Mickey Rourke Gives Rambling Speech at Spirit Awards

I hope Mickey Rourke has one giant mantle someplace to put all the awards he’s winning. And someone should definitely create a coffee table book out of the speeches he’s giving.

The crowd at the Spirit Awards yesterday gave him a standing-o after his uncensored acceptance speech for winning the best actor award. The 56-year-old comeback kid and star of "The Wrestler" dedicated the award to his beloved Chihuahua, Loki, who passed away last week.

"I’ve just gotten thousands of letters from strangers and people that know me about my dog that died six days ago, Loki. This is for you, baby."

Rourke also gave a shout-out to his friend, actor Eric Roberts, calling Roberts "probably the best actor I have ever worked with. I don’t know why in the last 15 years, no one has given him the chance to show his s— again."

And although Rourke momentarily forgot his co-star’s name, he thanked Marisa Tomei, who played a stripper in "The Wrestler." "Not many girls can climb the pole," said Rourke. "She climbed the pole, and she did it well."

Is there any doubt that Rourke will win an Oscar tonight? If he does, he’ll be flying blind, as usual.

"I don’t have anything prepared," he said. "It’s out of my hands. My work speaks for itself, and the rest is a lot of gray and a lot of politics. If it’s about the work, that’s one thing. If it’s a popularity contest, that’s something else. If Sean [Penn] wins, he’s a friend of mine – I’ll stand up and clap for him."

Image: Picapp.com; Source: People.com