Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard dies in Dublin motorcycle crash at 56

Glen Hansard, who won the best original song Oscar for "Falling Slowly" from the 2007 film "Once," died in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Dublin at 56. Police were called around 4:30 a.m. and are appealing for witnesses, per the BBC and Variety. Hansard was the frontman of The Frames and had tour dates across Europe on sale for the rest of 2026.