Michael at the Golden Globes

Last night, Fassinators across the globe had high hopes that Michael Fassbender would pull off his first major American award win at the Golden Globes, but it was not to be. As predicted, the Golden Globes gave the award to George Clooney, an actor they all love and have no shame in putting on kneepads to let him know this, as frequently as possible. I know a lot of fans were very, very disappointed, but this is far from over. The one really interesting thing that came out of the Clooney win, was that George, in his usual 'Let me make you laugh because you love me' moment, gave a giant salute to Michael Fassbender's performance in Shame. Although it made many of us wince, as well as Michael, it was funny. But what will come out of it is that A-LIST AMERICAN ACTOR/DIRECTOR GOD GEORGE CLOONEY gave America a reason to really go check out Shame now... to see why it's been proclaimed that Michael can probably golf with his hands tied behind his back! ;-) This my friends, is the benefit of Michael attending the globes and not winning the actual award, but he won recognition, got a hearty applause, and high-profile camera time. And he looked very handsome too. I'm sure Michael and George will work together one day, soon, I will put a bet on it.

The next step are the BAFTA nominations on Tuesday, tomorrow, and then on Thursday are the London Film Critics Award. Michael is expected to be nominated for a BAFTA, and there are strong predictions that he will win the LFCC. And while he's in London, he will attend the sold-out Q&A screening of Shame at the Hackney Picturehouse on the 20th!  And then, next Tuesday, are the Oscar nominations. Some pundits don't think Michael will be nominated as they hold the SAG snub in high regard. But I know he will be nominated, and if Fox Searchlight can up their game a bit and promote Michael as much as they are promoting Clooney, Michael will have an even better shot.

In Hollywood, the old adage is that, as long as they are talking about you, it's good PR. In Michael's case, with Clooney's crazy on-stage comment about Michael, a LOT of people are going to be talking about him now, and will see Shame, and recognize the true brilliance of his performance, outside of his beautiful body, and properly award the right actor in February. The thing about the Golden Globes that I will say to close out this discussion, is that it is an organization that is highly scrutinized by bloggers and critics because it is the one award that is so easily bought by the studios (see the Weinsteins/Fox), and they have NO shame in showing it, and rewarding the actors/actresses and films of particular studios. It's a travesty really, I know some people who just refuse to watch it because it's so well established that the GGs are fraudulent. So don't fret and be upset that Michael didn't win the GG, and don't hate on Clooney, he's ok... just not all that. We Fassinators need to stay positive and support Michael in what will be a very long next 5-6 weeks.

Here are some photos of Michael from last night, I will post more at my tumblr later in the day. And finally, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the chat last night. It was a lot of fun and I had room for 50 participants and at one point, it was at maximum capacity, so I will have to purchase the 100 capacity option for the Oscars.