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Ang Lee takes top Venice Prize

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Published: Sept. 11, 2005 at 5:10 PM

VENICE, Italy, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- "Brokeback Mountain" -- director Ang Lee's movie about gay cowboys -- took the top prize, the Golden Lion, at the conclusion of the Venice Film Festival.

Based on a short story by Annie Proulx, the movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as cowboys who conduct a two decade long secret love affair.

Among the 18 films competing for the award, the favorite had been George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck," the BBC said Sunday.

Clooney and his co-writer, Grant Heslov, won for best screenplay. "Good Night, and Good Luck" star David Strathairn won the prize for best actor, for his performance as legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow.

The best actress award went to Italian Giovanna Mezzogiorno for "La Bestia nel Cuore" and French actress Isabelle Huppert won a special Lion for outstanding contribution to cinema.

The Silver Lion went to director Philippe Garrel for "Les Amants réguliers," and U.S. director Abel Ferrara won the Jury Grand Prix for "Mary," about an actress who is haunted by Mary Magdalene after having playing her on screen.

Topics: Ang Lee, David Strathairn, Grant Heslov, Heath Ledger, Isabelle Huppert, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mary Magdalene
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