Brendan Fraser

The actor, 54, took home the esteemed Best Actor gong for his portrayal of a morbidly obese man in The Whale, marking his incredible career comeback.

Keeravaani, lyrics by Chandrabose - WINNER Mark Weingarten, James H. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse - WINNER Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER Thank you to the Academy, this is history in the making, thank you.' Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER Jamie Lee Curtis - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER He said: 'So this is what the multiverse looks like. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNERS This is proof to dream big and dreams do come true. Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER 'Ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are past your prime.

Fraser's win comes after many years out of the spotlight, and for a film that's proved extremely divisive among viewers.

The 95th Oscars is officially in the books! Celebrating Fraser’s “comeback”, one fan posted on Twitter: “This man almost disappeared from the face of earth post his Egyptian heroics in the early 2000s. Glad to see all the success he’s having.” His recent success comes after some years out of the spotlight. [talking points from the night here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/oscars-2023-biggest-talking-points-b2299476.html) and the [full winners list here.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2023-winners-full-list-b2299468.html) Grew up watching him in so many movies.

"When I started in this business 30 years ago, things didn't come easily to me," said Brendan Fraser while accepting the Best Actor Oscar.

And I don't know what the metric is to qualify to play the role. It's been like I've been on a diving expedition on the bottom of the ocean and the air on the line to the surface is on a launch, being watched over by some people in my life. I'm grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline, and hauling me aboard the good ship, The Whale, which was written by Samuel D. But there was a facility that I didn't appreciate at the time — until it stopped. Goodnight." "So this is what the multi-verse looks like!

The Oscar nominee is a father to three sons: Griffin, Holden and Leland.

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."

The star, 53, had arrived with his two other sons, Holden, 18, and Leland, 16, in tow but wanted to make sure his eldest boy was acknowledged. Winning his ...

Keeravaani, lyrics by Chandrabose - WINNER Mark Weingarten, James H. Hunter, who came on board as the screenwriter for the film. Darren Aronofsky, known for helming films such as The Wrestler (2008), Mother! He can't insult you. 'He just turned 20, he's a big kid, he's six foot five, he's got big hands and feet, a big body.

Brendan Fraser delivers an emotional response to his Oscar win for The Whale at the 95th Academy Awards, capping off his recent career resurgence.

Hopefully, this recognition will be just the start of a career resurgence for a beloved actor who is once again proving popular with audiences and critics alike. The actor would later go on to explain that his roles in action-heavy films such as The Mummy took a toll on his body, requiring him to undergo multiple surgeries. [The Whale](http://screenrant.com/tag/the-whale). Toward the end of the decade, he would find his greatest commercial success heading up 1999’s action-adventure film The Mummy and its two subsequent sequels. I want to tell you that only whale’s can swim at the depth of talent of Hong Chau [fellow nominee]. Check out his transcribed comments below (via

By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a ...

He did dramatic turns in “Gods and Monsters,” “The Quiet American” and 2006 best picture winner “Crash.” He boycotted this year’s Golden Globes as a result. Fraser was one of five first-time nominees in the category, the first time that had happened since 1935.

Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser thought his name had been read out by mistake when he was announced as the winner in the Oscars' Best Actor category.

Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright.

He did dramatic turns in “Gods and Monsters,” “The Quiet American” and 2006 best picture winner “Crash.” In addition to receiving the best reviews of his career, he earned a SAG Award for his performance. [Fraser](https://apnews.com/article/brendan-fraser-the-whale-darren-aronofsky-1b3e71f1022f11b26b764f238b421363) was one of five first-time nominees in the category, the first time that had happened since 1935. Along the way, he’s given emotional acceptance speeches, unafraid to cry at times. The 54-year-old Canadian American actor broke out in the early 1990s with the comedy “Encino Man” and the drama “School Ties.” He was the face on movie posters for “George of the Jungle” and “The Mummy” trilogy, where he worked with fellow Oscar nominee Michelle Yeoh. Brendan Fraser won the best actor Oscar for “The Whale,” a transformative role in which he revived a career that was once so bright.

The Oscar nominee is a father to three sons: Griffin, Holden and Leland.

LOS ANGELES–An actor from Indianapolis was among the winners at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night. Brendan Fraser took home the award for ...

