Oscar 2026 Countdown: Ethan Hawke-ology

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One of the interesting things that these ologies tend to reveal is both who is campaigning the hardest and how certain avenues for promotion are more open to some stars then others. For instance, someone like Kate Hudson got invited to a lot of fashion industry dinners and galas in the last year, while nominees like Wunmi Mosaku or Michael B. Jordan can add things like the NAACP Image Awards or the Black Film Awards to their calendars.

At the Berlin International Film Festival premiere in Bottega Veneta
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For an indie guy like Ethan Hawke, who is also not a fashion guy, the times and places where he can utilize fashion to campaign for awards is a bit limited in comparison to some of the other stars, but when we pulled this rundown together, we were surprised to see how much he utilized some of the biggest names in menswear design.

At the Gotham Film Awards in Tom Ford
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His preferences run toward more boho styles, but he’s extremely clear-eyed about being a performer. He’s not a fashion guy, but all of his choices have an innate theatricality to them that’s appealing, even when he’s working a fairly conventional look.

At the Critics Choice Awards in Bode
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But he remains true to himself as loudly and as often as he can, which we can’t help but admire, even when we’re not feeling the results. He bounces back and forth between these “I’m just a jester, here to entertain you” styles…

At the Palm Springs Film Festival in Prada
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… and more sleek entries that speak to his years of experience and the knowledge that this kind of career attention ebbs and flows, so you better make the most of it while you can.

At the Golden Globes in The Row
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And boy, does he ever love himself a string tie.

At the Oscar Nominee Luncheon in Giorgio Armani
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He’ll never make us love them…

At the BAFTA Film Awards in Giorgio Armani
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But we can appreciate when someone has a distinct preference and utilizes it well. Put it this way: we’d hate it if he duded it up with a stetson and cowboy boots or a Nudie suit.

At the Actor Awards in Dior Homme
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We suspect he’ll be a bit more conventional on the big night. At the very least, we hope there aren’t any more hideous vests in the planning. But we really do appreciate that he campaigned with flair and an understanding that he was taking it seriously, but not too seriously.

[Photo Credit: Jeffrey Mayer/MediaPunch/INSTARimages, Nick Agro/The Academy/A.M.P.A.S., Ian West/PA Images/INSTARimages, Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Janet Mayer/INSTARimages.com, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society, Dave Starbuck/Future Image/Cover Images, PA Images/INSTARimages, AdMedia/MediaPunch/INSTARimages, Corine Solberg/PA Images/INSTARimages, Faye’s Vision/Cover Images, Mark Von Holden/The Academy, Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for Costume Designers Guild, Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Costume Designers Guild, ]

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