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@emaarredondo-librarian

6 ай бұрын

Missed Bound for Glory, Woody Guthrie's biopic, directed by Hal Ashby. It depicts him as a migrant field laborer in the Depression/Dust Bowl, who finds his voice as a folk singer, putting his voice at the service of unions and the dispossessed. Starring David Carradine, who was a fine singer in his youth, and who sang Guthrie's 30s style folk songs in his own 70s folksy style. Look for the movie/soundtrack. Excellent.

@PadisherCreel

6 ай бұрын

So why did you ignore Heike Makatsch singing in the film Hilde? Because it is not american?

It's a shame that Rocketman was released after the Oscar Season had passed, Taron definitely should have gotten a nomination for his amazing work.

@addystone6085

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

@gabrielm925

6 ай бұрын

But the song for the movie rocket Man that features, both Taron Egerton, and Elton John, one for best song at the Academy, and at the Oscars at all the award shows that year

@rwb2011

6 ай бұрын

At least he got a golden glow nomination and won it

@briannussbaum4898

6 ай бұрын

Rocket man was released during may of 2019

@LucienSabre

6 ай бұрын

That’s not really true - the movie’s theme song won the Oscar for Best Song, and Taron himself won a Golden Globe as Best Actor for the role.

While it wasn't exactly categorized as a biopic, I feel like Andrew Garfield deserved a spot on the list for nailing his role in Tick Tick... BOOM! (2021) as Jonathan Larson. He literally trained for a year just for this role.

@HijackedHarmony

6 ай бұрын

Such a fantastic movie and the music is amazing and Andrew killed it! He definitely deserved some kind of award for his performance!

@LucienSabre

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@HijackedHarmony And he got that - he *won a Golden Globe* as Best Actor and got an Oscar nomination again for Best Actor. 😉

@GingerPrincessVlogs

6 ай бұрын

YES!!!!

Val Kilmer was pretty much the second coming of Jim Morrison. He was the closest to sounding like the real thing...I remember hearing that skeptics were claiming Jim's voice was dubbed over Val's when the movie first premiered. Joaquin did a phenomenal job as Johnny, both musically and characteristically.

I loooove Rocketman! It’s a musical biopic that knows it’s a musical and embraces the genre.

Sissy Spacek nailed it as Loretta Lynn. Loretta Lynn practically hand picked Sissy Spacek to portray her in Coal Miner's Daughter.

Val Kilmer performance as Jim Morrison was so on point It's not enough to sound like Morrison the maniacal energy had to be so draining

@LucyLioness100

6 ай бұрын

Even the surviving band members said it was like Jim had returned from the dead

Walk The Line is one of my favourite movies of all time. Both Joaquin and Reese were terrific

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719

6 ай бұрын

Both were nominated for an Oscar with Reese actually winning it!

@casckettfriki

6 ай бұрын

@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 I know. It was well deserved in my opinion. And Joaquin should've won it too. Although that year had really strong oponents

“Ray” should have been mentioned for this list. Jamie Foxx perfectly embodied Ray Charles.

@JOVONO

6 ай бұрын

Way better than Taron Egerton as Elton John

@lisam9233

6 ай бұрын

Agree!

@navidhudson7065

6 ай бұрын

Jamie Foxx wasn't singing in that movie, he was only lipsynching to Ray Charles' voice. This list is only for the actors who actually sang.

@michaelmonthey5974

6 ай бұрын

@@navidhudson7065 Ha ha ha ha ha!

@kenulozas8635

6 ай бұрын

Fox only played the piano for real they didn't use his voice.

Tom Hiddleston blew me away as Hank Williams - I was skeptical when it was announced - but he can sing!

@bronwentillman8385

6 ай бұрын

I'll have to check it out! I recently learned through my family tree that I'm related to him.

@HarmoneeAtcheson

6 ай бұрын

@@bronwentillman8385really that is really cool to hear that

@bronwentillman8385

6 ай бұрын

@@HarmoneeAtcheson I was surprised to hear it! My daughter's father is a fan of Sr., and now I can tease him about me being his cousin! I also found out I am a distant cousin of her dad, too.....😬

@NicNac13c

6 ай бұрын

He could sing, but the movie was dull. It wasn't his fault, it was the direction IMO.

@shawnuel

6 ай бұрын

I thought he was ok but the movie was pretty poor.

