Sunday, February 22, 2009
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Win Big at the Spirit Awards
Once again ending an awards night with hardware in-hand, Mickey Rourke garnered the Best Male Lead troph at the Film Independent’s Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday (February 21).
Joining fellow winners including Penelope Cruz and Melissa Leo, Rourke grabbed up the best actor prize for his role in the hit film, The Wrestler, which happened to pick up Best Picture during the course of the evening.
Dedicating the Best Lead award to his dog, Loki, who died earlier this week, the always-flamboyantly dressed actor thanked everyone from director Darren Aronofsky to the Santa Monica police department.
Joining Mickey in Spirit Award success are the following list of winners:
Best Feature: The Wrestler
Male Lead: Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Female Lead: Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Supporting Male: James Franco, Milk
Supporting Female: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director: Tom McCarthy, The Visitor
Screenplay: Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
First Feature: Charlie Kaufman, Synechdoche, New York
First Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Cinematography: Maryse Alberti, The Wrestler
Documentary: Man on Wire
Foreign-Language Film: The Class
Producers Award: Heather Rae, Frozen River and Ibid
John Cassavetes Award: In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Someone to Watch Award: Lynn Shelton, My Effortless Brilliance
Truer Than Fiction Award: Margaret Brown, The Order of Myths
Robert Altman Award: Synechdoche, New York
To see the entire gallery from the 2009 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards (February 21) - Click Here!
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