Sorry, Hugh Jackman can't sing

He's ok with "Surry with a fringe on top" but should be shot for attempting "Les Miserables".

• It seems to be a very unpopular position to take, but I agree. Although I think he is a very talented actor, gorgeous man who seems to be genuine and nice also, his voice is functional only in my humble opinion. He hits the notes, but there is no depth, style and a sometimes unpleasant quality to it.

• Maybe he thinks you can't sing. Anyway he's a star and you're posting with a bunch of AIDS boys on a website that charges.

• r2, die please. I love The Boy From Oz cast recording, but he does have this way of 'cheating' when he sings -- it's sort of a mix of sing speaking and singing out of the side of his mouth. There's no power to it, compared to Paulo Szot in South Pacific for example. Great in Les Miz, but I don't want him to become the go to person for musicals in Hollywood.

• No core and no support

• Jackman has a serviceable voice. He's a good interpreter, so he's effective on stage in films. But I'd not want to listen to an album of Jackman singing.

• I saw him in his one man show on Broadway last year and he was fabulous. He's charming, entertaining, obbviously loves interacting with the audience. He's one of my favorites. However, sitting through 2.5 hours of bad singing really got to me last night. His acting was wonderful but as emotional as that play was, I was virtually unmoved by the movie. I do attribute that to the fact that the most of the characters couldn't sing, especially Hugh. Since the singing is the integral part of this character, I have to give the Oscar to Daniel Day-Lewis.

• Forgot to sign off as OP

  R6

• I think the OP missed the point about how and why the vocals were done.

• He could be good with some training, but he really really sings poorly. Of course, there is no reason for people to sing well. Plenty become stars because they are exceptionally attractive. People like r8 miss the point that the vocals are bad not because they are live, but because we require stars.

• Thank you, OP! I'm mystified by all the praise and accolades Jackman has received. His voice was really unpleasant to listen to in the movie. He started out fine. I was quite impressed by him during the prolog, especially during "What Have I Done?" despite the vibrato, but after that he didn't rise to the occasion, which hurts the film 'cause as the sole protagonist he needed to carry the entire movie. For me, it was like going to a child's piano recital and wincing each time they hit the wrong key. As much as I wanted to love him, his bad singing got in the way of his performance. The last straw was his butchering of "Bring Him Home." I was expecting (well, hoping by this point in the movie) to be blown away, as I have been by several stage Valjeans, but it was such a letdown. I agree the role was vocally out of his range, and I further concur with the OP that, since the role is mainly sung, he doesn't deserve to win the Oscar. He didn't even deserve the nominations, but we all know he only got it 'cause LES MIZ wasn't a complete failure as some feared (or hoped) and in fact is doing quite well. But had the movie bombed a la NINE, no way would he've been one of the 5 candidates.