'Brokeback Mountain Tops at Oscar Nominations

Jan. 31, 2005 — -- Here are nominations for the 78th Academy Awards, announced today in Los Angeles at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater by Academy President Sid Ganis and Oscar-winning actress and Academy member Mira Sorvino.

The cowboy love story "Brokeback Mountain" led the Academy Awards field Tuesday with eight nominations, among them best picture and honors for actor HeathLedger and director Ang Lee.The awards ceremony will be held Sunday, March 5.