Brendan Fraser won the award for best male actor in a leading role for his performance in The Whale at the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night. During his acceptance speech, he shared inspirational words to other actors, saying "just stay in there" and "have courage". He also praised SAG for his 'acceptance' back in 1991 and used his speech to spur on fellow actors who may be struggling in the industry adding: “I know how you feel”. Fraser joked that Sir Ian McKellen had advised him to "be good, be brief and be seated" with his speech.
The 29th annual SAG Awards ceremony was held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The award show honors the year’s best acting performances in film and television. Other nominees in Brendan Fraser's category included Austin Butler for Elvis, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Bill Nighy for Living and Adam Sandler for Hustle.
