Name: Hugh Jackman
Age: 44
Character: Jean Valjean
Film: Les Miserables
Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption-a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.
Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole.
When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine's (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.
Previous Golden Globe Wins: Hugh Jackman is yet to win a Golden Globe
Previous Golden Globe Nominations: He has been nominated for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Kate & Leopold.
Award/Nominations for role: Jackman has been nominated for Best Actor at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, Houston Film Critics Society Awards, London Film Critics Circle Awards and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Critics: Jackman is in his element here, mastering the space where acting and singing meet head on. - Denver Post
- British director Tom Hooper could be heading back to the Oscars, along with his stars Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, with this remarkably affecting and resourceful screen adaptation of the popular pop opera. - Film Journal International
- Among the very best recent adaptations of great stage musicals. - EntertainmentTell
Check out the other nominees:
FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw
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