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is the big winner. At the ceremony, Fraser wore a black tuxedo with a black bow tie and black leather shoes, donning a bar pin on his chest. This movie is considered a film that revitalized Fraser’s career.

Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser thought his name had been read out by mistake when he was announced as the winner in the Oscars' Best Actor category.

Brendan Fraser, one of the most profound celebrities of the 90s and early 2000s has procured the title of Best Actor at the 95th Oscar Awards for his ...

Hunter, the film’s “lighthouse,” and other nominees whom he had beaten to earn the title saying that,” It is my honor to be named alongside you in this category.” His words of honor for his competitors truly reflect the sportsmanship he possesses. After acquiring enough fame from the Fraser earning the title of Best Actor at the Oscars was not surprising as Charlie of The Whale was already receiving appreciation when it got premiered at The Venice Film Festival. And I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale.” He then extended his thankful words for Samuel D. I thank the I wanted to disappear into it.

Though Fraser has been long adored for years, Dave Rand recounted a story of how Fraser went to bat for them following the studio's bankruptcy.

“A vfx wave began to form,” Rand added back on his first tweet. “Fraser’s rep says he has been making calls to help them get paid,” the article reads. The Normes du Travail, which maintains labour standards in Quebec, suggested that Rand not go to the press as it would hurt his case. In 2007, Rand and his team had completed the final shot for Journey to the Center of the Earth, which had cast Fraser as its lead. “I realized it wasn’t just Variety’s decision, no one wanted to touch the story. The studio owed Rand and his team 1.3 million dollars at the time.

At Sunday night's Academy Awards, Brendan Fraser tearfully accepted the award for best actor for his role in “The Whale” — the 54-year-old actor's first ...

When “The Whale” premiered at the Venice Film Festival last year, Fraser tearfully bowed to a six-minute standing ovation, according to [Variety](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/brendan-fraser-cries-the-whale-venice-standing-ovation-1235337836/). After “The Whale” was released last year, it received a bevy of nominations this award season. Fraser was drawn to the role, saying, “You’re allowed to take risks in art. After years of flying under the radar, Fraser once again found himself in the spotlight, but for a wildly different role. “I felt like the horse from ‘Animal Farm,’ whose job it was to work and work and work,” Fraser said. For the next decade or so, Fraser only appeared in a handful of movie roles. During this time, Fraser told GQ, “Something good came out of something that was bad. The role is surprisingly serious, considering that Fraser was primarily known as the hunky, comedic leading man in action films in the 1990s and early 2000s. But some may argue that it was his starring role in “School Ties” that solidified his status as a leading man. Of the incident, Fraser said, “And I had played by the rules up until that point. It was a dramatic role — Fraser played David Greene, a Jewish teen trying to fit in at an anti-semitic prep school in the 1950s. At the start of his career, Fraser took some small roles.

"Encino Man" co-stars Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser each won an Oscar for "Everything Everywhere All At Once" and "The Whale," respectively, ...

Fraser and Quan may have been ships in the night over 30 years ago when they made “Encino Man,” but it’s funny how you can circle back. [went two decades between roles](https://apnews.com/article/ke-huy-quan-interview-everything-everywhere-spielberg-ab2601e87b405370853ce1ab12bf5dc2) and enrolled in film school to start a career behind the camera. The Oscars represent a majesty that most of us will never come close to feeling, with the glitz and glamour of movie stars on full display. "And things, they didn't come easily to me, but there was a facility that I didn't appreciate at the time, until it stopped." He understands the wisdom accrued with time and how leaving the limelight helped shape him, with people cheering him on. Quan held on to his vision through an age when it seems like it’s too late, or even foolish, to do so. “It can get to be a bit much. Maybe I should get back to work.’” Quan, 51, went years on the outside looking in, no longer in movies, finding it difficult for an Asian actor to get work. “And I did not think that one day it would find its way back.” Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel even had fun with the fact they had resurfaced on such a big stage. If John Mellencamp ever wins an Oscar, I am going to be a very rich dude,” he says.

Jimmy Kimmel's facetious Slapgate jokes and Angela Bassett's snub aside, the 2023 ceremony was a (mostly) wholesome affair with deserving winners, ...

