"The Wrestler" Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Fest

There has already been some buzz about what is being called a comeback performance for Mickey Rourke in the lead role. It looks like the film has just leaped into serious consideration as well.
Here is the full list of winners:
GOLDEN LION "The Wrestler,ā (Darren Aronofsky, US)
SILVER LION āPaper Soldierā (Aleksey German Jr., Russia)
GRAND JURY PRIZE "Teza," (Haile Gerima, Ethiopia-Germany-France)
ACTOR Silvio Orlando (āIl Papa di Giovanna,ā Italy)
ACTRESS Dominique Blanc ("LāAutre," France)
BEST SCREENPLAY Haile Gerima (āTeza,ā Ethiopia-Germany-France)
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION (Cinematography) Alisher Khamidhodjev, Maxim Drozdov (āPaper Soldier,ā Russia)
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERFORMER Jennifer Lawrence (āThe Burning Plain,ā US)
SPECIAL LION FOR BODY OF WORK Werner Schroeter (Germany)
OTHER JURIES
LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS LION OF THE FUTURE āPranzo di Ferragosto,ā (Gianni Di Gregorio, Italy)
VENICE HORIZONS āMelancholiaā (Lav Diaz, Philippines)
VENICE HORIZONS DUCUMENTARY āBelow Sea Level,ā (Aleksey Fedortchenko, Russia)
VENICE HORIZONS SPECIAL MENTION āUn Lac,ā (Philippe Grandrieux, France)
VENICE HORIZONS SECOND SPECIAL MENTION āWomen,ā (Huang Wenhai, China-Switzerland)
Label Europa Cinemas ā Venice Days 2008 Prize āāMachan,ā (Uberto Pasolini, Sri Lanka-Germany-Italy)
FIPRESCI (INTL. CRITIC'S ASSN) COMPETITION PRIZE "Gabblaā (āInlandā) (Tariq Teguia, Algeria)
FIPRESCI HORIZONS AND CRITICSā WEEK PRIZE āGoodbye Soloā (Ramin Bahrani, US)
SHORTS
Corto Cortissimo Prize āTierra Y Pan,ā (Carlos Armella, Mexico)
Corto Cortissimo Special Mention āThe Dinner,ā (Karchi Perlmann, Hungary)
UIP Prize for Best European Short āThe Altruists,ā Koen Dejaegher (Belgium)
Source: Variety
Comments
(Yay Matt!)
I am interested in seeing THE CLASS though.
Fox Searchlight bought it this morning, so expect to see it in theatres pretty soon!
I can't wait to see it.