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

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No. 1 Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray

No matter how many times you watch it, the performance is still uncanny. Foxx rises above mere mimicry in his role as the legendary soul innovator, capturing both Charles’ mannerisms and also the conflicted and complex persona of the man himself. A towering, career-defining performance that won Foxx Best Actor at the 2005 Academy Awards.


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