Brendan Fraser

Brendan Fraser is dad to sons Leland, 16, Holden, 18, and Griffin, 20 with ex-wife Afton Smith.

[he has talked about them](https://people.com/parents/brendan-fraser/) from time to time in interviews. "That and the feeling that sharing that moment with my loved ones is now a core memory of mine." "We are unbelievably proud. red carpet, Fraser's boys expressed their thoughts on their dad's nomination. Fraser also shares son Griffin, 20, with Smith. [Brendan Fraser](https://people.com/tag/brendan-fraser/) had the support of his family on his big night at the [Oscars 2023](https://people.com/tag/academy-awards/).

Brendan Fraser brought his girlfriend, Jeanne Moore, and two of his sons, Holden and Leland, to the 2023 Oscars.

He shares his three sons with ex-wife Afton Smith. [critically acclaimed performance in "The Whale,"](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/review-brendan-fraser-absolutely-extraordinary-tour-de-force-94478739) was joined by girlfriend Jeanne Moore and his sons Holden and Leland on the champagne-colored carpet. [Brendan Fraser](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/brendan-fraser-shares-transformed-role-whale-94548413) brought his family to the [2023 Oscars](https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/oscars).

After 20 long years, Brendan Fraser made a triumphant return to the Oscars on Sunday evening. The 54-year-old star — who is nominated for best actor for his ...

The last time Fraser attended the Academy Awards was in 2003. [highly lauded](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/fitness/brendan-fraser-the-whale-standing-ovation-48978057), though "The Whale" has been [criticized for its portrayal of fatphobia](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/the-whale-review-49041023). Fraser began his career as an action hero, playing George of the Jungle in 1997 and starring in the Mummy trilogy from 1999 to 2008. Noticeably absent was his eldest son, Griffin, who maintains a life outside of the spotlight. After 20 long years, Brendan Fraser made a triumphant return to the Oscars on Sunday evening. Brendan Fraser Makes a Triumphant Return to the Oscars After 20 Years

A look at thirteen friendships including Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, that were forged over a decade of intense annual Oscar campaigning.

Quan told reporters backstage at the Critics Choice Awards that Fraser “gave me a big hug and put his arm on my shoulder” after catching up for the first time in 30 years amid awards season. The Parasite filmmaker and Jojo Rabbit writer, director and star — both of whom went home with statuettes on Oscar night — paired up for the 2020 season, with Waititi telling THR on that year’s Oscars red carpet that of all the big awards moments he experienced during his film’s run, “my favorite interactions have been with director Bong. Also that year, former Doubt co-stars Meryl Streep (up for Florence Foster Jenkins) and Viola Davis (up for Fences, which she would win the Oscar for) reconnected at awards events, including the Golden Globes, where Davis presented the Cecil B. The two best actor nominees — Clooney for The Descendants and Dujardin (who went on to win) for The Artist — became fast friends on the awards circuit, which included cozying up at the 2012 Oscar Nominees Luncheon. One of the movies’ most famous duos came back together, offscreen, in 2016 when Winslet was recognized for her role in Steve Jobs and DiCaprio was on the journey to win his first Oscar for The Revenant. and Dornan’s starring role in best picture contender Belfast — leading to plenty of red carpet kisses. Both stars picked up Golden Globe wins to kick off the 2013 season, culminating in a best actress Oscar nomination for Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty and a best supporting actress nod (and win) for Hathaway for Les Misérables. [Oscars](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/t/oscars/), Leto for Dallas Buyers Club and Nyong’o for 12 Years a Slave, the duo developed a close relationship, with Leto even calling Nyong’o “my future ex-wife” in his 2014 Indie Spirits Awards speech. Robbie and Ronan appeared together onscreen that same year in Mary Queen of Scots. After Malek’s win, Cooper called him “an incredible actor” in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. He is my closest friend in the world and I just couldn’t imagine not being there to support him.” And support him she did, as Winslet was among the first to embrace DiCaprio after his acceptance speech. Hathaway called Chastain “my dear friend, work-wife and all-around wonder” on Instagram when commending the star’s performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which also garnered Chastain the Oscar statuette for best actress in 2022.

