Golden Globe:Best Supporting Actress - Marisa Tomei

Age:

44

Role:

Cassidy in The Wrestler

Character:

Back in the late '80s, Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centres around New Jersey

Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans.

However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and strikes up a blossoming romance with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei).

Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy "The Ram" back into his world of wrestling.

Previous Golden Globe Wins:

Marisa Tomei has no previous Golden Globe wins

Previous Golden Globe Nominations

But she does have one other nomination for best Supporting Actress in 2001 for In the Bedroom.

Awards for Role:

For her role she won Best Supporting Actress at the San Francisco Film Critics Awards

Critics:

'Rourke is harrowing; Tomei is devastating.' (Newsday)

'Supporting turns by both Tomei and Evan Wood are magnificently realized as the "lost" women in Randy's checked life.' (Movie Eye)

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