What is up with Torrington Mayor Ryan Bingham's multiple connections to tonight's Oscars ceremony?

We told you a few months ago about George Clooney's role as "Ryan Bingham" in the Oscar-nominated "Up in the Air."

A coincidence, maybe.

But then ANOTHER Ryan Bingham showed up at the Oscars, and won tonight. Ryan Bingham, the musician and songwriter, won Best Original Song for a piece that was on the "Crazy Heart" soundtrack.