Brendan Fraser received an Oscar nomination for his role in The Whale. He and his new girlfriend Jeanne Moore went public in September.

The two met in 1993 at a party at their mutual friend Winona Ryder's house. He said, "Without the love of...the clarion call that is my girl Jeanne, I wouldn't be able to do any of this. Brendan was previously married to Afton Smith, an actress who appeared in Reality Bites, Fried Green Tomatoes, and George of the Jungle (alongside Brendan). Now that he's nominated for his first-ever Academy Award, we wouldn't be surprised to see more tears if he comes home the winner. This relationship is still fairly new, but Jeanne Moore has been by Brendan's side for about six months. This awards season, all eyes are on Brendan Fraser.

American actor Brendan Fraser has arrived at the Oscars and says it is a “huge accomplishment” to be there.

At the Academy Awards in LA, Oscar nominees Jamie Lee Curtis and Brendan Fraser discuss how they're feeling ahead of the ceremony. (March 12)

The Indianapolis, Indiana-born actor was clad in a black tuxedo with a black bow tie and black leather shoes, donning a bar pin on his chest.

Keeravaani, lyrics by Chandrabose - WINNER Mark Weingarten, James H. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER Notorious: Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. But larger concerns are swirling around the movie business. Royal: The actor was with his partner Jeanne Moore during entrances. Last year's awards had been looking like a comeback edition before 'the slap' came to define the ceremony. Michelle Yeoh - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNER The two films swept the Golden Globes earlier this month. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once - WINNERS [Top Gun: Maverick](/tvshowbiz/top-gun-maverick/index.html) has been nominated for six Oscars including Best Picture, in a sign that Hollywood is finally listening to audiences and honoring box office hits instead of arthouse favorites. He shares his sons with ex-wife Afton Smith, as well as 20-year-old son Griffin.

Ahead of the 2023 Oscars, Best Actor nominee and 'The Whale' cast member Brendan Fraser's girlfriend Jeanne Moore paid tribute to him on Instagram.

So grateful." "Awww. "Thank you so very much. Bring on the Oscars!" [The Mummy](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525078&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hulu.com%2Fmovie%2Fthe-mummy-c5f8d591-5654-4520-bda2-d6a8cc730a39) star's girlfriend Jeanne Moore stood alongside him as he won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role at the 2023 SAG Awards. What's more, he's being recognized for his role by way of a Best Actor nomination at the 2023 Oscars.

Brendan Fraser completes his comeback with a 2023 Oscar for his transformative, but controversial, lead performance in 'The Whale.'

[ he has also alleged ](https://www.gq.com/story/what-ever-happened-to-brendan-fraser) [that eight-term HFPA president Philip Berk sexually assaulted him](https://people.com/movies/brendan-fraser-says-2003-groping-incident-caused-him-emotional-and-personal-distress/). Berk was later expelled from the organization when it came out he had [sent an email](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-04-19/former-hfpa-president-faces-a-backlash-over-email-calling-black-lives-matter-a-hate-movement) calling Black Lives Matter a “racist hate movement,” spurring Globes broadcaster [NBC to call for his removal](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-04-20/nbc-dick-clark-productions-condemn-former-hfpa-presidents-actions-ask-for-his-ouster).) [Austin Butler](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/drv22mcy-io-123)‘s highly praised turn as the King of rock ‘n’ roll in “Elvis.” Fraser had said in advance [he would “not participate” in the Globes ceremony](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-11-16/award-favorite-brendan-fraser-will-not-participate-in-the-2023-golden-globes). Though Fraser has worked steadily in television and smaller movies in recent years, he hadn’t headlined a major theatrical release since 2010’s “Extraordinary Measures” with Harrison Ford. Hunter’s play), Fraser had won more than 20 lead actor prizes from critics’ groups including the Critics’ Choice Assn., and collected the most reliable Oscar precursor: the Screen Actors Guild Award. [Journey to the Center of the Earth](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jul-13-ca-fraser13-story.html),” best picture winner “Crash,” “Gods and Monsters,” “George of the Jungle” and many others.

