Academy Award for best actor

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Brendan Fraser smiles and holds up his Oscar trophy while wearing a black tuxedo after winning Best Actor for The Whale at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Illustration of Oscar statuettes with a large gold figure in front and the words 'Who decides?' in bold white letters on a blue banner across the center.

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Illustration of Oscar statuettes with a large gold figure in front and the words 'Who decides?' in bold white letters on a blue banner across the center.

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Brendan Fraser smiles and holds up his Oscar trophy while wearing a black tuxedo after winning Best Actor for The Whale at the 2022 Academy Awards.

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American-Canadian actor Brendan Fraser holding an Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards...

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