It was a mammoth win for Fraser.
Helen Mirren revealed Friday that she shed tears of joy when her pal Brendan Fraser won an Academy Award for Best Actor throughout the ninety fifth Oscars last Sunday.
The “Catherine the Great” actress made the revelation while appearing on “The Kelly Clarkson” show while promoting her latest film “Shazam: Fury of the Gods.”
“I cried when Brendan Fraser got the award,” stated Mirren, 77. ” He’s such a stunning person.”
“I’m sure you recognize what a wonderful man he’s. He’s a magical man — he was clearly very very moved it was an enormous moment for him,” continued the legendary actress. “It was the best person for me — the way in which he responded to it, I just found it very moving. It was the highlight for me out of the entire show.”
“That’s so cool,” commented Clarkson, 40. “He did such an incredible job.”
“He did such an incredible job,” continued the “Since U Been Gone” singer. “Because you think in them, or their project, or whatever it could be, they usually win. That’s a very good feeling for everybody involved.”
Mirren and Fraser, 54, starred within the 2009 fantasy film “Inkheart.”
Within the film, Fraser plays an writer who, alongside his daughter, has the facility to bring storybook characters to life.
The award signified a serious comeback for Fraser, who alleged that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Philip Berk, 89, sexually assaulted him in 2003 and he has since limited his time in the general public eye.
Berk has constantly denied the allegation.
Fraser beat out several high-profile actors including Austin Butler, who was also considered a front-runner for the award alongside “The Whale” star.
The actor said that it was an “honor” to be nominated alongside them.
“My goodness, I thank the Academy for this honor and for our studio A24 for making such a daring film,” Fraser said in his acceptance speech. ” I’m grateful to [director] Darren Aronofsky for throwing me a creative lifeline and hauling me aboard the nice ship ‘The Whale’.”