Rocketman is my personal favourite out of these films. Elton John's songs are sung so well

Im so glad that Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn got the top spot. I remember seeing an interview of Sissy where she talked how Loretta showed her how to do the vibrato

Both Aaron Taylor Johnson and Thomas Brodie Sangster as John Lennon and Paul McCartney in Nowhere Boy They did very well at singing the songs of the Quarrymen

@sesquicentennialcera1823

6 ай бұрын

Ugh... Nowhere Boy

@NicNac13c

6 ай бұрын

I came to mention this film! I saw it three times in theaters and I love it. I also love Backbeat, which isn't as correct when it came to who sang what in the early days, but it still is a great story about The Beatles in Hamburg.

Taron Egerton not being nominated for an Oscar is one of the Academy's greatest snubs in the past few years. At least he won the Golden Globe.

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

He also won a Satellite and GQ with nominations from SAG and BAFTA

Had Brendan Fraser not been nominated the exact same year, then Austin Butler likely would have scooped up the Oscar. He completely transformed into Elvis. ♥️

@shawncarter5434

6 ай бұрын

I still think he should’ve won. No offense to Brendan he was amazing in The Whale but Austin literally became Elvis

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

The U.S. in general was too wrapped up in Fraser's comeback narrative, crying in public and being a sexual assault victim. They also have an agenda to not give it to anyone in their first lead role. Austin won Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Irish Film and Television Academy IFTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA International Australian AACTA (Domestic) Catalonia Spain Sant Jordi South African Online Film Critics International Press Academy Satellite Portugal CinEuphoria Sunset Circle Starring Film Awards Minnesota Film Critics People's Choice And 13 Breakthrough Performance Awards (11 film critics and 2 film festivals)

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

​@@shawncarter5434The U.S. in general was too wrapped up in Fraser's comeback narrative, crying in public and being a sexual assault victim. They also have an agenda to not give it to anyone in their first lead role. Austin won Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Irish Film and Television Academy IFTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA International Australian AACTA (Domestic) Catalonia Spain Sant Jordi South African Online Film Critics International Press Academy Satellite Portugal CinEuphoria Sunset Circle Starring Film Awards Minnesota Film Critics People's Choice And 13 Breakthrough Performance Awards (11 film critics and 2 film festivals)

@maziebunny2

6 ай бұрын

I had Butler going unopposed for Best Actor for the longest time and got me asking who has the chutzpah to take him on...enter Brendan Fraser. Even if it ruled in favor of Austin Butler, it would have been nothing short of a hollow victory.

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

@@maziebunny2 "Hollow victory"? Butler was outter worldly as Elvis on and off the concert stage over 3 decades. If Fraser was undeniable he would have won BAFTA (UK Oscar equivalent since 1947) and the Golden Globe, regardless of his boycott because he didn't have to be nominated in Dec when they knew in Nov he wouldn't show. Austin Butler also won around the world in Australia, Ireland, Spain and South Africa. Fraser won on narrative as a sexual assault victim in the Me Too era and and his feel good comeback story where he quivered in each interview. As Charlie he just acts like Brendan in a fat suit. Plus they don't give it to young sex symbols in their first lead role. Oscars always have additional agenda

Taron Egerton was amazing as Elton John in Rocketman!!! Austin Butler was amazing as Elvis Presley in Elvis

I always loved Judy, Rocketman and Elvis. It was awesome for Renee, Taron, and Austin actually sing like Judy Garland, Elton John, and Elvis Presley.

Renee warned that Oscar! Taron and Austin should have gotten Oscars for such AMAZING performances.

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

Taron had bad timing immediately following Bohemian Rapsody and The U.S. in general was too wrapped up in Fraser's comeback narrative, crying in public and being a sexual assault victim. They also have an agenda to not give it to anyone in their first lead role. Austin won Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Irish Film and Television Academy IFTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA International Australian AACTA (Domestic) Catalonia Spain Sant Jordi South African Online Film Critics International Press Academy Satellite Portugal CinEuphoria Sunset Circle Starring Film Awards Minnesota Film Critics People's Choice And 13 Breakthrough Performance Awards (11 film critics and 2 film festivals)😊

I'm surprised Tom Hiddleston wasn't included on this list for his portrayal of Hank Williams in "I Saw the Light." He actually moved to the States in order to train with a professional to learn how to sing and yodel like Hank.

@rbrainsop1

6 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. It should have at least been an honorable mention!

The Buddy Holly Story made me a huge fan of Buddy Holly and his music. Gary Busey was electrifying and played the role so perfectly, his actual singing voice and guitar playing was really good especially with his background as a musician. His Oscar nomination was well deserved. Kudos to the other actors for using their real vocals, deserving of every accolade. I love Diana Ross but I prefer Andra Day's Billie Holiday more. She had the same vocal style, her haunting version of Strange Fruit gave me chills. Austin Butler was equally impressive as Elvis, he could've lipsynched to just Elvis' voice but good thing his vocals were still used.

