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The Fighter Details

Release Date: Dec 17, 2010
Rated: some violence, sexuality, language throughout and drug content
Runtime: 1 hr. 56 min.
Genres: Documentary, Drama
Director:David O. Russell
Cast:Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Jack McGee.

FULL SYNOPSIS

Mark Wahlberg stars in Paramount Pictures' inspirational docudrama exploring the remarkable rise of Massachusetts-born, junior welterweight title winner "Irish" Micky Ward. A determined pugilist whose career in the ring was shepherded by his loyal half-brother, Dicky (Christian Bale) -- a hard-living boxer-turned-trainer whose own career in the ring was nearly sent down for the count due to drugs and crime -- perennial underdog Irish Micky rebounded from a disheartening series of defeats to win both the WBU Intercontinental Lightweight title and the WBU Light Welterweight title thanks to a fierce combination of determination and hard work. David O. Russell directs from a script by David O. Russell's Scott Silver and Paul Attanasio (Paul Attanasio). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Release date:December 17, 2010

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
Screen Actors Guild	Jack McGee	Best Ensemble	2010	Nominee
Screen Actors Guild	Mark Wahlberg	Best Ensemble	2010	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Mark Wahlberg	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Mark Wahlberg	Best Picture	2010	Nominee
Screen Actors Guild	Melissa Leo	Best Supporting Actress	2010	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Melissa Leo	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2010	Winner
National Society of Film Critics	Melissa Leo	Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)	2010	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Melissa Leo	Best Supporting Actress	2010	Winner
New York Film Critics Circle	Melissa Leo	Best Supporting Actress	2010	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Melissa Leo	Best Ensemble	2010	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Paul Tamasy	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Writers Guild of America	Paul Tamasy	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Paul Tamasy	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Scott Silver	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Writers Guild of America	Scott Silver	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Scott Silver	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Screen Actors Guild	Christian Bale	Best Supporting Actor	2010	Winner
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Christian Bale	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2010	Winner
National Board of Review	Christian Bale	Best Supporting Actor	2010	Winner
National Society of Film Critics	Christian Bale	Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up)	2010	Winner
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Christian Bale	Best Supporting Actor	2010	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Christian Bale	Best Ensemble	2010	Nominee
London Film Critics Association	Christian Bale	Best British Actor	2010	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Christian Bale	Best Supporting Actor	2010	Nominee
Austin Film Critics	Christian Bale	Best Supporting Actor	2010	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	David O. Russell	Best Director	2010	Nominee
Directors Guild of America	David O. Russell	Best Director	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	David O. Russell	Best Director	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Pamela Martin	Best Editing	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Todd Lieberman	Best Picture	2010	Nominee
National Society of Film Critics	Amy Adams	Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)	2010	Winner
Screen Actors Guild	Amy Adams	Best Supporting Actress	2010	Nominee
Screen Actors Guild	Amy Adams	Best Ensemble	2010	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Amy Adams	Best Supporting Actress	2010	Nominee
Hollywood Foreign Press Association	Amy Adams	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Amy Adams	Best Supporting Actress	2010	Nominee
Writers Guild of America	Keith Dorrington	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Keith Dorrington	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
British Academy of Film and Television Arts	Eric Johnson	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Writers Guild of America	Eric Johnson	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Eric Johnson	Best Original Screenplay	2010	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	David Hoberman	Best Picture	2010	Nominee