Brokeback Mountain aims to reign in Oscar gold

COWBOY love story Brokeback Mountain led the Academy Awards field with eight nominations, including those for best picture, best actor and best director.

Also nominated for best picture were the Truman Capote story Capote, the ensemble drama Crash, the Edward Murrow chronicle Good Night, and Good Luck, and the assassination thriller Munich.

The Johnny Cash biography Walk the Line, considered a likely best picture nominee, was shut out, though Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon earned acting nominations for the film.