Coal Miners Daughter is one of my ALL time favorite movies.

Sissy Spacek did Loretta Lynn Justice I’m glad she won best actress

I heard the reason Taron Edgerton got cast for Rocketman was after producers heard him sing "I'm Still Standing" in the animated movie "Sing".

Still such a crime Taron Egerton didn’t get an Oscar nom for his Elton John! What an amazing performance! 🙌🙌🥹🥹

@addystone6085

6 ай бұрын

IKR?!

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719

6 ай бұрын

😢

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

He suffered from being right after Bohemian Rapsody. Fortunately he won a Golden Globe, Satellite and GQ and was nominated by SAG and BAFTA

Both Taron Egerton and Austin Butler are both actual singers in their own rights, especially Austin Butler, who was a Disney Channel star so he sang everything himself and Taron Egerton gave him an Ed start with basically singing with the man himself, Elton John

@user-hx6ye4jq1n

6 ай бұрын

Taron sang Your Song for his audition for a performing arts school

Taron Edgerton can sing like a pro. Man deserves an award for it all.

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

He won a Golden Globe, Satellite and GQ with nomination from SAG and BAFTA

Casting an actor that can perform as the character matters more than casting an actor who can sing the role but if they can do both it definitely elevates the movie.

Lou Diamond Phillips did a good job as Richie Valens. Maybe not as good as some on this lost, but definitely worth an honorable mention.

@madtheghost337

6 ай бұрын

Hear hear!

@navidhudson7065

6 ай бұрын

He wasn't singing with his real voice so it's not included. It was Los Lobos who did the singing in that movie.

@kandipiatkowski8589

6 ай бұрын

@@navidhudson7065 sorry. I haven't seen the movie in a while, so I forgot.

I watched Lady sings the blues in my early teens, it deeply affected me, so much I began tearing up just from the clip! Diana was phenomenal!

You left out Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams Sr. (I saw the Light).

Missed Bound for Glory, Woody Guthrie's biopic, directed by Hal Ashby. It depicts him as a migrant field laborer in the Depression/Dust Bowl, who finds his voice as a folk singer, putting his voice at the service of unions and the dispossessed. Starring David Carradine, who was a fine singer in his youth, and who sang Guthrie's 30s style folk songs in his own 70s folksy style. Look for the movie/soundtrack. Excellent.

Sissy Spacek is fantastic.

Although not a true biopic, “The Rose” (1979) was loosely based on Janis Joplin and Bette Midler is a wonderful singer

@user-hx6ye4jq1n

6 ай бұрын

Bette was already known for being a singer before appearing in The Rose

Taron was absolutely amazing in Rocketman and his Oscar snub was disrespectful towards such a stellar performance from one of hollywoods finest young actors. Austin's performance as Elvis was magestic, its without a doubt one of my favourite biopics, Rocketman being a close second. René was absolutely amazing as Judy, as was Joaquin & Reese as Johnny & June.

I prefer it when the actors do the singing it’s cool to hear the actual singers but long as the actors can sing I’m glad when the movie lets them

Val kilmers performance was so convincing it was like he was possessed by Jim's spirit. He had it all covered= the appearance, the acting and the singing. Like he was his friggin doppelganger. I've watched alot of bio pics but never was once as 100/% outstanding as his. Taron egerton is I'd say a runner up!😉

What about Jamie Fox in "Ray"?!? He was PHENOMENAL!

@navidhudson7065

6 ай бұрын

He wasn't singing for real in that movie, it was all Ray Charles' voice.

I was thrilled to see my pick for the #1 spot was the same as yours!! Sissy and Beverly were both outstanding in these roles!

🎙 "Respect" (2021)

What about Tom Hiddleston in 'I saw the light'?

@shawnuel

6 ай бұрын

Maybe an honorable mention. I didn't think he or the movie were that great.

@amparonarbona5142

6 ай бұрын

@@shawnuel Nope, but still, he did an effort

Thank you for mentioning Cadillac Refords. That film was fantastic!

Shout out to the supporting cast in Bohemian Rhapsody, Ben Hardy (as Roger Taylor), Gwilym Lee (and Brian May), and Joseph Mazzello (as John Deacon) who learned the instruments and did their own singing!

@Denis-89

6 ай бұрын

They did but it was also mixed in with the actual real singers!

Kevin Spacey did a good job as Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea.

