Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler was one of the big winners at Sunday’s 66th annual Golden Globes held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills, California. Of the three nominations The Wrestler received, the picture was able to capture top honors for Best Actor in a Drama (Mickey Rourke) and Best Original Song (“The Wrestler”- performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen). The third category, Best Supporting Actress (Marisa Tomei) was won by The Reader (Kate Winslett).
From PopEater.com:
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -“Slumdog Millionaire” lived up to its underdog theme at Sunday’s Golden Globes, sweeping all four of its categories, including best drama and director for Danny Boyle.
Kate Winslet won two Globes all on her own, best dramatic actress for “Revolutionary Road” and supporting actress for “The Reader.” “The Wrestler” also had two, dramatic actor for Mickey Rourke and best song for Bruce Springsteen.
Rourke won for a role as a former wrestling star who gets a last chance at glory in the ring, a theme that mirrors the actor’s life after he derailed his career with bad-boy behavior.
“It’s been a very long road back for me,” said Rourke, who poured out his thanks to “The Wrestler” director Darren Aronofsky.
“I’ve said this before, in sports especially which I can relate to, really, truly great players come around every 30 years, and I really, truly believe Darren is one of those cats,” Rourke said.
