Brendan Fraser won Best Actor at the 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night. He beat out a number of actors, including Elvis star Austin Butler, who won the best drama actor award at last week’s Golden Globes.
The Critics Choice Association, consisting of more than 600 entertainment critics and journalists, picked Fraser, whose role as a reclusive, obese teacher got a standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
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Fraser, who starred in films such as The Mummy (1999) and George of the Jungle (1997), has been working outside of the limelight for the past 10 to 15 years.
Two years ago, Steven Soderbergh pulled the actor out of obscurity for the heist film No Sudden Move, and just last year, he starred in Darren Aronofsky‘s The Whale. Since its release, critics have praised Fraser’s performance as his career best.
Fraser got emotional when his name was announced.