@nicktaylor2657

6 ай бұрын

Some say he was better than Bobby Darin himself 😏

@michaelgreisinger5255

6 ай бұрын

@nicktaylor2657 I wouldn't go that far considering he was about 15 years too old. He did do a good job though.

Paul Dano playing young Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys in "Love and Mercy" should have gotten a nod!

Taron was robbed of Oscar nomination for Rocketman!!!

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

He suffered from being right after Bohemian Rapsody, but he did win the Golden Globe, Satellite and GQ and was nominated by SAG and BAFTA

Good as always!

Val Kilmer as Jim Morrison in the Doors was awesome!

Great actors have great voices, that'll be my new motto. Happy sunday night, Rebecca. Take care and God bless you. Greetings from Colombia to you as well.

Don't forget Annette o tool as Tammy Wynette or Beverly D angelo as Patsy Cline or Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn they all did good and their own singing..too and in the Tina Turner movie Angela Bassett did her own singing as well

Awesome!

Val Kilmer was Jim Morrison plus alot of folks don't realize before he was a actor he was in a garage band i think in H.S...and wow Renee Zelweger did well

I love the Buddy Holly Story. I first saw that when I was 9. I had no idea that Gary Busey did his own singing.

i love the runaways

I also like it when actors actually play instruments. It is neat seeing people with varied talents.

"Cadillac Records" is an underestimated movie! It deserved better marketing. If you can, please watch it! Val Kilmmer's performance elevated the bar level for all actors doing biopics after him. Till in came Jamie Fox and "exploded" the bar level 😅❤

this was a good list

Austin Butler and Beyonce. It's surprising to know that Austin never sang or danced before Elvis and seeing his performance, it looked like he had experience. Beyonce’s cover of At Last was amazing though I'm not a huge Beyonce fan. At Last is a very hard song to cover in general and she did it well. I hope we get an Etta James biopic one day.

@traceywright7066

6 ай бұрын

He did sing in private and has, as part of roles iCarly, Ruby &The Rockits, switched at Birth just not in public before Elvis. He has also played guitar and piano since he was 12 /13 and plays the Violin and composes music.

@kamsismith

6 ай бұрын

I didn't know that.

Ray!!!!!!

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

Jamie Foxx didn't sing

Another wonderful performance is Jewel as June Carter Cash in Ring Of Fire.

"Beyond the Sea" definitely belongs on the list. As great as Bobby Darrin was, I almost preferred Spacey's vocals.

Austin Butler did a very good job playing Elvis Presley. ‘Elvis’ became Oscar-nominated last March.

@CalebJacobs762

6 ай бұрын

He won the oscar.

@briannussbaum4898

6 ай бұрын

@@CalebJacobs762Austin didn’t win

@CalebJacobs762

6 ай бұрын

@@briannussbaum4898 actually he did. He thanked Quentin Tarantino.

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719

6 ай бұрын

He won the Golden Globe and the BAFTA (the British Oscar) but not the Oscar itself. That one went to Brendan Fraser.

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

​@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719The U.S. in general was too wrapped up in Fraser's comeback narrative, crying in public and being a sexual assault victim. They also have an agenda to not give it to anyone in their first lead role. Austin won Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Irish Film and Television Academy IFTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA International Australian AACTA (Domestic) Catalonia Spain Sant Jordi South African Online Film Critics International Press Academy Satellite Portugal CinEuphoria Sunset Circle Starring Film Awards Minnesota Film Critics People's Choice And 13 Breakthrough Performance Awards (11 film critics and 2 film festivals)

Cash actually HAND PICKED Phoenix while he watched "Gladiator"

Remember me: The Mahalia Jackson story (Ledisi) Respect (Jennifer Hudson)

I thought Jamie Foxx was good in his portrayal of Ray Charles in Ray. He gave a good vocal performance of Ray Charles.

@rebeccamcdermott9259

6 ай бұрын

It wasn't him singing. It was Charles' singing voice.

JHud actually sang Aretha Franklin’s songs for Respect

I loved also Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge 💜💜

The best one in my opinion is Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn

coooool

An actor siniging, well, makes a total difference

I think it helps the audience feel real to the characters/ real people.

I think Kurt Russsell did the definitive Elvis.

