Brendan Fraser’s sons had a special gift waiting for their dad when the Oscar nominations were announced earlier this month. “They brought me a cake and balloons,” said Fraser, who earned his first…
Asked what went through his mind when he heard his name during the nominations announcement, Fraser said, “Surprised, astonishment, happiness, hopefulness and humility because even being nominated is the fulfillment of an aspiration that any actor would be hard pressed to not admit that they had the hope to even dare for.”
Fraser stars in “The Whale” as an obese recluse trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter after the death of his boyfriend. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, the film features Fraser starring along Hong Chau, who earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress. “I was planning on being asleep and not paying attention to them,” Chau said about the nomination announcement. “But I have a 15-year-old dog who wakes up at night as much as a newborn baby does who was crying. So I was already up at five and having coffee in bed and was very pleasantly surprised.”
The 90th Oscars will be handed out on March 12 during a live telecast on ABC from the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Jimmy Kimmel is set to return as host.
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