Michelle Williams gets candid on Brokeback Mountain losing best picture at the Oscars

Michelle Williams is climbing back down the mountain to 2005.The actress, 44, reflected on the romance western “Brokeback Mountain” losing Best Picture at the 2006 Oscars to the crime thriller “Crash.”During an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on Thursday, host Andy Cohen said that the project was one of his favorite movies of all time, and he was upset it lost the Academy Award.“I mean, what was Crash?” Williams teased back.The feature followed two men, Ennis (Heath Ledger) and Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal), who found love despite one being married.Cohen, 56, noted the film still stands the test of time and asked the “Dying for Sex” actress if she was aware it would make such an impact before it hit theaters.“People were so open about it,” Williams reflected.“I just remember doing the junket.

You know, you don’t really get an opportunity to see a lot of grown men cry.That was the moment that I think that we all knew it was going to be special to people.”At the 2006 Academy Awards, “Brokeback Mountain” garnered eight nominations.Ledger was up for Best Actor, Williams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, and Gyllenhaal, 44, was up for Best Supporting Actor.The film ended up taking home Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Score.“Crash” starred Sandra Bullock, 60, Jennifer Esposito, 51, Thandiwe Newton, 52, and Matt Dillon, 61, and told the true story of a 1991 Los Angeles carjacking.The project took home three Oscars as well: Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing.The set of “Brokeback Mountain” also holds a special place in Williams’ heart as it was the movie she met the late Ledger.

The two shared daughter Matilda, 19, who was just 2 when her dad passed away in 2008.“The Dark Knight” star died at age 28 of an accidental overdose.Although Williams and Ledger split in 2007, she still looks back on filming fondly.“’Brokeback Mountain’ was an unrepeatable moment ...