Clint Eastwood Not Watching $178M Oscar Favorite Was "When I Knew We Would Not Win Best Picture," Says Co-Writer
Clint Eastwood not watchingBrokeback Mountaineffectively confirmed that the movie wouldn’t win the Oscar for Best Picture, according to its co-writer Diana Ossana.Brokeback Mountainhad been the favorite to scoop the biggest prize of the night at the Academy Awards in 2006, amid criticism from conservative elements of the media and film industry about its portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes. In a recent interview withThe New York Times, the writer who scripted one ofHeath Ledger’s best moviesalongside Larry McMurtry recounted meeting Eastwood at the Oscar nomination party that year....