Mickey Rourke wins Golden Globe for best actor

BEVERLY HILLS | Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:54pm EST

BEVERLY HILLS (Reuters) - Mickey Rourke won the Golden Globe for best actor in a dramatic film on Sunday for his role as a faded sports star in "The Wrestler."

Other nominees for the award included Leonardo DiCaprio for "Revolutionary Road," Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon," Sean Penn for "Milk," and Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."

(Reporting by Nichola Groom)

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