{"id":2968,"date":"2026-05-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fame.media\/en\/blog\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2025-01-28T15:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T15:43:41","slug":"michael-fassbender-and-the-oscars-exploring-their-nominated-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fame.media\/en\/blog\/celebrities\/michael-fassbender-and-the-oscars-exploring-their-nominated-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Fassbender and the Oscars – Exploring their Nominated Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Michael Fassbender is one of the most talented actors, who received the appreciation of the audience and received the status of one of the greatest Hollywood actors because of the possibility to incarnate the desired role. He received Oscars twice. Here\u2019s a closer look at his nominated roles: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Steve Jobs (2015)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Director: Danny Boyle <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plot: They are a biographical drama that relates to Steve Jobs, the head of Apple Inc., and provides glimpses of the man and his fight throughout the development of three of his creations. This was in line with the social type of biopics where Fassbender assumed the character of the popular technology figure, Steve Jobs. To the latter, Isaacson used the book to portray Jobs\u2019 showmanship, intensity and the two sides of obsession and a form of bipolar disorder. The storyline of the movie was enchanting and not very rational and this proved to be a challenge to the actor, as it was seen in the case of Fassbender. Each of the critics observed that this was one of the best acts done by him in the movie depicting Jobs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance highlights: The passion was liked a lot from the movie as well as Fassbender who depicted Steve Jobs. Thus, one could say that he provided the audience with an idea of Jobs as a very talented person, almost a child prodigy, but a man who had issues with people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oscar category: Masculine actor <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Outcome: Got a nod but no victory. The award was in the segment of best actor for Leonardo DiCaprio in the revenant picture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 years a slave <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This movie was produced in the year 2013. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plot: It is based on Solomon Northup\u2019s slave narrative memoir of 1853 in which a black man is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Edwin Epps for which Fassbender acted as the slave master in the movie was not only rude but could be termed an abusive master. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cast was superb; the best of the lot was Michael Fassbender who portrayed the unpleasant and brutal slave master, Epps. It is a character of a bad man but had some good times too, a man who can physically ill-treat a person and cry. The actor succeeded in conveying the anger and passion of the character and rather crass temper and it was helpful in the movie indeed as it had many strong scenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance Highlights: Fassbender also did a good job and played the wickedness of a slave owner in the movie and Edwin Epps. He was thus able to get the pathetic story of the slaves as depicted in the performance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did not bring the trophy home, but received a prize. The award was grabbed by Dallas Buyers Club by Jared Leto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Fassbender: Two-time Academy Award nominee <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Fassbender is one of the most outstanding actors who can perform the roles of the heroes with rough and morphing appearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps he did not bring home the symbol of the Oscar but it is not bad at all to be nominated for one, not to mention two Oscars, by the Academy. Let’s delve into the roles that earned him these nods: Now it is high time to cast a glance at the positions which were given to him these titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take away<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These roles have also contributed to the development of the foundation of Michael Fassbender as a serious and committed actor on his part to undertake the challenging role. Regarding the style, he was also good at dancing, and, quite likely, he affected the tone of both movies of the genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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