Real-life dramas dominated the scene at the 78th annual Academy Awards on Sunday.
LOS ANGELES: Real-life dramas dominated the scene at the 78th annual Academy Awards on Sunday. While Reese Witherspoon's portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line got her the best actress award, Philip Seymour Hoffman won his best actor Oscar for playing a glory-hungry writer in Capote. Crash, featuring an ensemble cast in intersecting story lines over a violent, disturbing 36-hour period in Los Angeles, was lifted by a late surge of praise that carried it over Brokeback Mountain.
The film was also honoured for original screenplay by the film's director, Paul Haggis, and Bobby Moresco, and film editing. Brokeback Mountain captured best adapted screenplay for Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) and Diana Ossana, and musical score for Gustavo Santaolalla. But this year's Oscars were anything but predictable as the explosive race drama Crash denied Brokeback Mountain the best-picture Oscar.