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'Like Riding a Bike': Oscar Nominee Ethan Hawke on the Magic of 'Blue Moon'
Hawke's decade-long preparation and Linklater collaboration culminate in a role requiring intense dialogue and transformation, earning his fifth Oscar nomination.
- In awards-season news, Ethan Hawke earned an Oscar nomination for best actor for portraying Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon, scheduled for March 15 in Hollywood.
- Director Richard Linklater's decades-long collaboration with Hawke began more than 30 years ago, producing a dialogue-driven, theatrical script that demanded all his character-acting skills, Hawke said.
- Hawke spent years transforming physically into a diminutive, balding Hart, while the film’s opening minutes feature a dialogue-heavy script dominated by his performance.
- Hawke called the experience `mysterious`, and the nomination builds on his earlier recognition and last year’s announcement of a 10th feature with Linklater.
- Set almost entirely in a Broadway-restaurant bar during the Oklahoma! premiere, Hart revisits his souring collaboration with Rodgers and his lonely, alcoholic decline.
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‘Like riding a bike’: Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke on the magic of ‘Blue Moon’
It's hard to recognize Ethan Hawke in "Blue Moon": he's short, bald, slightly greasy-looking and uncomfortable in his own skin. The role is a far cry from the dashing young leading man who wowed audiences when he broke through decades ago with 1989 coming-of-age drama "Dead Poets Society" and Gen X classic "Reality Bites" a
Deja View: Hawke shines in ‘Blue Moon’ on Netflix
Musical theater buffs won’t want to miss director Richard Linklater’s 2025 film “Blue Moon,” currently up for two Oscars — Best Original Screenplay for Robert Kaplow and Best Actor for Ethan Hawke’s performance as lyricist Lorenz Hart.
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