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After facing backlash for wearing a fat suit, celebrities such as Chris Sullivan and Sarah Paulson opened up about taking on their respective roles.

Darren Aronofsky‘s Protozoa Pictures and Los Angeles Media Fund are launching a joint venture focused on commissioning and producing new live theater projects as well as co-producing and supporting larger productions.

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Gordon and Will Speck have signed a first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to develop and produce feature films. The news comes in the wake of their feature take of children’s book Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile grossing over $104M WW.

Brendan Fraser is the sixth heterosexual man to win a best actor Oscar for portraying a gay man.

Best ActorActor Brendan Fraser has made a triumphant return to the big screen, winning his first-ever Oscar in a coup few could have predicted just a few years back.Fraser received the Best Actor award for his role as Charlie, a reclusive English professor who weighs over 600 pounds and is struggling to reconnect with his daughter in the movie The Whale. The character is also dealing with the death of his partner, which caused him to gain weight and become isolated from his family, who rejected him after coming out.The Whale is based on the play of the same name by openly gay writer Samuel D.

Brendan 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.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Brendan Fraser, the ’90s heartthrob who made a career comeback with his awards season run for “The Whale,” won the Oscar for best actor. An emotional Fraser got on stage and exclaimed, “so this is what the multiverse looks like!” He then continued down a nautical-themed speech thanking his cast, crew and family. “I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship ‘The Whale,'” Fraser said. “That was written by Samuel D. Hunter who is our lighthouse. Gentleman, you laid your whale-sized hearts bare so that we could see into your souls like no one else could do. It is my honor to be named alongside you in this category. I want to tell you that only whales can swim at the depth of talent of Hong Chau [fellow nominee].”

Oscar at tonight’s (March 12) ceremony for his role in The Whale.The ceremony took place in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre, with Everything Everywhere All At Once leading the nominations going into the show.Fraser was named Best Actor for his role as Charlie in The Whale. “So this is what the multiverse looks like!” he joked as he collected the award.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Brendan Fraser’s massive popularity has revitalized the 54-year-old actor’s career. It has brought him to his first-ever Oscar nomination for best actor for his towering performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.” For this week’s video episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we sat down with Brendan Fraser to discuss the “The Brenaissance” and what the past year has meant to him. We also played a game called “Who’s Babe Is It Anyway?” — where Fraser guesses which of his former co-stars said a particular line. How well do you think he did? Watch the full video above. The podcast, with added guest Cate Blanchett, the Oscar-nominated actress of “Tár,” will be released on Friday.

On Sunday, Brendan Fraser took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. The 54-year-old star beat out Adam Sandler, Austin Butler, Bill Nighy and Colin Farrell to take home the trophy for his powerful performance in “The Whale”, and was already in tears as he took the stage to accept the award.

Brendan Fraser took home the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role. The 54-year-old star beat out Adam Sandler, Austin Butler, Bill Nighy and Colin Farrell to take home the trophy for his powerful performance in and was already in tears as he took the stage to accept the award.«I'm smiling and breathing, that's half the job!» he joked with the crowd as he took a deep breath.«I will treasure this, but never more than how I treasured… my SAG card that I earned in 1991,» Fraser shared. «It made me feel like I belonged.

Brendan Fraser will receive the Spotlight Award, Actor at the Palm Springs Film Festival’s awards ceremony, taking place in person at the Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5. The award comes in recognition of the actor’s performance in the critically acclaimed A24 drama The Whale from filmmaker Darren Aronofsky.

Viewers got a closer look into Brendan Fraser's heartbreaking portrayal of an English professor struggling with both a broken family and life-threatening morbid obesity with the release of the latest trailer for The Whale on Wednesday.The more in-depth trailer delves further into the 600lb English professor Charlie (Fraser) and his relationship with his estranged teenage daughter (played by Stranger Things star Sadie Sink).It also shares a bit of Charlie's dynamic with his caretaker, a nurse named Liz (Hong Chau) who urges him to focus on his health.The trailer arrives as The Whale — directed by Darren Aronofsky and adapted by Samuel D. Hunter from his play of the same name — is already getting plenty of buzz in limited release before a planned wide expansion on December 21.  Hearbreaking: Viewers got a closer look into Brendan Fraser's heartbreaking portrayal of an English professor struggling with a broken family and life-threatening morbid obesity with the release of the latest trailer for The Whale on WednesdayThe trailer's opening highlights how Charlie is still staying engaged with work, even as he appears to rarely leave his home due to his size.He lectures a university English class virtually, but he keeps his camera turned off, making him a mystery of sorts to his students.

