Netflix Has A Perfect Ethan Hawke Double Feature To Watch Before The Academy Awards

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Netflix currently features two movies with impressive performances by Ethan Hawke, one of which received a Best Actor Oscar nomination in 2026. Throughout his career, Hawke has appeared in a wide variety of films, including horror like Sinister, the classic drama Dead Poets Society, and the thriller The Northman.

Throughout his career, he’s been nominated for several Academy Awards. He first received a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in the 2001 film Training Day, and was nominated again in the same category for the 2014 film Boyhood. He also earned nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both Before Sunset and Before Midnight.

Okay, so I finally got around to watching Blue Moon, the film that earned Ethan Hawke his first Best Actor Oscar nod back in 2026, and it’s fantastic! You can stream it on Netflix right now. And if you’re a Hawke fan like me, I highly recommend pairing it with another one of his movies – one where he gives, honestly, his most chilling performance. It really showcases his range.

Blue Moon And The Black Phone Are Both Streaming On Netflix

The movie Blue Moon is now available on Netflix as awards season approaches. Directed by Richard Linklater, it features Ethan Hawke as Lorenz Hart, one half of the famous songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. The film depicts Hart’s evening at a bar on the premiere night of Oklahoma!, a musical written by Rodgers with his new collaborator, Oscar Hammerstein II.

The film Blue Moon stars Ethan Hawke alongside Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott. It has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. This marks another successful collaboration between director Richard Linklater and Ethan Hawke, following their previous work on the Before trilogy and Boyhood.

Also available on Netflix is the 2022 film, The Black Phone. In it, Ethan Hawke delivers a particularly chilling performance as The Grabber, a kidnapper who holds children captive. However, the newest boy taken, Finney, finds he can communicate with the killer’s previous victims through an old, disconnected phone in the basement.

Scott Derrickson directed The Black Phone, which was both a critical and commercial success, earning an 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and making over $161 million globally. Ethan Hawke reprised his role as The Grabber in Black Phone 2 (2025), which also did well at the box office, earning over $132.2 million worldwide.

Both Films Display Ethan Hawke’s Versatility As An Actor

Though very different films, Blue Moon and The Black Phone are both worth watching to see Ethan Hawke’s impressive acting ability. In Blue Moon, he skillfully plays Hart as a driven, smart man with a deep love for art and his work.

Despite appearing self-assured, he’s secretly worried about both his professional future and the dynamic between Rodgers and Hammerstein. Throughout the evening, these anxieties start to overwhelm him. Ethan Hawke skillfully portrays the hidden vulnerabilities of a man who projects a strong, confident image.

Ethan Hawke delivers a genuinely terrifying performance as The Grabber in The Black Phone. He’s not just a killer; he relishes tormenting his victims, inflicting punishment before ultimately killing them. Hawke expertly captures the character’s sadistic nature, portraying him as completely unhinged and brutal.

Ethan Hawke showcases his impressive range in two very different roles: a complicated songwriter and a terrifying serial killer. Both Blue Moon and The Black Phone are worth watching, especially with the 2026 Oscars in mind – they make a great double feature.

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2026-02-28 01:19