Brendan Fraser sensationally branded the Golden Globes award a “hood ornament” that “means nothing to me.”
The actor, 54, skipped this yr’s star-studded ceremony after he received a nod for Best Actor in a movie drama for his performance in Darren Aronofsky’s “The Whale.”
Fraser lost out on the gong to Austin Butler, who scooped up the award for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis.”
But had he won the award, Fraser says he wouldn’t have cared for it.
“I discovered myself wondering is that this a cynical nomination,” Fraser said on “The Howard Stern Show.” “I couldn’t really tell due to my history with them and that I still have yet to see the outcomes from their reformation.”
“All of us are still awaiting that, to let you know the reality… What does matter is that it could mean nothing to me? I don’t want it. I didn’t ask to be considered even, that was presumed.”
“They needed me, I didn’t need them. Since it wouldn’t be meaningful to me. Where am I gonna put that hood ornament? What would I do with that?”
The actor added that Butler’s win was “well deserved” and a “big win for him.”
Fraser’s disdain for the Golden Globes spans back a long time after he claimed that former Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk sexually assaulted him in 2003. Berk, 89, continues to disclaim the allegations.
In a 2018 GQ profile, Fraser detailed the alleged assault — which he said occurred at a luncheon on the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Fraser said he “became depressed” after the alleged incident took place and that he lost respect for the organization.
“I felt in poor health. I felt like a bit kid. I felt like there was a ball in my throat. I believed I used to be going to cry,” he continued. “I used to be blaming myself and I used to be miserable — because I used to be saying, ‘That is nothing; this guy reached around and he copped a feel.’”
Berk later gave an announcement to the magazine, saying: “Mr. Fraser’s version is a complete fabrication. My apology admitted no wrongdoing, the same old ‘If I’ve done anything that upset Mr. Fraser, it was not intended and I apologize.’”
Berk remained a voting member of HFPA until 2021 when he was ousted after he sent an email to fellow members describing Black Lives Matter as a “racist hate movement.”
Fraser — who took a years-long break from Hollywood — has come back with all guns blazing with “The Whale.” The Darren Aronofsky flick follows a 600-pound man attempting to reconnect together with his estranged daughter.
