The trick is that there is no real answer.
Thats just the way Wolfgang Pucks statuette-shaped cookie crumbles sometimes.
The movies ending suggests hope for society.
Credit: Kimberly French/Focus Features
Maybe well beat this racism thing yet!
And whileBrokebackwas weaving through the zeitgeist,Crashwas not without its own supporters.
That December, Roger Ebert named it the best movie of the year.
(Brokebackwas his No.
Then, after the Screen Actors Guild nominatedCrashfor best ensemble, Lionsgate sent consumer DVDs to every SAG member.
The strategy worked:Crashwon, beatingBrokeback.
The one thing I saw was that actors seemed to be on our side, saysCrashproducer Cathy Schulman.
SAG had gone well, and it was clear that the acting community was really pushing for us.
Two weeks before the Oscars,Crashdirector Paul Haggis hosted a party for nominees.
But on the way over to the Western icon, Haggis stopped.
There was something Ossana should know: Eastwood hadnt seenBrokeback.
It was like someone punched me in the stomach, Ossana says.
You would think being a filmmaker, you would want to see every film.
Its what you do.
The fact that he hadnt seen it, it was kind of like, I see.'
(When asked to confirm Ossanas story, Eastwood did not respond.)
Recently,IndieWirenamedCrashthe worst Best Picture winner of the 21st century.
Schulman has tried to keep the backlash from bothering her.
This stuff is so ridiculous, to be honest, she says.
At the end of the day, theres a bit of luck thats thrown into the pot.
I dont know if theres any deserving it or not deserving it.
Ossana has found solace inBrokebacks legacy.
What I wanted was for it to be seen by a lot of people, she says.
It made them uncomfortable.
Its just a film, for Gods sake.
