Brendan Fraser fans celebrate comeback saying ‘no one is more deserving’ as he picks up Oscar for best actor
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBrendan Fraser took home the Academy Award for best actor on Sunday, and fans have said there is “no one more deserving”. The Oscar-winner, 54, earned the award for his role in Darren Aronofsky’s drama The Whale.
In the acclaimed film – based on Samuel D Hunter’s 2012 play of the same name – Fraser plays a reclusive and morbidly obese English teacher who attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, played by Stranger Things star Sadie Sink.
The Whale also earned the Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling. The Canadian-American actor became a huge star in the 1990s and early 2000s after starring in The Mummy trilogy and hit children’s comedy George of the Jungle.
He is also known for roles in Encino Man, Bedazzled, Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Crash. READ MORE: Oscars 2023: How to watch every Academy Award winning film including The Whale and Everything Everywhere His Oscar win rounds of a remarkable comeback having being out of the limelight for many years – including a five-year hiatus from Hollywood.
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