In The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky and adapted from Samuel Hunter's play of the same name, Fraser portrays a morbidly obese English teacher who tries to restore his relationship with his teenage daughter. While accepting the award from presenter Jessica Chastain an emotional Fraser shared that the statuette would not be treasured more than the SAG card he received to make him a member of the actors' union 32 years ago. "I will treasure this but never more than what I treasured that I used to keep in my wallet which was my SAG card..."