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, ...

Putting Brendan in the film was a reason to make the movie.” Despite the pedigree of the playwright and the fact that previous Oscar nominee Aronofsky was attached to direct, it took 10 years to cast the role of Charlie. When asked what he thought of the Oscar buzz back at the start of it all at the [Variety TIFF studio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByKhfjRyymg), Fraser quoted author Herman Melville, saying: “I know not all that may come, but come what may, I will go to it laughing.” I want to tell you that only whales can swim at the depth of talent of Hong Chau [fellow nominee].” “I started in this business 30 years ago, things didn’t come easy to me but there was a facility that I didn’t appreciate at the time, until it stopped. “I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship ‘The Whale,'” Fraser said.

Everything Everywhere All At Once” has 11 nominations, more than any other film.

But this year, three were nominated for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER), The Batman Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans Production Design: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Avatar: The Way Of Water, Babylon, Elvis, The Fabelmans

Actor wins prize for performance as a reclusive, morbidly obese teacher in the drama directed by Darren Aronofsky.

Berk called the allegation “a total fabrication”. An internal investigation concluded that Berk had “inappropriately touched” Fraser, but said Berk’s action “was intended to be taken as a joke and not as a sexual advance”. Fraser defeated a field of contenders including Elvis’s Austin Butler and The Banshees of Inisherin’s Colin Farrell.

LOS ANGELES, March 12 (Reuters) - Brendan Fraser won his first Academy Award on Sunday for his performance as a 600-pound (270-kg) gay man trying to ...

"I needed to learn to absolutely move in a new way. The result left him barely able to walk in his character's cramped home. The role marked his return to the big screen as a leading man after a nine-year absence from major roles.

So this is what the multiverse looks like!” the star of The Whale exclaimed, taking the stage at the Oscars.

His role in The Whale, however, earned immense acclaim from the moment it premiered at the Venice Film Festival last fall. After a series of surgeries and some major roles he missed out on, he told Aronofsky said that he imagined “every movie star” in the role of Charlie, an English teacher grieving the loss of his partner and binge-eating to the point that he has become housebound. And I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale.” He then thanked screenwriter Samuel D. I thank the Academy for this honor and our studio, A24, for making such a bold film. One of the year’s most compelling comeback stories is now complete.

Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar for 'The Whale', beating fan favourite Austin Butler · This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser.

“I feel very sorry about the way Elvis (2022) was treated today. “The amount of pain he’s been through. The struggles. [Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/awards/oscars/2023-oscars-predictions-winners/) guessed correctly, predicting Fraser would take home the Oscar. Well deserved,” one tweet of Fraser. [Brendan Fraser](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity) has won Best Actor at the 95th Academy Awards for his role in The Whale.

Brendan Fraser tearfully accepted the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the film "The Whale" on Sunday.

[SAG](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/26/entertainment/sag-awards-2023-winners-list/index.html) Award and [Critics Choice Award ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/entertainment/brendan-fraser-critics-choice-awards/index.html)for his performance in “The Whale.” Fraser was nominated in his category alongside Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”), Paul Mescal (“Aftersun”), Austin Butler (“Elvis) and Bill Nighy (“Living”). [Brendan Fraser ](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/24/entertainment/brendan-fraser-the-whale-oscars/index.html)tearfully accepted the Academy Award for best actor for his role in the film “The Whale” on Sunday.

Brendan Fraser used many nautical metaphors in his acceptance speech for Best Actor. His role in The Whale was controversial but also won in many award ...

