Brendan Fraser Wins Best Actor in a Leading Role for 'The Whale' | 95th Oscars (2023) 

I HATE that he thought we forgot him... when we were just missing him. I genuinely MISSED him. I had no idea where he went. He was hands down my favourite actor as a teen.

Greatest comeback in history.

He won the best actor award and spends the whole time praising his coworkers, such a good guy

From “Looney Tunes: Back in Action” to “The Whale”. One of the most grown-up actors ever. Extremely fair victory.

One of the greatest comeback in history. This man left Hollywood for a few years then suddenly make a comeback, deliver one of the best performance of last year and won an Oscar? Now that's a true achievement right there, so happy for Fraser. Cheers to his future, this is just the beginning of his comeback

When they said Brendan Fraser's name I screamed, jumped and cried for his winning. I have never been so happy for someone. He really deserved it ❤️❤️. I have been supporting him from the beginning, he is one of the most beloved actors, I love him so much 💟

Respect Brendan Fraser. Protect Brendan Fraser. Support Brendan Fraser. Embrace Brandon Fraser. And most of all: Love Brendan Fraser ❤️

Next to Leo and Joaquin Phoenix, this is the most deserved Oscar of all time. You could visually see him holding back every emotion in his speech but it was the emotion of 30 years in the making. No one has ever worked this hard for an Oscar

I’ll never forget when I tried not to scream when he won the Oscar. Brenden most definitely deserves an Oscar.

The turns the world takes, Brendan was rejected and sidelined by the industry, but they elevated him to the biggest role of his career. He arrived on time. I loved and cried. Well deserved.

I'll never forget his dorky but courageous and brave personality shown in the Mummy franchise. Brendan was like the Indiana Jones of us 90s babies and after all the trauma and adversities he had to go through during the 2000s this is the reward of all those years of suffering and dejection

Brendan Fraser, Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan. This is really the year of comeback! And almost 20 million turned in, this is the proof that it's what the people want!

This was easily the tightest category this year, all of the nominees could have won for their incredible performances. But I'm glad the award went to Fraser; as he not only gives a brutal and moving performance but also marks a triumphant return to someone who was shut out for many years. What a wonderful comeback.

“Only the whales can swim at the depth of the talent of Hong Chau”🥺

What a time to be alive! We got to see two amazing actors making a comeback in the same year and won an Oscar in the same year. God bless Ke Huy Quan and Brendan Fraser, looking forward to see how their career will go after their Oscar win, Hollywood should give these two more great roles

I love his humility. He just looked so surprised that he won.

Hugely deserved. I sat in the theatre for 10 minutes after the film ended just to gain my composure. I was so moved by his performance.

Brendan Fraser is one true inspiration, ever since I saw him in “The Mummy” For me, i was expecting that Austin Butler to win for his role in “Elvis”, but after watching “The Whale”, I knew that Brendan created the most wonderful and complex performance of a lifetime. A deserving victory.

Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser has such a nice ring to it.

Regardless of the context and controversy of the character he played, you can't deny that it's an incredible performance, and Brendan in a genuinely nice person who deserved a glorious comeback like this.

One of the few actor you cannot hate. He’s such a charismatic guy you just want to give him a warm hug and talk about how your day was with. I’m so happy he’s getting his flowers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the King of the Jungle."

I don't think I've EVER heard a more humble and grateful Oscar speech.........

From "The Mummy" to "The Whale", what a great comeback.

Brendan Fraser was everyone's childhood hero, including mine, and this comeback is well deserved! Welcome back Brendan, we all missed you and we never forgot you! We'll always support you Brendan because you are amazing!

Fully deserved! Huge congratulations to Brendan!

I just watched The Whale, and his performance was amazing. I cried so much. Welcome back, Brendan

I didn't see The Whale prior to Brendan Fraser winning his Oscar. But after watching it, I'm so glad he won. Way to go, Brendan. And what a night for Oscar winning performances. All four were first time nominees and first time winners.

I love how even though Darren wasn’t nominated that year, he still showed up at the ceremony for Brendan’s victory. Because Darren lead him to his comeback.

What a perfect comeback! What an emotional and genuine speech! I felt so excited for his win! Brendan won the Critics Choice Award, the SAG Award and then the Academy Award! His performance in The Whale was so moving and really blew my mind! I’m so glad that his dream really came true!❤

Brendan's Oscar was well deserved. His performance reminded me quite a bit of Ernest Borginine's fantastic Oscar-winning performance in Marty (1955). In fact, Marty and The Whale would make a great double feature. Very moving and emotional character studies.

This was one of the most deserving Best Lead Actor wins I've ever seen.

