealed in a recent interview that Heath Ledger, his co-star in “Brokeback Mountain,” refused to appear at the 2007 Academy Awards ceremony over an opening monologue joke about their critically acclaimed movie at the Oscars the year before.Kimberly French / Focus Features via AP file
Based on a 1997 award-winning short story of the same name, “Brokeback Mountain” depicts the intense decadeslong relationship between cowboy Ennis Del Mar and farmhand Jack Twist , who fall in love in the mountains of Wyoming in 1963 while tending sheep. The film received eight nominations and won three Oscars at the 2006 awards ceremony.Sign Up
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