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...Wrestler doesn't open till Wednesday, and already Mickey Rourke has won Best Actor from the Boston and Washington, D.C., critics groups and earned a Golden Globe nomination in that category. His performance as a broke, broken-down fighter stoked Wrestler-mania at the Toronto Film Festival and, before that, in Venice, where the film had its world premiere (winning the top prize). That was back in early September, when the Los Angeles Times headlined the question: "Will The Wrestler get hold of an Oscar for Mickey Rourke...
...best actor, New York and L.A. named Sean Penn for Milk; the NBR cited Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino, and D.C. pinned Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler. Best actress: Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky (New York and L.A.), Meryl Streep in Doubt and Anne Hathaway in Rachel. Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight (L.A. and D.C.) and Josh Brolin, Milk (New York and NBR). Supporting actress: Penelope Cruz as the passionate painter in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (NBR, New York, L.A.) and Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel in Rachel...
Japanese comedian Nozomu Sato can relate. The unlikely Obama impersonator has become a star in his own right, despite not knowing who Obama was 10 months ago. "I thought he was a pro wrestler or a fighter or something," Sato told TIME last month...
...period. After a hard-fought but scoreless second, Jantzen found his tournament in jeopardy for the first time when Jaggers claimed a 3-2 lead with a reversal. Maintaining his composure, the Crimson sophomore earned a reverse of his own, besting the nation’s top wrestler for a 4-3 decision...
...buzz surrounding Jantzen’s victory propelled him to an equally stunning semifinal performance Saturday morning, when the young grappler overcame his second top-five wrestler, this time with a fall. Drouin lasted only 2:02, setting the stage for the sophomore’s final dominant performance. Despite the near-pin against Nauman, Jantzen jumped out to an 8-0 championship lead, leaving little doubt that the sophomore has arrived on the national stage...