Nominated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay 
I was really skeptical but this might be Hawke's best performance in 30 years. This is everything Maestro tried to be and couldn't. Hawke is pitch-perfect as Hart, desperate to be loved but terrified of being seen, hiding his aching vulnerabilities under a mask of sarcasm and flippancy. There are other people in the movie, sure, but none of them hold a candle. As much as I would love to see Michael B. Jordan win, if there's any justice in the world, Best Actor goes to Hawke.
I think there are stronger contenders for Original Screenplay but I'm not on the Academy.
Production design is great, but the costumes do most of the work establishing a setting and time period. Especially good is the way they used forced perspective and set design to make 5'10" Hawke into 5'0" Hart. Best of all, most of it looked practical.
This is not going to be for everyone. There's a weird Venn diagram of theater diehards and Linklater fans. But if that's your bag, you are in for a phenomenal performance. It's currently streaming on Netflix.
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