"The Fighter"
By CBSNews.com producer David Morgan
The painful truth of Dicky's continued absence from the training gym is his crack habit. Like the pipe dreamers of "The Iceman Cometh," Dicky deludes himself and others into ignoring his own addiction.
Micky's recent losing streak seems less worrying to Alice than the possibility that he might go outside the family for his training. Micky even turns aside an offer from a Las Vegas promoter because it would keep Dicky from his side.
Bad move. Mike "Machine Gun" Mungin (Peter Cunningham) sweeps the floor with Micky (on ESPN!) and everyone after the fact agrees it was a mistake. But Micky now questions whether he even has a future in the ring.
Mark Wahlberg
Wahlberg also trained with Ward and Eklund, and even took some practice bouts with "Irish." "He punches hard and he knows where to get you, too," Ward said. "He watched me too good!"
Christian Bale
Amy Adams
Melissa Leo
Backstage, she apologized: "I had no idea. Those words, I apologize to anyone that they offend. There's a great deal of the English language that is in my vernacular."
Backstage, Bale asked reporters about his speech accepting the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. "You know, you get up there and you're giving your speech, and I hope to God that I said Mark and Melissa and Amy and Jack. Did I mention them? I did? Fantastic. All right. Huge relief."
Bale complimented his fellow nominees. "But equally, there's so many other actors out there who would deserve being up here as well, you know?" he said. "It's all just a matter of opinion and so abstract. This is a very bizarre thing. But at the same time, I just can't help but be touched so dearly by it. You know, people, so many inspirational, talented people decided that I was worthy of this. I just treasure this."
When asked if his win for this small, dramatic film would mean "no more Batman," Bale responded, "No. I mean, I'm in the middle of filming a movie in China right now. When I finish the movie in China it's straight on to Batman. So absolutely, much more Batman."
Melissa Leo's F-bomb and other Oscar highlights
Christain Bale watches his language
"60 Minutes": Mark Wahlberg on his new life, new film
"The Fighter" (Official Movie Website)
"High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell" - Original HBO documentary on Dicky Eklund, available to view online via Snag Films