<p>The actor plays a troubled boxer Dicky Eklund in the movie, which also stars Mark Wahlberg.<br />Bale was competing with John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech") for the award.<br /><br />"The Fighter" is about two brothers Dicky Ecklund (Bale) and Micky Ward (Wahlberg) who, against all odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family and redeem their past.</p>
<p>The actor plays a troubled boxer Dicky Eklund in the movie, which also stars Mark Wahlberg.<br />Bale was competing with John Hawkes ("Winter's Bone"), Jeremy Renner ("The Town"), Mark Ruffalo ("The Kids Are All Right") and Geoffrey Rush ("The King's Speech") for the award.<br /><br />"The Fighter" is about two brothers Dicky Ecklund (Bale) and Micky Ward (Wahlberg) who, against all odds, come together to train for a historic title bout that will unite their fractured family and redeem their past.</p>