Brendan Fraseris getting emotional again.
On Tuesday, the 53-year-old actor came close to tears when honored with a 5-minute standing ovation for his role inThe Whaleat the London Film Festival.
Audience member Steph Tataryn commented that Fraser deserved “ALL THE AWARDS” after watching the movie in the British capital.
“Fraser gives everything and beyond and not a second of screen time is wasted,” she added on social media. “Heartbreaking and painful to watch at times butimpossible to turn awayfrom.”
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“Am I at Venice?” added fellow guest Lauren Bradshaw in reference to an8-minute standing ovationFraser received at the Venice Film Festival last month.
“5 min standing ovation for Brendan Fraser’smasterpiece performancein #TheWhale. He had the crowd in the palm of his hand the entire movie. My heart is in my throat,” Bradshaw added.
ActorNick Krollhas also praised Fraser’s role in the movie, which details the life of a reclusive writing instructor who is struggling to reconnect with his teenage daughter — for which Fraser underwent a huge physical transformation to play the 600 lbs. man
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Fraser has been collecting numerous awards for the role, including the Tribute Award at last month’sToronto International Film Festivalgala.
The Whalepremieres in theatres on Dec. 9.
source: people.com