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

He didn't sing, Ronnie McDowell did the vocals, although Butler doesn't sing the later stuff either, But Russell's film was made for Television. Kurt was good but eventually starts acting like Kurt

Ok, is it just me oris no one going to talk about James Corden's biopic movie, One Chance where he played Paul Potts, the 2007 winner of Britain's Got Talent, and opera singer from South Wales? I've seen this moviecat least twice to three times. To me, it's very underrated. 😣😪 #jamescorden #underratedasf

Egerton also sang I'm Still Standing in SIng

Beverly D'Angelo would have been great in Sweet Dreams doing her own singing,

Top 3 should absolutely have been Austin butler Joaquin phenoix and taron edgerton

Have you seen Nowhere Boy or Backbeat? Either would have been great in this list for Beatles biopics.

honorable mention: Nowhere Boy - Aaron Taylor Johnson sings and Thomas Brodie Sangster is right handed, already knew how to play guitar right handed, but learned to play guitar left handed for the roll of Paul McCartney which is p cool imo

I wasn’t a Cash fan at all until I watched Walk the Line.

Austin Butler did the role of Elvis justice, he was fantastic. Idk Reese Witherspoon sang for her role in Walk the Line. I guess that's why she was cast for a role in Sing 1 & 2

I thought Chadwick Boseman did a good job as James Brown

Val Kilmer as Mr MojoRisin 🎉❤

How is The Buddy Holly Story not number one? Gary Busey did all the singing guitar playing and produced the music and it's by far the best movie on this list

Taron is still the best for me, i'll never forget the fact that he was ignored at the oscars and malek won for a mediocre performance, also Austin Butler should have won this year not fraser

@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719

6 ай бұрын

True on all accounts

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

Taron suffered from being right after Bohemian Rapsody but he did win a Golden Globe, a Satellite and GQ and was nominated by SAG and BAFTA. The U.S. in general was too wrapped up in Fraser's comeback narrative, crying in public and being a sexual assault victim. They also have an agenda to not give it to anyone in their first lead role. Austin won Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe British Academy of Film and Television Arts BAFTA Irish Film and Television Academy IFTA Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts AACTA International Australian AACTA (Domestic) Catalonia Spain Sant Jordi South African Online Film Critics International Press Academy Satellite Portugal CinEuphoria Sunset Circle Starring Film Awards Minnesota Film Critics People's Choice And 13 Breakthrough Performance Awards (11 film critics and 2 film festivals)

@Pablorcct

6 ай бұрын

@@Price70 yeah, i know and exactly for that reason i wonder why Austin didnt win when the british and Australian academy did gave them the award, also if people doesn't win for the first role what about ariana debose or even Barbra Streisand back in the 60s?

@Price70

6 ай бұрын

@@Pablorcct Debose was supporting, I'm talking about lead and Streisand tied with Hepburn so I still feel like it prevented a clear win, also Streisand was acclaimed as a lead on Broadway, similar to how Rami Malek was on television for Mr. Robot as lead. Butler was in his first lead role in general and became a sex symbol overnight with fan girls all over social media. Ocars more than any other have always voted along agenda

There is also I Still Believe with KJ Apa that was released in 2020. Based on the christian artist Jeremy Camp

yes it does matter if the actor can sing the role they play. To me its more entertaining and just better when they do the songs

You forgot Michelle Lee that sang all the songs herself in the Dottie West Story( sorry I can not remember the name of the film?) . She did a awesome job

@cmnslcf

6 ай бұрын

Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story It wasn't a theatrical release, though. It was made for TV.

Didn't Jame Foxx do his own singing in Ray?

Why wasnt respect in this list jennifer hudson did her own singing when she played Aretha Franklin

Ich fand Angela Bassbett als Tina Turner richtig gut in dem Film über Tina Turner aus 1991.

Casting an actor/actress who can handle the music is essential to the credibility of the performance; otherwise, it is little more than a retelling of the story of a life. That said, there will always be exceptions in the grist of a life lived... but, for the sake of authenticity, the idea should never be overlooked (i.e., the limited use of Rami Malek's voice in "Bohemian Rhapsody"... KDM

sissy's oscar for coal miners daughter is one of the best choices of the academy. so sad that beverly doesn't received a best supporting actress nomination or had the chance to star the sweet dreams movie (patsy's biopic). anyways...spacek is a legend and this movie is probably the mother of biopics. RIP LORETTA

Zellweger unbelievable

Paul Dano as Brian Wilson?!

Sissy unbelievable

What about Jamie Foxx in Ray?

What about Bohemian Rhapsody?

Jennifer Hudson, Andrew Garfield, Queen Latifah….seriously? I mean at LEAST JHUD

Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams

To anyone who doesn't know austin butler and elvis are cousins and he even has one of elvis guitars

I'm not sure that I Agree with some of them such as Diana Ross and Beyonce because they're Singers before they became Actors but that's just my opinion