The cast of Encino Man had a good night at this year’s Academy Awards.
Brendan Fraser and Ke Huy Quan, who starred in the 1992 comedy film, won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
However, Encino Man is not an indie darling that Gen Z may have missed from the most recent awards season.
It was a throwback film that has stood the test of time.
Brendan Fraser won the Oscar for his role in The Whale, where he played a morbidly obese teacher trying to reconnect with his daughter.
Fraser’s win at the Oscars was preceded by wins at the Critics’ Choice Award and the Screen Actors Guild Awards, making it a whirlwind season for the beloved actor.
During his acceptance speech, Fraser joked about the multiverse and expressed gratitude for his comeback to feature films.
He thanked Darren Aronofsky, the director of The Whale, and writer Samuel D. Hunter, calling him the film’s “lighthouse.”
Fraser also acknowledged his fellow nominees and praised their whale-sized hearts, saying it was an honor to be nominated alongside them.
Fraser closed his speech with a nautical metaphor, thanking his cast and crew for watching over him like air on a line to the surface.
However, despite Fraser’s win, The Whale was not without controversy. Some criticized the use of a fat suit instead of casting an actor of size.
Despite the controversy, Fraser’s win brought a satisfying conclusion to one of the Oscar season’s comeback stories.
And for those who love Brendan Fraser, seeing him holding an Oscar onstage felt right.
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