‘Eat the cake, Anna Mae!’ The 10 greatest musical biopic performances

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No. 2 Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line

Another performance so on-the-mark it’s a little scary, mercurial actor Phoenix practically channeled the legendary country singer-songwriter for a role that landed him a Best Actor nomination at the 2006 Academy Awards.


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Todd "Stereo" Williams, entertainment writer based in New York City. He co-founded Thirty 2 Oh 1 Productions, an indie film company.
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