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'The Whale gives a voice to people like me': Sean Crawford says the Oscar-winning movie about a reclusive teacher with severe obesity resonates with his life.
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'The Whale gives a voice to people like me'
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Darren Aronofsky on The Whale and the Second Coming of Brendan Fraser: The director discusses his Oscar-nominated film about a morbidly obese online college ...
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Darren Aronofsky on The Whale and the Second Coming of Brendan Fraser
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‘The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness: In a thin-obsessed culture, fatness has become its own kind of monster. On 12 March 2023 ...
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‘The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness
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Brendan Fraser Offers Humble Response To The Whale Criticisms: Brendan Fraser offers a humble response to The Whale criticisms surrounding its depiction of ...
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Brendan Fraser Offers Humble Response To The Whale Criticisms
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Brendan Fraser has 'made peace' with his looks: Actor Brendan Fraser has "made peace" with the way he looks.
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Brendan Fraser has 'made peace' with his looks
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Brendan Fraser Officially Gets Best Actor Nomination at the Oscars: For his acclaimed performance in The Whale, Brendan Fraser has garnered his first Academy ...
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Brendan Fraser Officially Gets Best Actor Nomination at the Oscars
Quick Glance: Brendan Fraser's Deep Emotional Reaction To His First Oscar Nomination
  • Brendan Fraser sobs in The Whale.

  • Brendan Fraser, who played Charlie in The Whale, has received his first Oscar nomination and has expressed his emotional reaction to the news.

  • Fraser was one of five nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.

  • The Whale has been hailed as Brendan Fraser's comeback performance, as it was the actor's first major film role in nearly a decade.
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Sadie Sink on ‘The Whale’ and Lessons Learned From Taylor Swift: With Darren Aronofsky’s new film ‘The Whale,’ the ‘Stranger Things’ actress enters a new phase ...
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Sadie Sink on ‘The Whale’ and Lessons Learned From Taylor Swift
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‘Fatphobic’ or a life-saver? Why the public hate and love The Whale: Telegraph: Why Brendan Fraser's portrayal of an obese man has been called cruel.
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‘Fatphobic’ or a life-saver? Why the public hate and love The Whale
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Brendan Fraser caps comeback with best actor Oscar win for The Whale: The star of The Mummy and George of the Jungle returns from a decade in "the wilderness".
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Brendan Fraser caps comeback with best actor Oscar win for The Whale
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Darren Aronofsky Says Fat Suit Criticisms of The Whale 'Make No Sense to Me': Darren Aronofsky disagrees with the criticism The Whale has received.
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Darren Aronofsky Says Fat Suit Criticisms of The Whale 'Make No Sense to ...
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Brendan Fraser gave an emotional speech on his Hollywood comeback while accepting the best actor award for his role in “The Whale.”

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Brendan Fraser is up for the best actor Oscar. Talking about his role in The Whale, he calls for an end to obesity bias and says "we can do better” in how ... Show more

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Brendan Fraser caps career comeback with Oscar win: Brendan Fraser's best actor Oscar win on Sunday for his powerful performance as a morbidly obese man in ...
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Brendan Fraser caps career comeback with Oscar win
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‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser Deserves an Oscar and a Better Film: The actor’s performance as an obese man trying to make things right is as good as you’ve ...
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‘The Whale’ Review: Brendan Fraser Deserves an Oscar and a Better Film
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The Whale’s Hong Chau on backlash, awards and hitting Brendan Fraser: Adam White speaks to the scene-stealing star of ‘The Menu’ and ‘Downsizing’ ...
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The Whale’s Hong Chau on backlash, awards and hitting Brendan Fraser
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Brendan Fraser can’t save ‘The Whale’ : The actor plays a 600-pound gay man who suffers, and suffers, and suffers some more in Darren Aronofsky’s film.
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Brendan Fraser can’t save ‘The Whale’
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How fat people were portrayed on screen in 2022: Spoiler alert: it wasn't great!
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How fat people were portrayed on screen in 2022
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‘The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness: In a thin-obsessed culture, fatness has become its own kind of monster. On 12 March 2023 ...
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‘The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness
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Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale is dismal, claustrophobic and sometimes cruel: It’s thought that 42 per cent of American adults are obese, and 18 per cent severely ...
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Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale is dismal, claustrophobic and sometimes cruel
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'The Whale' coming to PH theaters on Feb. 22: Brendan Fraser's highly anticipated and much talked-about comeback movie, 'The Whale,' is coming to the Philippines ...
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'The Whale' coming to PH theaters on Feb. 22
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The Whale movie review: Brendan Fraser delivers the performance of a lifetime: The Whale movie review: Brendan Fraser delivers the performance of a lifetime
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THE CONVERSATION: ‘The Whale’ is a horror film that taps into our fear of fatness
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Is the Oscar-nominated film The Whale fatphobic or a lifesaver?: The Whale has been slammed as fatphobic and celebrated for humanizing people who face stigma for ...
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Is the Oscar-nominated film The Whale fatphobic or a lifesaver?
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser does his best with a movie that lays the pathos on thick
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'The Whale' Is As Unpleasant To Watch As It Is Remarkable: Brendan Fraser astounds in director Darren Aronofsky’s brutal, enraging new drama about one man's ...
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'The Whale' Is As Unpleasant To Watch As It Is Remarkable
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Brendan Fraser on obesity: 'You need to be an incredibly strong person': The former heart-throb plays a morbidly obese man in the new drama 'The ...
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Brendan Fraser on obesity: 'You need to be an incredibly strong ...