The Wrestler (2008 film) March 2009, Javad Shamaqdari, cultural adviser to the-then Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, demanded an apology from a delegation of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences actors and producers visiting Iran for what he characterized as negative and unfair portrayals of the Islamic republic in "The Wrestler" and other Hollywood films. The film won the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. It was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards, winning two. The Wrestler (2008 film) The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky,
Pigs in the City the City" event was held from May 23 through October 23, 2008, and was called "Power of the Pig." The pigs were also on display during the 25th Anniversary Lexington Barbecue Festival and during the "Official Food Festival of the Piedmont Triad Region of the State of North Carolina," a one-day event that usually draws up to 150,000 visitors from all over the nation to Lexington, a town of about 20,000 residents. Some of the themes for Pigs in the City 4 include "Pigahontas", "Tanya "Cabbage Patch" Burcham", "This Little Piggy went to Market", "Mr. Porkwrench", "Huckleberry Pig" and "Girl