Brendan Fraser won Best Actor at the Oscars for ‘The Whale’

Brendan Fraser, main actor of The whale (The whale)feature film by Darren Aronofsky (director of titles such as Mother! and Requiem for a Dream), he won Oscar in the category of best actor at the 95th Academy Awards.

To applause and excitement, the 54-year-old actor took the stage at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles to receive his award and said, “I want to tell you that only whales can swim in deep water… thank you for allowing me to come back, for allowing me to resurface, to come back to the surface to be seen again.

In the same category, Fraser faced Austin Butler For Elvis (the latter moreover designated as one of the great favorites to win the statuette, so much so that it was he who won the Golden Globe), Colin Farrel For the spirits of the island, Bill Nighy For Life there Paul Mescal For After Sun.

In 2018, the protagonist also of The Mummy accused of sexual abuse Philip Berkpresident of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which is why he did not attend the Golden Globes ceremony on January 11, 2023. This situation would have occurred in 2003, as he stated in an interview with GQ.

Fraser’s Oscar Award carries a special charge as it signifies his greatest triumph in this awards season and the physical symbol of his great return to Hollywood film productions after a season of absence and disinterest on the part of the industry, itself to which he has referred on previous occasions and which he links directly to his testimony of abuse manifested in 2018.

This is Fraser’s first Oscar and a new list award for his portrayal of Charlie in The whale. The Actors’ Union also congratulated him with a statuette on February 27, 2023, as well as the Critics’ Choice Award January 16 and Satellite rewards the 3 of March.

The whale tells the story of an obese English teacher struggling with his own life after the death of his partner. In the film, Charlie, a character played by the actor, tries to reconnect with his daughter and find redemption with her. The film was shown at Venice Film Festival and Brendan Fraser’s performance was immediately well received.

For the role of Charlie, Brendan Fraser each recording session went through an elaborate and complex make-up process to give it the look the character needed. The film crew took over 4 hours to remove the prosthetic the actor used to bring the protagonist to life.

Brendan Fraser He participated in other films such as Accident by Paul Haggins, the trilogy of The Momia, the quiet American, To hell with the devil there Journey to the Center of the Earth. Likewise, the actor was part of the cast of bat girla DC Comics movie that was canceled a few months ago, angering fans of the comic superhero franchise.

Another of the actor’s new achievements was joining the cast of Moonflower Slayers, the director’s next film Martin Scorsese (director of great classics like Casino, Good Boys, Sinister Isle, Taxi driver there The wolf of Wall Street), alongside players of the stature of Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

It seems that Brendan Fraser is preparing to enter a new stage in his career with everything, the one that will lead him to share scenes with important big-name actors and to work for the most important filmmakers in Hollywood.