Brendan Fraser enjoyed another standing ovation as he accepted the TIFF Tribute Award for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s 'The Whale.'
: Following his peak popularity in the early 2000s, he went through a divorce and grappled with injuries he suffered while performing stunts onprofile, Fraser also claimed he was sexually assaulted by Philip Berk, former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and said he believed he was blacklisted after raising the allegations to the organization .
While Fraser has picked up more work in recent years, he’s often been featured in ensemble casts, like the celebrated miniseries. While accepting the TIFF Tribute Award, Fraser noted that the accolades he’d received in the past have also come for his work in such projects, like when the cast of“Apart from being part of some pretty impressive and talented ensemble casts, I think that the last time that I waited to hear my name called aloud to receive an award was in grade four,” Fraser joked.
Fraser went on to thank Aronofsky and Hunter for taking “a chance on me” by casting him in The Whale and spoke about the film as “a redemption story.” Though noting the extreme difficulties his character, Charlie, faces, he highlighted his ability to “see the good in others when they can’t see that in themselves.”
Fraser continued, “He can bring that out in them. And I am a firm believer that we need a little bit more of that in this world. Because, it’s the audience that gives cinema life. So I must thank you for keeping me in the job that I love, because it’s nice work if you can get it.” Growing visibly emotional, Fraser added, “I just want you to know how deeply I appreciate this affirmation. Thank you, thank you for this Tribute Award — it means a heck of a lot more to me than a participation bowling trophy.” He then ended with a quote from Herman Melville’sIn this article:
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