Get the Oscar? Brendan Fraser again receives a 5 minute ovation for “The Whale”

Since starring in the trilogy “The Mummy”, Brendan Fraser has not been the center of attention until he starred in “The Whale”, the new film by director Darren Aronofsky, and which, after being applauded in Venice , is now revered again with 5 minutes of applause at the TIFF.

Last September 11, ‘The whale’ starring Brendan Fraser, it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), where, along with Sadie Sink from ‘Stranger Things’ and director Darren Aronofsky, they were cheered by the audience and critics of the event.

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According to information from Variety, Brendan Fraser’s new film was one of the most popular at TIFF in recent years. It was possible to listen to a five-minute tour for the performance of the protagonist of ‘The whale’, until some local guards asked for silence to organize a question and answer session.

I have learned that when you invest all you can and give it what you have as if it were the first and last time you do it, something important can arise. And I think with your help we could change some hearts and minds. “

In his acceptance speech for Best Performance at the TIFF Tribute Awards, Brendan Fraser was moved and could not hold back the tearsthough he joked about remembering the last time he received an award in his career, for “Pee Wee Bowling League”, when he was in fourth grade.

Brendan Fraser could go for his first Oscar nomination

After being mistaken for a successful film actor, for films like “The Mummy”, “Journey to the Center of the Earth” or “George of the Jungle”, now Brendan Fraser could be nominated for his first Oscar nomination for “The Whale. “, as assured by some experts from TIFF and the Venice Film Festival, where the film has already been shown.

‘The Whale’ is an A24 production, and it’s about Charlie, an obese teacher, who hasn’t been out for many years, and who, after a tragedy, tries to recover his relationship with his daughter, played by Sadie Sink, better known as Max in the Netflix series “Stranger Things”.

For now, the release date of “The Whale” remains December 9 worldwide, and if things go the way they are now, Brendan Fraser may have the chance to earn his first Oscar nomination for the world. next year, and also be a strong contender to take it home.