Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake
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Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake is a worn-down, alcoholic country music singer whose struggle for redemption and renewed purpose forms the emotional core of the film.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacter
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filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
music film ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Crazy Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward |
Academy Award for Best Actor (Jeff Bridges)
NERFINISHED
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Jeff Bridges) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bad Blake (novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | from self-destruction to attempted recovery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
worn-down ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Scott Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diegeticRole | singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| emotionalCoreOf | Crazy Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| lifeStage | middle-aged ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAttribute |
faded fame
ⓘ
touring small venues ⓘ troubled past ⓘ |
| occupation |
country singer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| performsSongInFilm | "The Weary Kind" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
mentor-mentee dynamic with Tommy Sweet
ⓘ
romantic relationship with Jean Craddock ⓘ |
| seeks |
redemption
ⓘ
renewed purpose ⓘ |
| settingContext | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
alcoholism
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career decline ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
addiction
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aging ⓘ redemption ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
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