Mickey Rourke won on Saturday...meaning, he should lose on Sunday. Independent Spirit Awards Saturday, Oscars Sunday.
The only thing that will save the Oscar now, is the Academy's homophobia. How many of those old fogie members...Mickey Rooney for example...actually made it past the James Franco kissing scenes? We've come a long way baby, but not so far that there weren't some men squirming in their seats over that. Whether they were turned off or turned on...they turned away.
Also, Milk seems so long ago already, whereas The Wrestler seems to just be taking off. Penn hasn't helped himself much either...seeming to back away from campaigning too hard....for whatever reason.
But, ya'll, this is so impossible to call! Even though my intuition still says Penn, I just can't help thinking, when you combine the homophobes with the people who want to see Rourke at that podium, it really becomes a date with destiny, doesn't it?
It sure will make for some drama.
One thing though... If he wins, Mickey needs to be a bigger man and stop intentionally leaving out his young co-star Evan Rachel Wood when he gives his speech. We get it, you're pissed off. And let's face it Mickey...you are too old for her. For someone who did an awful lot of stupid things when he was a young man...he is being awfully hard on a young woman that he has praised and called a great friend. And maybe Mickey should remember who was standing by him way back at Venice when he was still a has been and this whole town didn't want to be his friend. Everybody loves a winner, Mickey.
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