From its triumphant world premiere (with seven-minute standing ovation) at the Venice Film Festival, A24 opens Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale in theaters this weekend amid a whirl of Oscar buzz around star Brendan Fraser. The former action star carries the psychological drama as Charlie, a reclusive and severely obese English teacher trying to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

The in-person promotional push for the upcoming acclaimed film The Whale made its way to New York City. Hosting the special event at the American Bar, Variety recognized leading man Brendan Fraser and director Darren Aronofsky for their work on the psychological drama, which focuses on his character, Charlie, 'a reclusive 600-pound man trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter', according to CNN.The lead-up to the theatrical release in December has been an emotional ride for Fraser, who was brought to tears after the world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival in September, and then nearly shed more appreciative tears again at the BFI London Film Festival last week. Man of the moment: Brendan Fraser, 53, attended Variety's The New York Party edition with a special event that honored the actor and director Darren Aronofsky for their work on their new film, The Whale, held at the American Bar in New York City on WednesdayThe event served as a cross promotion of sorts for the publication, considering Fraser and Aronofsky are also on the cover Variety's current 'The New York Issue'.The former star of The Mummy trilogy, 53, kicked his evening off by stepping out in front of photographers decked out in navy blue slacks with a navy blue pinstripe blazer.

supports HTML5 videoBrendan Fraser became emotional as he received a massive standing ovation for his new film The Whale.The acclaimed actor, 53, was a massive star in the 90s and early 2000s, having appeared in some of the biggest action films of the decade.However he took a long break from acting after suffering multiple injuries, going through a divorce and battling with depression, as well as speaking out about an alleged sexual assault.The actor has been welcomed back to the industry with open arms by fans, with The Whale massively anticipated – particularly after its incredible reception at the Venice Film Festival.On Tuesday night, the Mummy star received rapturous applause as his new film was screened at the London Film Festival, with Brendan becoming visibly emotional.Brendan, who was on stage as the cheering audience leapt to their feet, was in tears at the five-minute-long ovation, and was hugged tightly by Samuel D Hunter, who wrote the play the film is based on.brendan fraser during standing ovation for the whale at #lff the ð pic.twitter.com/otuAMfGOPHFootage from the emotional moment was shared on social media, with Twitter users becoming as emotional as Brendan as they shared their joy at his return to the screen.‘I have never seen a standing ovation at London Film Festival but Brendan Fraser just blew the roof off,’ one person present at the premiere wondered.Another shared a clip of the moment Brendan took a bow of thanks on stage, captioning the sweet moment with a teary-eyed emoji.brendan fraser stayed to watch the whale and he went on stage afterwards 𥹠pic.twitter.com/4lBkL0hvzfI have never seen a standing ovation at London Film Festival but Brendan Fraser just blew the roof off #LFF #TheWhale

Brendan Fraser became emotional as he received a massive standing ovation for his new film The Whale. The acclaimed actor, 53, was a massive star in the 90s and early 2000s, having appeared in some of the biggest action films of the decade. However he took a long break from acting after suffering multiple injuries, going through a divorce and battling with depression, as well as speaking out about an alleged sexual assault.

BRENDAN Fraser broke down in tears after the London Film Festival audience gave his movie The Whale a standing ovation last night. The actor, 53 - who plays Charlie in the psychological drama film - got very emotional as he embraced the cheers from viewers on stage after the movie had finished. Brendan received a five minute ovation for the film after it was screened at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre on Tuesday night.

Brendan Fraser was the recipient of a very rare event at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival.

Director Darren Aronofsky embraced Brendan Fraser as the lights came up, the credits rolled, and applause rang through the auditorium at the UK premiere of their latest film, The Whale, at the London Film Festival Tuesday evening.

Clayton Davis “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story,” “White Noise” and “The Whale” are among the first films announced for this year’s Middleburg Film Festival in Virginia, celebrating its tenth anniversary. “Everything Everywhere All at Once” breakout star Stephanie Hsu will be given the Rising Star Award, for her incredible performance in The Daniels’ critically-acclaimed dramedy, which has generated awards buzz. The fest will also hold a special screening of the movie after its huge success, becoming A24’s first film to surpass $100 million. The entire festival will be held in person with screenings, conversations and events from Oct. 13-16. Opening the fest on Thursday is Netflix’s “White Noise” starring Adam Driver. Writer and director Noah Baumbach will return after bringing “Marriage Story” (2019), to accept the 10th Anniversary Spotlight Filmmaker Award.