brendan fraser He won the Best Actor Oscar tonight for his role. A morbidly obese English teacher in Darren Aronofsky’s movie ‘The Whale’.
Brendan Fraser thus beat the other favorite in this category, Austin Butler and Collin Farrell for their performance in ‘Elvis’ (“Spirits in Banshee in Inisherin”); Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”) and Bill Nighy (“Living”).
The actor left the industry after years Acting in hit action movies of the 1990s such as “George of the Jungle” and “The Mummy”He returns in style as a morbidly obese English teacher trying to win over his daughter during the most painful days of her life.
With a visibly excited and broken voice, Fraser received this award by thanking the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky. for giving him the role of his life and putting him on this “whale ship”, referring to the title of the movie.
i remembered this started his career thirty years ago and at that moment when he had so many possibilities, he did not know how to appreciate them. “Until it stops,” he complained.
“Thank you for this recognition because I couldn’t have done it before,” Fraser said.
Brendan Fraser had a character that Hollywood loved, no matter how excruciating for redemption, and because it required a massive physical transformation of the actor. He would wear a 300-pound prosthesis to be Charlie.
Oscar has been the icing on the cake for Fraser in an awards season since that role. He also achieved the actors’ union. and the Hollywood Critics Association.