Brendan Fraser

Everything Everywhere All At Once” has 11 nominations, more than any other film.

But this year, three were nominated for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER), The Batman Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Avatar: The Way Of Water, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans

Fraser was one of five first-time nominees in the category, the first time that had happened since 1935.

The 54-year-old American Canadian actor broke out in the early 1990s with the comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties. He did dramatic turns in Gods and Monsters, The Quiet American and 2006 best-picture winner Crash. Fraser was one of five first-time nominees in the category, the first time that had happened since 1935.

Actor wins prize for performance as a reclusive, morbidly obese teacher in the drama directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Berk called the allegation “a total fabrication”. An internal investigation concluded that Berk had “inappropriately touched” Fraser, but said Berk’s action “was intended to be taken as a joke and not as a sexual advance”. Fraser defeated a field of contenders including Elvis’s Austin Butler and The Banshees of Inisherin’s Colin Farrell.

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Brendan Fraser won his first Academy Award on Sunday for his performance as a 600-pound (270-kg) gay man trying to ...

"I needed to learn to absolutely move in a new way. The result left him barely able to walk in his character's cramped home. The role marked his return to the big screen as a leading man after a nine-year absence from major roles.

So this is what the multiverse looks like!” the star of The Whale exclaimed, taking the stage at the Oscars.

His role in The Whale, however, earned immense acclaim from the moment it premiered at the Venice Film Festival last fall. After a series of surgeries and some major roles he missed out on, he told Aronofsky said that he imagined “every movie star” in the role of Charlie, an English teacher grieving the loss of his partner and binge-eating to the point that he has become housebound. And I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale.” He then thanked screenwriter Samuel D. I thank the Academy for this honor and our studio, A24, for making such a bold film. One of the year’s most compelling comeback stories is now complete.

Brendan Fraser tearfully accepted the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the film "The Whale" on Sunday.

[SAG](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/26/entertainment/sag-awards-2023-winners-list/index.html) Award and [Critics Choice Award ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/entertainment/brendan-fraser-critics-choice-awards/index.html)for his performance in “The Whale.” Fraser was nominated in his category alongside Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”), Austin Butler (“Elvis) and Bill Nighy (“Living”). [Brendan Fraser ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/entertainment/brendan-fraser-the-whale-oscars/index.html)tearfully accepted the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the film “The Whale” on Sunday.

The red carpet has been rolled out, and the statues are having their final polish, it's time for the 95th Academy Awards.

Brendan Fraser used many nautical metaphors in his acceptance speech for Best Actor. His role in The Whale was controversial but also won in many award ...

He didn’t win the [BAFTA](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/2023-bafta-film-awards-full-winners-list.html) or the [Golden Globe](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/golden-globes-2023-winners-list.html), but the latter [wasn’t exactly a surprise](https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/brendan-fraser-wont-attend-golden-globes.html). “I’m grateful to Darren for throwing me a creative lifetime and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale,” Fraser said. Fraser’s comeback tour has had a mixed reception. For his performance in The Whale, Fraser won an award at TIFF, got a standing ovation at the [Venice Film Festival](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/venice-brendan-fraser-standing-ovation-the-whale.html), won at the [SAGs](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/2023-sag-awards-full-winners-list.html), and took awards at any number of Critics’ Circles. Gentlemen, you laid your whale-sized hearts bare so that we could see into your souls like no one else could do and it is my honor to be named alongside you in this category.” But the sea metaphors did not stop there. [2023 Academy Awards](https://www.vulture.com/_pages/clf30ys5v000z0idf9dmt0xql.html).

Brendan Fraser talks backstage after winning the Academy Award for best actor and celebrates with a fellow Oscars winner.

"There are times in a career when the phone stops ringing for whatever reason," Fraser said. "No, no, that would be insane. It's been a pleasure."

Everything Everywhere All At Once” has 11 nominations, more than any other film.

But this year, three were nominated for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER), The Batman Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

The star was close to breaking down in tears on the Oscars stage when he accepted the win.

Speaking on stage, he gushed: “So this is what the multiverse looks like. but it was, so I guess I should get up there and say something quick.” He said: “It’s like I’ve been on a diving expedition to the bottom of the ocean and the air on the line to the surface is on a launch to be watched over by some people in my life like my sons Holden, Leland and Griffin, I love you, Griffy. “I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale. However, Fraser’s win was the real deal and he went on to make an emotional speech in which he praised The Whale director Darren Aronofsky for throwing him a “creative lifeline” and also took the time to pay tribute to his fellow nominees, Austin Butler for Elvis, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Paul Mescal for Aftersun and Bill Nighy for Living. Brendan Fraser took out the Oscar for Best Actor last night but it wasn’t a win The Whale actor expected and resulted in a heartbreaking reaction.