[Jimmy Kimmel spent most of the night taking pot-shots at Will Smith ](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/jimmy-kimmel-will-smith-slap-oscars-b2299482.html)for last year’s headline-dominating slap – an incident that was treated with deadly seriousness then, and saw the actor banned from all Academy events for 10 years with several of his upcoming projects cancelled, now thought of as nothing more than fuel for stereotypical jokes about the night's Irish nominees taking the stage to fight. ](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2023-winners-best-picture-latest-news-b2299486.html)Everything Everywhere All At Once’s sweep – the highest number of wins since 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire – came at the cost of [Angela Bassett remaining unrecognised by the Academy](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-angela-bassett-jamie-lee-curtis-b2299366.html). That’s why I think it’d be premature to lay any declaration of concrete progress at the feet of Everything Everywhere All At Once. For every momentous win came the queasy reminders of the Academy’s stubborn hypocrisies. [Michelle Yeoh](/topic/michelle-yeoh), who won Best Actress after a close race with Tár star Cate Blanchett, has spoken often about how she’s spent much of her illustrious career dreaming of a role like the one she was offered in Everything Everywhere All At Once. [Brendan Fraser](/topic/brendan-fraser), winning Best Actor for The Whale, spoke with gratitude – his performance was a major return to the industry, having experienced and survived some of its darkest aspects.

As Harrison Ford walked on stage to present the Oscar for Best Picture, Ke Huy proudly stood, clapped, and cheered for his Indiana Jones costar. Once he ...

After seeing Crazy Rich Asians in 2018 (he watched it three times in theaters and cried every time), Ke Huy was inspired to return to acting. (Ke Huy made sure to shout out his "Gooonies brother for life," actor Jeff Cohen, in his Oscar acceptance speech.) In 1992, he starred in Encino Man with Brendan Fraser, which ultimately turned out to be his last American film before his acting hiatus. As Harrison Ford walked on stage to present the Oscar for Best Picture, Ke Huy proudly stood, clapped, and cheered for his Indiana Jones costar. Though this isn't the first time Ke Huy and Harrison have reunited, the internet is obsessed with the two actors celebrating each other during such a monumental win. Later, Ke Huy surprised fellow Oscar winner Brendan Fraser backstage while speaking with Good Morning America.

Pauly Shore and Sean Astin were stoked to see their co-stars from Encino Man earning gold at the Academy Awards.

Shore has been openly campaigning for a sequel to Encino Man to happen at Disney+, noting how he's spoken with Astin and Fraser about the idea. Kimmel joked that it must be an incredible night for the two of them, though it must also be "a difficult night for Pauly Shore." "But what I REALLY loved is that my old buddies from back in the day, Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan, took home the Oscars! The actor shared a clip of Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel pointing out on the show how Fraser and Quan were both in Encino Man. [Sean Astin](https://movieweb.com/person/sean-astin/) said in a post on Twitter, "always with dignity, grace, loyalty, hope, joy & inspiration…. Fraser managed to snag the Best Actor honor for his acclaimed performance in The Whale, the first Oscar to be earned in the veteran actor's career.

Journey to the Center of the Earth VFX lead explains how Brendan Fraser went to bat for them when he found out they weren't being paid.

Brendan Fraser had no idea that the VFX artists hadn’t been paid and promised that he would keep in touch until things had been put right. He tried contacting Brendan Fraser directly, only for his “people” to say that they’d pass the information along to the actor. “This is Brendan Fraser, what the fuck is going on?” They owed us 1.3 million dollars.” He took the story to Variety, but they didn’t want to touch it. Rand guessed that the studio had put pressure on them to bury it. If you need another reason to love Brendan Fraser, you’ve come to the right place.

At the 95th Academy Awards, Fraser completed his career comeback by winning Best Actor for his moving performance in The Whale. In the wake of his Oscar win and ...

Unfortunately, not all VFX artists working in the film industry have "a righteous dude" like Fraser championing them to make sure they receive proper compensation. In a two-part Twitter post, Rand recounted the movie's behind-the-scenes struggles which almost saw its VFX artists not being paid for their work if it wasn't for Fraser who, as the star and executive producer of the movie, made it his personal mission to see the workers be compensated. At the 95th Academy Awards, Fraser completed his career comeback by winning Best Actor for his moving performance in The Whale.