Name: Viggo Mortensen
Age: 53
Character: Sigmund Freud in A Dangerous Method
Film: Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) as his patient in A Dangerous Method.
Jung's weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen). Both men fall under Sabina's spell.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Mortensen has no previous Golden Globe wins
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He has one other nomination: Best actor for Eastern Promises.
Award/Nominations for role: He has also been nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the Satellite Awards.
Critics: “It's fascinating to see the exceptionally charismatic Fassbender squeeze himself into the role of the aristocratic, restrained Jung, and it's just as enjoyable to see Mortensen bring an unexpected virility to his sybaritic, cigar-chomping Freud.” - Los Angeles Times
“David Cronenberg's career-long fascination with matters of the mind manifests itself in compelling but determinedly non-mind-bending fashion.” - Variety
“Using a dialogue-heavy approach that's unusual for Cronenberg, his film is skilled at the way it weaves theory with the inner lives of its characters.” - Chicago Sun-Times
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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