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The ever-present Sam Elliott has long been a legend in the Western genre, best known for his unique drawling voice and chiseled "All-American" good looks. Elliott has a constant presence in some of the best Western movies ever made and continues to be an iconic figure five decades into his storied career. His performances are often trademarked by playing complex supporting characters, from quintessential cowboys to gritty gunslingers.

From humble beginnings, playing "card player #2" in the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Elliott went on to play some of the best Western movie characters in iconic roles. Elliot's work in Western classics like The Sacketts and Tombstone set the stage for his career and springboarded him into more popular roles, such as Shea Brennan, in the incredible 1883 Western TV series. Elliott's earnestness, integrity, and maturity make all of his Western roles an essential part of each film or series.

“I think the thing off the top of my head might be, ‘It’s about f*cking time,'” jokes Sam Elliott, in the wake of his first ever Oscar nomination this morning for his supporting role in Warner Bros’ A Star Is Born. “Beyond that, it’s really about the work; it’s just about the creative process. It’s great to be recognized for that, that’s really all it’s about.”

Joking aside, Elliott has a point about the timing. Since beginning his career in 1969 with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, he’s gained somewhat iconic status as a mainstay of both the big and small screens, most recently having received critical acclaim for Lee Hayden’s The Hero. And yet in 50 years, he had not been nominated.

Elliott’s Best Supporting nod is one of a slew from the Academy for Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut A Star is Born.

The Hero, directed by Brett Haley, stars Sam Elliott as Lee Hayden. Elliott’s co-stars are Laura Prepon as Charlotte Dylan, Nick Offerman as Jeremy Frost, and Krysten Ritter as Lucy Hayden. The Hero Blu-ray Review Elliott’s latest role is one that is almost autobiographical for him, as Lee is a revered Western symbol who headlined […]

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Lee Hayden (Sam Elliott) is a Western movie icon with a golden voice, but his best performances are decades behind him. He spends his days reliving old glories and smoking too much weed with his former co-star-turned-dealer, Jeremy (Nick Offerman), until a surprise cancer diagnosis brings his priorities into sharp focus. He soon strikes up an exciting, contentious relationship with stand-up comic, Charlotte (Prepon), and he attempts to reconnect with his estranged daughter, Lucy (Ritter), all while searching for one final role to cement his legacy.

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As an ailing Western actor suddenly facing is own mortality, the value of his life and how he has lived it, Sam Elliott not only excels but also has the role of his nearly half-century career. The Hero is one of those movies that creeps up on you as it goes along and by its conclusion has knocked you out with an emotional punch that makes this one a keeper.

As I say in my video review (click the link above to watch), the entire cast is simply superb, but it is Elliott’s show. As Lee Hayden, a fading cowboy star whose main claim to fame was a film called The Hero, he has the leading role he has always deserved but seldom gets. In some ways, this part — which was written for him by director and co-writer Brett Haley (with Marc Basch) — is the perfect career bookend for...