Perhaps the truth really is, Americans don?t want cowboys to be gay.

Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.

Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.

Those gay cowboys are still ahead in the race, as most of the ballots were probably sent in during the first two weeks of voting when the movie was enjoying its awards bump from its Golden Globes win.

The strongest connection [between the immigration bill and gay rights] is that the immigrant community, as new Americans, are people we will work with in the future, and it's important to them now to see a demonstration of support from the gay community.

The gay cowboys are way out front in the race now, as in the past 20 years, the movie with the most nominations has gone on to win best picture 17 times.