My heart was pounding during the final moments when they said, “and the Oscar goes to......Brendan Fraser”......I totally lost it! I was whooping and hollering. I hadn’t watched the Oscars in years but I did this year only because of Brendan. So happy for him....as for the rest of the nominees....they were all deserving as well. And for Brendan to acknowledge them was pure class! Bravo!

I've never cried during an Oscar speech before

One of the most deserved wins of all-time, up there with Philip Seymour Hoffman for me!

Brendan gave and achieved it all: the best performance of his career, arguably the best male performance of the year and one of the best redemptions ever. Paul Mescal looked so excited to win and kind of sad when he lost, I hope one day I get that win

I love everything about it. The silence in the room when he talks. Colin Farell shaking his hand. Everybody is granting him his absolute best Performance. I just watched the movie and I cried and cried and when I believed there is no more tears there were more. It's one of the best movies in the world.

Watching Brendan get his Oscar is my happy place! Whenever life gets me down I come here and see this the greatest of all comebacks in history! I have loved him from the very start of his career and supported him when he disappeared from us praying he would come back and we would see this most humble and gentle of men once again, Brendan you are simply perfect in every sense of the word !

It's good to live in a world where Jessica Chastain and Brendan Fraser finally both own an oscar ❤

I still remember I was doing night shift, when I heard Brendan's name, I was literally jumping and shouting out of joy! People thought I was 🤣 but a very little they knew❤

The young Austin Butler an the great Colin Farrell seemed so genuinely happy for Brendan Fraser, it's heart warming

What a thrill it is to know that Brendan Fraser is an Academy Award winner now

Congratulations to Brendan, he certainly made a comeback in style, alongside his former "Encino Man" costar, Ke Huy Quan.

I was at work watching this, before the Oscars were about to start I created a voting game for all my coworkers to choose who will win the Oscar. I was having lunch watching the TV, I went onto my push to talk radio and announced that we are up to the Oscar for Best Actor and I when I said his name I could hear all my friends clapping and cheering throughout the store. He has truly made a triumphant comeback.

When the Oscar’s were happening, I was a massive fan of the film Elvis, and was beyond upset that Austin butler didn’t win best actor. Today I watched the whale for the first time and I believe he truly deserves this Oscar, it was a beautiful film and an amazing comeback for Brendan Fraser

A HUGE congratulations to Brendan Fraser! Grew up with The Mummy, George Of The Jungle, Looney Tunes: Back In Action, Journey To The Center Of The Earth, and he officially won an Oscar for The Whale! What a huge comeback for his career!!

I like Austin Butler's nod when they announce the winner. Even he knew Brendan deserved it.

Notice how Austin Butler immediately jumps up from his seat to give applauds for Brendan. Such a class act, I hope he goes as far as Brendan and gets his Oscar one day too.

I had the pleasure of speaking with this man a couple of years ago, through a virtual comic cons meet and greet. Growing up, he was my childhood hero, and I’m happy to say he still is. This is an award that has definitely been well earned much love to this man!

He protec He attac But most importantly He came back.

When Brendan Fraser won the Oscar, I jumped and screamed like a little boy who just got a new game that he wanted. I'm so happy that Brendan won the Oscar. He truly deserved it more than any other actor.

My mom and I screamed and cheered so loudly for him. This still brings tears to my eyes today because you can hear how humble and genuine Brendan is. He deserved this. We do not deserve him.

Fraser alongside Di Caprio has been the most heartfelt wins in Oscar recent history

This ceremony was really close to the good old days of the Oscars, congratulations.

I have never cried so much during a film than when I did with The Whale. One of the most humanizing performances I've ever seen by Fraser wow, the Oscar was SO well deserved. Long live B.F.!

Everytime I watch this clip, I still cross my finger for, Brendan Fraser. Thank God he won the it. This was a great night all our Childhood Hero's for sure.

Movie was so amazing and sad. He deserved this award more than anyone in that list. They were good but he was amazing, so happy for him

1:12 I was waiting the whole ceremony for this moment. And it became true. What an awesome comeback (along with Ke Huy Quan). Brendan Fraser, Phoenix from the Flames.

His reaction is amazing. He was my hero on screen as a child. No matter the horrific feats he faces he overcame! And now he’s really doing it!

I literally cried, i was so happy for him 😭🥹

Such a beautiful performance and such a well deserved win! I'm so happy to see him back, and wish him continued success.

The end scene in The Whale was the most moving ending I've ever seen in a movie from while.

He’s always been famous to me. So much humility.

Such a humble man. Truly a wonderful human being. And a very fine actor. God Bless Him.

I think it is safe to say that A24 dominated this year's Oscars.

I've just watched the film, I thought it was magnificent and his acting was powerhouse, he truly deserved this I'm so happy for him, when he won and I heard he'd won, I was overjoyed and so glad for him, I've always liked him,

He is my favourite actor... Finally, he deserved this after a long struggle...salute to Brendan Fraser, a good man.

