'Brokeback Mountain' Tops LA Critics Picks

"Brokeback Mountain," the film adaptation of Annie Proulx's story of the enduring but thwarted love between two cowboys won the award for best picture of 2005 from the L.A. Film Critics Association.

With 32 LACA present on Saturday afternoon, voting ranged all over the map, as numerous films vied closely in all categories. As far as distribs are concerned, Sony Classics was the big winner with five victories (two in ties). Focus got two nods by virtue of its big "Brokeback Mountain" wins, as did Universal, although both in ties.