The Independent Spirit Awards were held today and Mickey Rourke and the movie, The Wrestler won big. Rourke’s acceptance speech was as entertaining and profanity ridden as you might expect from him. Read about it below. We also have some photos from today’s awards and a NSFW video from the movie below.
Mickey Rourke
The Independent Spirit Awards were held in Santa Monica, California earlier today. Mickey Rourke and The Wrestler took top honors. I wonder if that is an indication of how the Academy Awards are going to go tomorrow!
The Independent Spirit Awards are held annually on the eve of the Oscars. This year, Rourke won best actor and The Wrestler won best picture in the award ceremony. It looks like his come back is is off to a strong start. Well, he always was a good actor, even when he was young and awfully handsome.
Mickey Rourke is 56-years-old. He has just recently come back into show business after a long 14 year hiatus in which he spent 5 years boxing professionally. His first attempt at a comeback has given him renewed popularity and one honor and award after the other. The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky, seems to have been the perfect venue for Rourke.
Tonight at the awards, Rourke gave an entertaining and profanity laced acceptance speech thanking Aronofsky and his dog, Loki, that died last week. His co-star, Marisa Tomei, played his stripper girlfriend in the movie. He commented that she certain knows ‘how to climb the pole’. Ha! Check out the video below and you will see what he means!
Other winners tonight include Melissa Leo for best actress for her performance in ‘Frozen River’. Tom McCarthy for best director for ‘The Visitor’. Penelope Cruz won best supporting actress for her role in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ and James Franco won best supporting actor for his performance in ‘Milk’.
Mary-Kate Olsen took home the award for the most talked about should pads on the red carpet.
Mickey Rourke and The Wrestler Belt - Photos
The Wrestler - Stripper Scene - Video