It seems it's not just us that can't get enough of wholesome actor Brendan Fraser, as Ke Huy Quan has proven following his viral interaction with the star at the Critics' Choice Awards this weekend.
Fraser, 54, attended the prestigious awards ceremony - which recognizes "the finest in cinematic achievement," according to their site - to collect the best actor award for his role in The Whale. This role - in which Fraser played a depressed 600-pound teacher desperate to reconnect with his estranged daughter - has earned him significant praise, especially after a lengthy acting hiatus.
As previously reported, The Mummy actor was blackballed from Hollywood after coming forward with allegations of sexual assault against a former President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), Phillip Berk. In 2018, Fraser told GQ about the distressing alleged incident.
"His left hand reaches around, grabs my a** cheek, and one of his fingers touches me in the taint. And he starts moving it around. I felt ill. I felt like a little kid. I thought I was going to cry... in my mind, at least, something had been taken away from me," Fraser stated.
As such, Fraser boycotted this year's Golden Globes, despite being nominated for best actor. This weekend, however, he was in good spirits as he attended the Critics' Choice Awards.
The highlight of the night was definitely the moment of pure joy captured on film when fellow actor Ke Huy Quan - who appeared in the hit movie Everything Everywhere All At Once - spotted Fraser in the winners' lounge, running up to hug and congratulate him on his big win.
Fortunately, Critics' Choice managed to record the sweet moment, taking to Twitter to post it with the caption: "There is SO much love for [Brendan Fraser] in the house tonight. Here's the moment Ke Huy Quan spotted him in the Winners Lounge and sprinted over to congratulate him."
Deadline reported that the beloved actor made a heartfelt speech when accepting his award, saying: "It was Herman Melville who once wrote that there are only five critics in America - the rest are asleep. I don't know what it means, either, but I'm sure glad you woke up for me."
He continued: "Darren Aronofsky, I was in the wilderness, and I probably should have left a trail of breadcrumbs, but you've found me. And like all the best directors, you merely just showed me where to go to get to where I needed to be.
"If you, like a guy like Charlie, who I played in this movie, in any way, struggle with obesity, or you just feel like you're in a dark sea. I want you to know that if you too, can have the strength to just get to your feet and go to the light. Good things will happen."
Fraser's completely adorable reaction to winning best actor was also captured on film and posted on Twitter, to the delight of fans:
We're not sobbing... you are!