Ethan Hawke is an American actor, writer and director who has received various awards and nominations throughout his career. Hawke has been nominated for four Academy Awards, receiving two nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay, thanks to his writing contributions in Before Sunset (2004) and its sequel Before Midnight (2013), and two nominations for Best Supporting Actor, for his performances in the films Training Day (2001) and Boyhood (2014). The Before trilogy also earned him nominations at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards, Independent Spirit Awards and Writers Guild of America Awards, while the coming-of-age drama Boyhood garnered him further nominations for Best Supporting Actor at the British Academy Film Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Satellite Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.