Though He Won’t Attend, Brendan Fraser Is Golden Globe Nominated For ‘The Whale’

The story of Brendan Fraser and the Golden Globes is a controversial story, because until a few years ago the ‘The Mummy’ actor decided to talk about the abuses he had suffered at the hands of the president of the film association. After his remarks, Fraser admitted that he never returned to the awards and despite this, the actor received a nomination for his work in Darren Aronofksy’s upcoming film, ‘The Whale’ at the 80th awards.

This Monday, December 12, the list of candidates was announced in Golden Globeswhere is it Brendan Fraser earned a mention for ‘The whale’, for Best Actor in a Drama. Also in the category are other names such as Austin Butler for ‘Elvis’, Hugh Jackman for ‘The Son’, Bill Nighy for Living and Jeremy Pope for ‘The Inspection’.

Recently, Brendan Fraser says he won’t be attending the Golden Globes never again, because the president of the company sexually abused him many years ago, an event of which he barely spoke in 2018: “I will not participate. It’s because of the history I have with them. My mother didn’t raise a hypocrite. You can call me many things, but not like that,” said the actor.

Phillip Berk, then president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, abused ‘The Mummy’ actor in 2003 after the latter came over to say hello, and Berk took advantage of him. For many years, the director of the Golden Globes denied the fact, until he accepted responsibility for him, and was fired in 2021 after a letter about the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Brendan Fraser, ‘The Whale’ and the A24 nominees at the Golden Globes

Although he did not attend the awards ceremony, Brendan Fraser tops the A24 candidates at the Golden Globes. Well, in addition to ‘The Whale’, there is also ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ which received 6 nominations including Best Picture and Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh. The list is completed by Zendaya with HBO’s ‘Euphoria’ nominated for Best Performance.

‘The Inspection’, ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ and ‘Close’ are the other A24 productions nominated for the Golden Globes. Meanwhile, other prominent names attending the awards are Ana de Armas for her role as Marilyn Monroe in ‘Blonde’ for Netflix, as well as Cate Blanchett for ‘TÁR’, Olivia Colman for ‘The Empire of Light’, Viola Davis for ‘Woman King’ and Michelle Williams for ‘The Fabelmans’.

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, starring Colin Farrel and Barry Keoghan, led the Golden Globe nominations with 8 mentions and is already in the running as one of the favorites for an Oscar. For his part, Brendan Fraser consolidates with “The Whale” as one of the actors to be taken into consideration to win the gold statuette at the next Academy Awards.