If Austin Butler wins the Oscar for Best Lead Actor, he would be the fifth youngest actor ever to win.
THE WHALE, Brendan Fraser, 2022. © A24 /Courtesy Everett CollectionBrendan Fraser’s golden moment for “The Whale” is hard to ignore and nearly impossible to root against. Nevertheless, his film is not nominated for best picture. The lead actor category hasn’t seen a winner from a non-picture nominee since Jeff Bridges in “Crazy Heart” .
That statistic alone keeps hope alive for Globes and BAFTA winnerIf Butler wins, at 31, he would be the fifth youngest actor ever to win, surpassing Nicolas Cage and behind Maximilian Schell , Marlon Brando , Richard Dreyfuss and the youngest ever, Adrien Brody .
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