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I’m going to assume that you didn’t watch this live. I’m not judging, though I feel that most people just wouldn’t have seen the acceptance speech for best male actor at the Independent Spirit Awards. That being said, you missed a classic.

Mickey Rourke has delivered the goods again. Listen, if you haven’t seen it before, do yourself a favor and click on the link. You will not be disappointed.

There’s the man kiss that, even by award show enthusiasm standards, probably goes a half beat too long, followed by a second man peck.

Then he goes off on Eric Roberts, with some of the greatest backhanded complimenting in recent years. Everybody is a little unclear with whether he’s roasting the guy or genuinely promoting him. I’ve watched this clip 10 times and I’ve got to tell you, I’m not sure either. I do know I’ve never heard somebody at an awards show announce “Eric Roberts is the fu#king man.”

Then he decides to get a little misty with his dog, before talking about a stint in the correctional facility. A little later he’ll thank Marissa Tomei and remarked that she could work the pole better than most. Then Vince McMahon for letting the movie explore the professional wrestlers world of “steroids, and the cocaine, and the bangin the girl in the ass in the bathroom.”

Look, if I sound like I’m gushing, I am. This was amazing. Watching it live, I really felt like time stopped. I has assumed that the scene was a minimum of 10 minutes long when the whole clip was a little over six.

Look, this was his dream role, and there’s a real chance that he doesn’t get something this much in his wheelhouse ever again. And there’s a chance that he’s not going to be able to handle the success again. But on that night the guy was the coolest guy in the planet. Way cooler than the Independent Spirit Awards anyway.