Ethan Hawke 'thrilled' with Golden Globe nod for 'The Good Lord Bird'

Hawke is in the run to win Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television trophy. He is pitted against Bryan Cranston (Your Honor), Jeff Daniels (The Comey Rule), Hugh Grant (The Undoing), and Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True). 

"Thank you to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for this honour. From its inception, ‘The Good Lord Bird' was a passion project for everyone involved, and I am so proud of the final product," Hawke said. 

"I'm thrilled to be nominated alongside all the incredible talent in this category. I share this recognition with James McBride, whose words continue to inspire me, and the whole cast and crew who made the series the triumph that it is," he added. 

The Good Lord Bird is a limited series infused with themes of racism, religion and gender. The story is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson) a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of real-life revolutionary John Brown's abolitionist soldiers. 

Besides starring as John Brown, Hawke has executive produced and co-created the show, which is available in India on Voot Select.