Polley took the Best Adapted Screenplay gold for her sexual reckoning drama “Women Talking,” which was also in contention for Best Picture later in the show. Canadian-American actor Brendan Fraser, 54, won Best Actor for “The Whale,” a drama of a man trapped within his 600-lb body and troubled past. It garnered seven Oscars out of its leading 11 nominations, for best picture, director, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, original screenplay and film editing. Even the presenters — last year’s Best Supporting actor and actress Troy Kotsur of “Coda” and Ariana DeBose of “West Side Story” — broke into tears as they broke the news. But last year Smith was allowed to accept his Best Actor prize for “King Richard” and also to give an acceptance speech, which didn’t go unnoticed by Kimmell.

Source: The Star March 13, 2023 05:36 UTC