Oscars 2023: Twitter Celebrates As Brendan Fraser Wins Best Actor Oscar For 'The Whale'

In the movie, Mr Fraser stars as the morbidly obese teacher.The 95th Academy Awards kickstarted on Monday at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. American actor Brendan Fraser, the 90s heartthrob who made a career comeback with his awards season run for ‘The Whale’, won the Oscar for best actor. In the movie – directed by Darren Aronofsky and adapted by Samuel D Hunter from his own play – Mr Fraser stars as the morbidly obese teacher. He defeated a field of contenders including Elvis’ Austin Butler and The Banshees of Inisherin’s Colin Farrell.Taking to the stage, an emotional Mr Fraser said, “So this is what the multiverse looks like!” He paid tribute to the film’s director, Darren Aronofsky and writer Samuel Hunter. “You laid your whale-sized hearts bare so we could see into your souls,” he said. Mr Fraser closed his speech by touching on his early years in the industry. “I started in this business 30 years ago,” he said. “Things didn’t come easily to me but there was a facility I didn’t appreciate at the time until it stopped,” he added.Now, celebrating his big win, internet users flooded Twitter with all kinds of reactions.“Brendan Fraser deserved it more
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