Hugh, Phantom and the Oscars

Apparently some think Phantom of the Opera will be gathering Oscar nominations - how about Hugh sing one of the songs if it's nominated for that?

>Hugh Jackman's decision to take The Boy From Oz to Broadway may have cost him his first Oscar nomination.

http://smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/24/1095961841267.html?oneclick=true

"If" this would happen to take place, it would be almost unheard of not to have those in the cast nominated for the award to perform. What an insult to Butler & company if Hugh or anyone else were asked to perform without giving Butler the first opportunity. Geez!

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Apparently it is a "special issue" devoted to 10 "Up and Comers" and Patrick's article is near the back.

Two full page photos and a column-length blurb!

An Up and Comer to watch. How coooool! After the POTO film there are gonna be more Patrick "groupies" than ever! :o)

Beacon1: A Patrick fan, herself...not so much in the Kathy Bates/"Annie" in "Misery" sorta way...but in a benevolently aware/OCD kinda way... LOL LOL LOL! :o)

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What an irony --

If this happens, it looks like roles in movie musicals that Hugh has turned down get Oscar nods. He turned down the role of Billy Flynn in Chicago ( Richard Gere won a nomination) and likewise the role of the Phantom ( if the buzz is correct, it may also earn Gerard Butler the nod)...I wonder who will be the next lucky one who will inherit a role he may have to turn down - LOL.

I don't think ALL I ASK OF YOU can be sung as a nominated song for the OSCARS as this was an original song for a Broadway production and not for the movie version. I remember that ALWebber and Tim Rice had to compose a new song ( You Must Love Me) for Evita to get an Oscar-winning song. Also, isn't it that only nominated songs get to be performed in the Oscars?

I think Hugh's much-deserved TONY is well cherished by him. I'm sure that his Oscar nomination time will come.

I wonder if Phantom will sweep the Oscars to make up for them giving Evita the shaft or not?

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spider...

Apparently it is. Guess we all have to wait for the soundtrack to be released in November.

~Rosalynn

This hasn't to do with the Oscars, but I think Hugh would make a great Phantom.

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Well, you seem to know the timeline of events better than I, so I'll defer to your version of events. :)

"I never heard that ALW was talking to Hugh about doing the Phantom. It was suggested by fans for months. But as someone said the "Boy from Oz" was already in the works."

I saw an interview that Hugh did over on the IMDB quite a while ago in which Hugh said that he had been approached to play the Phantom, but he had to turn it down because of the obligation to do Boy from Oz.

I agree with Jo -- Hugh's Academy Award time will come...

i've actually been a fan of GB since dracula 2000. i can't believe he's the phantom... as long as he has a good voice, i think he'll be really good.