British movie fans have voted Mickey Rourke "man of the year" for his portrayal of the swaggering down-on-his-luck Marv in "Sin City."

"Batman Begins," the most recent adventure of the comic superhero starring Christian Bale in the title role, was voted top film of 2005. The movie fought off competition from "Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith" to land the No. 1 spot in the poll of 15,000 film fans by Total Film magazine. The poll was released Sunday.

Scottish actor Ian McDiarmid, who played Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in "Revenge of the Sith," was named best movie villain; 11-year-old Dakota Fanning was named best child actor for her role in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds"; and the nut-eating squirrels in Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" were named best movie animal.

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Posted by Lawren at November 1, 2005 07:17 AM | Trackbacks (0)

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I saw him on Letterman awhile back doing appearances for Sin City. He is a FRIGHTENING looking man! I don't know if it's the drugs, boxing or facelifts, but he looked awful.

Says: Kevvy the Unnamed Source at November 1, 2005 08:36 AM

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He is really scary looking I agree. The one time I have seemed him looking decent in the last 15 years was in Man on Fire, which, btw, was a fantastic film. Must have been camera tricks to get him cleaned up.

Says: ren at November 1, 2005 12:01 PM

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