Brendan Fraser's exciting speech

Brendan Fraser

won the award for best actor

at the

for

(The Whale) and his speech was the most exciting delivery.

In the consecration film, the actor plays an obese teacher who does not stop eating because he suffers from a deep depression.

Fraser's intervention was the most moving moment of the night and he was noticed on the networks with wholesale congratulations and lines of redemption for an actor who seemed forgotten.

As soon as he heard his name as the winner and after the obligatory hugs, Fraser took the stage, gave a warning about the critics (

) and was more than satisfied that they chose him. .

Brendan Fraser, accepting the award.

Photo Reuters

It happened in Los Angeles during the

of the Critic's Choice Awards.

The 54-year-old actor thanked and praised his castmates.

He named

and

and, of course, praised director

's dedication .

Visibly moved, he said: "

and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you found me," he said, looking at Aronofsky.

Why the metaphor?

Because the director put the actor from

in the foreground after years of having lost substance in projects without the slightest artistic repercussion.

"You just showed me where to go to get to where I needed to be," he told Aronofsky, famous since 

.

Fraser, who is now moving up ten squares in the competition to win an Oscar, added a reflection about the movie

: “It's about love,” he said, “about recovery.

and I'm so lucky to have worked with such an amazing set of people."

self help message

Fraser, as he appears in "The Whale". Photo Archive Clarín

He continued visibly emotional and with a sober self-help message: "If you're like Charlie, who I played in this movie, you struggle with obesity or just feel like you're in a dark sea, I want you to know that if you too can have the strength to stand up and go to the light,

.

Highlighted as the most stellar figure of the installment, the actor was speechless: "This is more than can be said" and emphasized that the film, more than a film, is an act of faith:

we had the opportunity to do this kind of thing.

I think it can help do a lot of good."

Ever since

(

) made its way into festivals -the premiere was at the Venice Mostra-, there is talk of Fraser and a kind of "great comeback".

Of course, the actor was not retired by any means, just that the repercussions of Aronofsky's latest film are "fattening" the aspirations of the project: these awards, the Critic's Choice Awards, are considered a

"The film is about finding light in a dark place and I'm very lucky to have worked with such an amazing group of people." AP Photo

middle-aged man

named Charlie tries to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter.

The two parted ways after Charlie left his family for his gay lover, who later died.

Charlie replaced the pain and guilt over overeating.

​As

we said, this 

made its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, in September 2022, receiving a standing ovation that lasted several minutes, including an extra applause of 

for Fraser.

On January 24 it will be finally known if Fraser will be nominated for best actor with a view to the Oscars.

The 95th Annual Hollywood Academy Awards will take place on

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