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# Brendan Fraser Moved to Tears During Standing Ovation for his Film 'The Whale'
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/brendan-fraser-moved-to-tears-during-standing-ovation-for-his-film-the-whale/
- Published: 2022-09-05T01:19:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T03:43:42.000Z
- Author: Celebritykind
- Tags: Awards, Brendan Fraser, #Migrated-1790725431459, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-29 23:45

**Brendan Fraser** is back - and he's clearly moved by the overwhelming show of support he's receiving for his new film, *The Whale.* 

The movie, directed by **Darren Aronofsky,** received a 6-minute standing ovation during its premiere screening at the Venice Film Festival, with Brendan visibly emotional in the audience.

> The standing ovation for [#TheWhale](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheWhale?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) was so enthusiastic, Brendan Fraser tried to leave the theater but the crowd’s applause made him stay. [#Venezia79](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Venezia79?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) [pic.twitter.com/ZZ0vbFX7Rl](https://t.co/ZZ0vbFX7Rl?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)
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> — Ramin Setoodeh (@RaminSetoodeh) [September 4, 2022](https://twitter.com/RaminSetoodeh/status/1566553463651287040?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)

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*The Whale* follows the story of Brendan's character Charlie, a 270-kg, middle-aged, gay man who wants to reconnect with his daughter, played by *Stranger Things* star **Sadie Sink.** While there has been some [criticism](https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/actors-in-fat-suits-brendan-fraser-emma-thompson-sarah-paulson-233044763.html?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io) of the film for putting Brendan in a prosthetic suit (rather than hiring a larger actor), the overall sentiment seems has been positive so far:

"Thank you for the warm reception," Brendan said during a press conference for the film, as reported by [The New York Times.](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/04/movies/brendan-fraser-the-whale-venice-film-festival.html?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)

"I'm looking forward to how this film makes a deep impression on everyone as much as it has on me."

This is his first leading role since 2013 where he portrayed Jack Damson in *Breakout.* 

*(Feature Image Credit: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images)*