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Brendan Fraser brings everyone to tears with poignant speech

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2023-01-21 14:15:19

Brendan Fraser delivered an emotional speech at the Critics Choice Awards...

Brendan Fraser brings everyone to tears

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...after winning a major award in the Best Actor category for his performance in the film The Whale.

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Fraser, who has been absent from major Hollywood productions for several years, first wanted to thank the actors who accompanied him in The Whale...

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...and especially the director of the film, Darren Aronofsky.

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"I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you found me" he said.

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"And like all the best directors, you merely just showed me where to go to get to where I needed to be," Fraser adds.

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Then, in tears, Brendan Fraser then addressed the audience:

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"If you're a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie, and you struggle in some ways with obesity..."

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"...or that you feel like you're in a dark sea..."

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"I want you to know that if you too can have the strength to get on your feet and go into the light... good things will happen!"

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