A childhood icon we missed seeing on the big screen has returned to us triumphantly. That’s Brendan Fraser, people.

This man has suffered so much in hes life and u can totally tell he was not expecting it and im so happy for him grew up watching hes movies as a kid and so happy for him 😊

After all he had been through, I was so pleased that the Oscars did him justice by awarding him for Best Actor! Also... I did not expect he would start this speech by mentioning the Multiverse. A good surprise, still.

i Love how Halle smiles when she finds out he won the oscar

The Brenaissance was real. We witnessed it. What an achievement

The Mummy is without a doubt my favorite childhood movie. If it's on somewhere, I always watch it to the end. That movie got me through cancer, I used to put it on every night before chemo and it was like a warm blanket wrapping around me so I could sleep. It wasn't until years later I found out that re watching the same movie is an anxiety triggered response to comfort yourself, because you know whats going to happen, the movie never changes. Thanks Brendan, you're an amazing human being.

I swear, If I see a fangirl in the comments complaining about Austin Butler not winning...

George of the Jungle is now an Academy Award winner.

And the Oscar goes to… The Great Brendan Fraser, I’m so happy him!!😊 He deserved it for the amazing performance in The Whale and for the return in Hollywood industry! I would like to mention Hong Chau she is amazing to, and she didn’t win any awards!😒 Another mention for Sadie Sink, she is incredible in the movie, is acting talent is out of the ordinary!😉🤩

And seeing Samuel and other cast members crying for Brendan is beautiful. Shows how much of a great person Brendan is. I haven't seen the cast cry for a fellow actor winning a Oscar I don't think?

He deserves this award. Overcoming story. May he return even more to the cinema screens.

I could care less about awards but man.... he truly deserved this and I'm so happy for him. I just love Brendan. He was amazing in The Whale

His performance was so heartbreaking and it’s those performances you really feel for them and shows the actors are willing to be that raw and vulnerable and Fraser did that.

Deserved. Regardless of how you feel about the film. He nailed it.

I love the harp cue at 1:35, perfect timing to show that Oscar gold! Congrats Brendan Fraser!!

I hoped for Colin, Austin,Bill and Paul get an Oscar one day soon.

I just finished watching the movie, and few have left me with a lump in my throat at the ending. This was one of them.

I love his speech, but I really love the hug he gives his sons and the shoutout to his son at home. He's a genuine guy.

Seeing his sons hug him was everything

I love the reaction of Austin Butler when Brendan has won

Blast From the Past will always be my all-time favorite Brendan Fraser movie. I re-watch it every single year. Still can't believe my lovely Brendan is an Oscar winner. He deserved it. Brilliant performance

Every other nominee didn't even blink or show an ounce of disappointment at this announcement. A couple of them even pumped their fists for him; each of them knows he deserves it.

"So this is what the multiverse looks like!" will forever be my favorite quote.

I have never felt so proud! That day i cried, got so emotional, growing up watching my favourite actor, my hero, he who inspired me to be an actor. I thank you Brendan! I think we've all waited for so long for this to happen! x

Brendan Fraser was shaking because he couldn’t believe he made it. This guy is one of my favourite actors of all time and he well deserved it. The voice the shake in it the words. Truly spectacular for this comeback.

When his name was called, I screamed. Then cried. I didn't know him from The Mummy, George of the Jungle or Bedazzled. I knew him from the very underrated 'Looney Tunes Back In Action'. I watched that movie almost religiously when I was little. I remembered his name, but never thought much else about him. Until last year, with the Venice Film Festival standing ovation. When I heard about the event, I thought to myself "Oh! Brendan Fraser? I remember him". Out of interest, I decided to do some research. I read about his triumphs, his hardships, but most importantly his courageousness, and his truly inspiring perseverance. Witnessing his comeback has been so amazing and heart-warming. We're so incredibly proud of you, you amazing man.

Well deserved, that movie was a masterpiece, a Picasso, a Mozart, a Rembrandt. A beautiful piece of art.

Every single acting win was INCREDIBLE.

Antony Hopkins in The Father & Brendan Fraser in The Whale ❤

The way he gets excited.. so sincere and emotional😢

Bro give this man an oscar

Merecido pela atuação e carreira. Ele é um sobrevivente da depressão profunda, e essa volta por cima foi realmente uma prova da sua força de vontade e talento. Saia da escuridão e venha para a luz

Dear Brendan Congratulations and please never ever disappear from the limelight again you may have done The Whale & Killers of the Flower Moon please do more movies Your fan from the Philippines PS: I also love the way when you shake Colin Farrell's hand