Ethan Hawke is reflecting on his profession as he returns to the Oscar race 25 years after his first Academy Award nomination for Coaching Day on the 74th Academy Awards in 2002.
In a dialog with PEOPLE, the 55-year-old actor revealed that he feels excited in regards to the upcoming ceremony, the place he has secured a nomination for Greatest Actor for his efficiency in Blue Moon.
“I used to be the youngest in my class and now I am the oldest,” Ethan stated.
He added, “And it occurred so quick. It appears like six years in the past that Coaching Day got here out to me in my mind, so it is laborious not to consider a lifetime spent doing this. I am extremely grateful to be right here and to nonetheless be doing this dance as a result of I get pleasure from it lots, but it surely does make you suppose lots about time.”
The Earlier than Dawn star additionally gushed over his Coaching Day co-star Denzel Washington, calling the expertise a pivotal second in his rise to fame.
“I used to be having a good time in 2001. I do not know if I wanted plenty of recommendation,” Hawke quipped. “I knew how lucky I used to be to be there, to get to do that entire occasion with Denzel. He is one of many best actors who’ve ever lived, and so to get to experience shotgun — that wasn’t misplaced on me what a particular expertise that was.”
“I’ve at all times been affected person. It wasn’t like I used to be right here like a bag of tension [or] nerves. I loved each second, and I am attempting to do the identical now,” he famous.
What number of occasions has Ethan Hawke been nominated for the Oscars?
This 12 months’s nomination for Blue Moon marks Hawke’s fifth Oscar nod. After incomes his first nomination for Coaching Day, he went on to obtain recognition for his performances in Earlier than Sundown and Boyhood, together with a screenplay nomination for Earlier than Midnight.
When will the 2026 Oscars happen?
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony, offered by the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), will happen on March 15, 2026, on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the Oscars will air on ABC and stream on Hulu.
