After 20 years,Michelle Williamsis just as confused as the rest of us by a majorAcademy Awardinjustice.

I mean, what wasCrash?

Williams asked onWatch What Happens Livewhile discussing the films continued impact.

Michelle Williams wears a shearling jacket in front of a field in ‘Brokeback Mountain’.

Michelle Williams in ‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005)Focus Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

I just remember doing the junket.

You dont really get an opportunity to see a lot of grown men cry.

That was the moment that I think that we all knew that it was going to be special.

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Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams in ‘Brokeback Mountain’ (2005) (Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection)

Back then, [Brokeback Mountain] had a ceiling, he told IndieWire in March 2024.

We got a lot of support up to that much.

It has that feeling.

I wasnt holding a grudge or anything.

Its just how they were.

Earning her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Williams played Ledgers wife Alma.