‘You found me’: Brendan Fraser leaves audience in tears with emotional Best Actor speech at Critics Choice Awards

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Fraser left Critics Choice Awards viewers in tears during his Best Actor acceptance speech. Accepting his Critics Choice Award, Fraser began his address to the audience with a quote attributed to Herman Melville, telling them: “‘There are only five critics in America; the rest are asleep.’ I don’t know what it means either,” he said to laughter, adding, “but I’m so glad you woke up for me.” The actor went on to jokingly ask where the voting panel were for his much-panned 2010 family film, Furry Vengeance, before praising the performances of his on-screen daughter, Sadie Sink. Brendan Fraser “If you, like a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie, in any way struggle with obesity, or you just feel like you’re in a dark sea, I want you to know that if you too can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light, good things will happen.” Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 days New subscribers only. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Fraser’s rousing words caused figures such as Kate Hudson and Abbott Elementary stars Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter to cry while applauding him.