Los Angeles: For the first time since 1935, Fraser was one of five first-time candidates in the category. In addition to William Nighy from Living, Colin Farrell from The Banshees of Inisherin, Paul Mescal from Aftersun, and Austin Butler from Elvis, Fraser won the role.
Fraser believes that the part of Charlie, a 600-pound reclusive gay English teacher trying to mend fences with his adolescent daughter, came along at at the right time.
Fraser claimed that if he had started his profession sooner, he would not have had the life experience or suffering necessary to accurately portray a character who experiences sadness, pain, and even fatal obesity.
Standing ovations were given to Fraser for his performance at the Venice and Toronto film festivals, and the early plaudits grew throughout the fall and winter. He not only received the best reviews of his career but also won a SAG Award for it. It's a comeback in one's career, something Hollywood has long cherished.
The comedy Encino Man and the drama School Ties, both released in the early 1990s, helped the 54-year-old American-Canadian actor find success. He starred alongside fellow Oscar candidate Michelle Yeoh in George of the Jungle and The Mummy trilogy, which featured him on the movie posters. In Gods and Monsters, The Quiet American, and the 2006 Best Picture winner, he performed dramatic turns. Crash.
He also worked on some disastrous ventures. Fraser then practically vanished.
He spent several years away from the big screen coping with a number of personal concerns, including a divorce, the passing of his mother, health issues, and an alleged assault by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association president. He boycotted this year's Golden Globes as a result.
Before making an appearance in filmmaker Steven Soderbergh's film No Sudden Move two years ago, he regained professional momentum with a number of cable TV episodes.