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Oscars 2009: Rourke Should Have Won It
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One more year goes past, and with it another Oscars. The awards pretty much got handed out as expected. The British were the big winners on the night, with Slumdog Millionaire scooping, well, nearly everything, and Kate Winslett getting the Oscar at long last. For me though, the thing that disappointed me the most was that Mad Mickey Rourke missed out on the Best Actor Oscar, one he was expected to walk away with. But I for one was hoping that Mickey would get to spice up the night with another nutty acceptance speech.
In the end the Academy Award was given to Sean Penn for his outstanding role as gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk. Now I’m not saying Penn didn’t deserve it. Quite the opposite – the role was a brilliant and important one. But am I the only one that just loves the crazyness that Mickey brings to the often staged and insincere PR stunt that is the Oscars?
When it comes to male celebrities on the red carpet, their dress isn’t exactly exciting – with the boring black tux being the standard.But Mickey Rourke went against the grain by showing up in a shabby chic white tux with his shirt open. Of course he also wore his trademark designer sunglasses which have become part of his image in the awards season. The silliest part was the amount of times he mentioned his dead pooch Loki, who passed away recently and whose image Rourke displayed on his necklace in tribute!
We were due for another wacky and memorable acceptance speech if Mickey Rourke had got the award. Who knows what he would have come out with on the stage, chihuahua memorial necklace, glasses and all? His performance at the Golden Globes will live long in the memory. And, the day before the Oscars, he was outrageous once again in accepting his Best Actor award at the Spirit awards.
I reckon there was some political goings on in the Academy that stopped Mickey from getting the award. Mickey himself had predicted he woudldn’t win because he’s pissed off too many hollywood hotshots in the past. “I stupidly said acting wasn’t a job for a real man. I threatened producers, raged at directors, forgot my agent’s name. I really burned my bridges. And a lot of people have long memories,” said Rourke before the weekend.
I have to give it to Sean Penn though – he definitely gave an interesting acceptance speech. First he thanked “you commie, homo-loving sons of guns”! Penn then pulled out a small scribbled bit of paper, donned his prescription glasses, and after a few thank-yous proceeded with an impassioned plea for equal rights for gays and against the ban on gay marriages. OK, perhaps not quite as impressive as Crazy Mickey might have been, however a lot more interesting than the usual acceptance speech drivel.
Meanwhile the Mickey Rourke comeback continues!
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