Brendan Fraser wins best actor Oscar for The Whale

Actor wins prize for performance as a reclusive, morbidly obese teacher in the drama directed by Darren Aronofsky

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Brendan Fraser has won the best actor Oscar for The Whale at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.

Fraser stars as a morbidly obese teacher in the film, which was directed by Darren Aronofsky and adapted by Samuel D Hunter from his own play. Fraser defeated a field of contenders including Elvis’s Austin Butler and The Banshees of Inisherin’s Colin Farrell.