Michael Fassbender, the star of last year’s highly promising drama Shame, was hoping to receive an Oscar for his role as Brandon Sullivan. However, fans and Fassbender were surprised to hear he didn’t even receive a nomination for best actor, despite the raves he got from movie critics. “Yes, I admit: I hoped to win the Oscar [for Shame]. At the beginning I didn’t even think about that possibility, but then, with all the people talking about it, I had some expectations,” said the 35-year-old actor to Vanity Fair Italy. The scandalous film features nude scenes with the German hunk, but Fassbender wasn’t at all sure about showing the audience his birthday suit mostly because of his parents. “My mother saw Shame and told me that it was hard for her to watch all that pain,” said Fassbender. “And I understand her because I saw the film for the first time in Venice [at the Italian film festival] and think I need to take some time to watch it again.” ~Graeme Mollison