He didn’t win the [BAFTA](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/2023-bafta-film-awards-full-winners-list.html) or the [Golden Globe](https://www.vulture.com/2023/01/golden-globes-2023-winners-list.html), but the latter [wasn’t exactly a surprise](https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/brendan-fraser-wont-attend-golden-globes.html). “I’m grateful to Darren for throwing me a creative lifetime and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale,” Fraser said. Fraser’s comeback tour has had a mixed reception. For his performance in The Whale, Fraser won an award at TIFF, got a standing ovation at the [Venice Film Festival](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/venice-brendan-fraser-standing-ovation-the-whale.html), won at the [SAGs](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/2023-sag-awards-full-winners-list.html), and took awards at any number of Critics’ Circles. Gentlemen, you laid your whale-sized hearts bare so that we could see into your souls like no one else could do and it is my honor to be named alongside you in this category.” But the sea metaphors did not stop there. [2023 Academy Awards](https://www.vulture.com/_pages/clf30ys5v000z0idf9dmt0xql.html).

All four acting categories were won by veteran performers who have never been nominated – as Michelle Yeoh put it: 'Don't let anyone tell you you are past ...

A video of him, [teary-eyed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN3VEbUUGwM), made the rounds; he was equally overcome as he accepted the award for best actor at the Oscars. But Quan has spoken widely about the conservative industry he faced after his momentum vanished – one in which he languished, unable to find work as an Asian actor. “My journey started on a boat,” he said. Joining Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All at Once’s awards bonanza were co-stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan. Then, in 2018, Fraser alleged he had been sexually assaulted by Philip Berk, former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), While the film itself has been

It's official: Brendan Fraser has won the coveted Best Actor award at the 2023 Oscars for his role in “The Whale”. He beat out Austin Butler (“Elvis”), ...

Last year, the award went to Will Smith for his role as Richard Williams in “King Richard”. His turn in “The Whale” has been hailed as his comeback, although he never really left. The movie scored a total of three Oscar nominations, with “The Whale” also winning Best Makeup and Hairstyling. It’s been like I’ve been on a diving expedition on the bottom of the ocean and the air on the line to the surface is on a launch being watched over by some people in my life. “I want to tell you that only whales can swim at the depth of the talent of Hong Chau. I thank the Academy for this honour and for our studio H24 for making such a bold film.

Los Angeles: Actor Brendan Fraser, who won the Best Actor honour 'The Whale', got on stage and said he is grateful for the “creative lifeline”.

I just want to say thank you for this acknowledgement. I want to tell you that only whale’s can swim at the depth of talent of Hong Chau (fellow nominee). It is my honor to be named alongside you in this category.

Brendan Fraser talks backstage after winning the Academy Award for best actor and celebrates with a fellow Oscars winner.

"There are times in a career when the phone stops ringing for whatever reason," Fraser said. "No, no, that would be insane. It's been a pleasure."

Everything Everywhere All At Once” has 11 nominations, more than any other film.

But this year, three were nominated for the top prize: Top Gun: Maverick, Avatar: The Way Of Water and Elvis. The CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bill Kramer, said the group has implemented a “crisis team” to handle surprises at the event going forward. Will Smith was banned from attending the ceremony for 10 years. Sound: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick (WINNER), The Batman Original Score: All Quiet on the Western Front (WINNER), Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Everything Everywhere All At Once, The Fabelmans Best Picture: All Quiet on the Western Front, Avatar: The Way Of Water, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All At Once (WINNER), The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, Triangle of Sadness, Women Talking

Brendan Fraser, one of the most profound celebrities of the 90s and early 2000s has procured the title of Best Actor at the 95th Oscar Awards for his ...

Hunter, the film’s “lighthouse,” and other nominees whom he had beaten to earn the title saying that,” It is my honor to be named alongside you in this category.” His words of honor for his competitors truly reflect the sportsmanship he possesses. After acquiring enough fame from the Fraser earning the title of Best Actor at the Oscars was not surprising as Charlie of The Whale was already receiving appreciation when it got premiered at The Venice Film Festival. And I’m grateful to Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the good ship The Whale.” He then extended his thankful words for Samuel D. I thank the I wanted to disappear into it.

Hollywood actor Brendan Fraser thought his name had been read out by mistake when he was announced as the winner in the Oscars' Best Actor category.