Oscar winner Glen Hansard has died. The 56 year-old singer-songwriter passed away in a motorbike crash in Dublin in the early hours of this morning. The romantic musical drama earned the Dublin native an Oscar with his co-star and co-writer Markéta Irglová for the song "Falling Slowly". AdvertisementHis representatives at ATC Management have released a statement, saying: "With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard who passed away, in the early hours of this morning, following a road traffic accident in Dublin. He died in the early hours of this morning in a motorbike crash at the Strawberry Beds in Lucan.