“After Brokeback,” says Erik Anderson, editor-in-chief of the Hollywood website AwardsWatch, “I think more actors probably did seek out a queer role to pad out their canon and their legacy.
Photograph: Focus Features/Allstar Actors probably did seek out a queer role to pad out their canon … but it also challenged audience perceptions Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain.