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The Fraser bandwagon is rolling so fast it appears on the verge of leavingThe Whaleitself behind.
PolygonsKatie Rifesaw only pity, buried under a thick, smothering layer of contempt.
The question for A24, which is releasingThe Whale, is whether any of this dissension will matter.
A frequent refrain in the TIFF press lounge was Didnt love the film, loved the performance.
The trick is left hand hold, right hand shake.
Take it from someone who was there: It just feels good to give Brendan Fraser awards.
Maybe thatll be enough.
The kidll move across the river to live with Dad, and things will be peachy once more.
(Jackmans performance is a case study of what people online call toxic positivity.)
Unfortunately, the driest ones belonged to reviewers I spoke to.
And within seconds of that thought, Thing X happened.
(GoldDerby has him ranked fourth.)
But thats par for the course on the other side of the ballot.
Have we finally got a Best Actor race thats as messy as Best Actress?
