GG: Best Actor - Michael Fassbender

Name: Michael Fassbender

Age: 34

Character: Brandon Sullivan in Shame

Film: Brandon (Fassbender) is a New Yorker who shuns intimacy with women but feeds his desires with a compulsive addiction to sex.

When his wayward younger sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment stirring memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's insular life spirals out of control.

Previous Golden Globe Wins: Fassbender has no previous Golden Globe wins.

Previous Golden Globe Nominations: This is his first nomination.

Award/Nominations for role: Fassbender has already picked up Best Actor awards at the Venice Film Festival, British Independent Film Awards, Detroit Film Critics Society Awards, Houston Film Critics Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and National Board of Review.

Critics: “Fassbender's portrayal is truly haunting, and when he sobs, dramatically unravelling, it's clear he's imprisoned by his physical urges.” - USA Today

“Fuelled by pure desperation, Fassbender makes Brandon's self-loathing something concrete. It's a powerfully brutal performance.” - Houston Press

“Fassbender lays himself bare in every way imaginable.” - NOW Toronto

Take a look at the other nominees

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