Boyle became an overnight international sensation in 2009 after performing the Les Mis song I Dreamed A Dream on ITV's Britain's Got Talent.

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It's certain that getting nominations will help with these two period films, giving they are based on 19th century novels, and Les Mis is a musical.

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Directors of local high schools and community colleges seem to grasp and depict the majesty of Les Mis far better than every sequential attempt on the big screen.

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Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Mis was named best musical or comedy at this weekend's Golden Globes, winning additional accolades for cast members Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.

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Dame Judi's M is a contender, though she faces a formidable threat in the supporting actress category from Anne Hathaway, whose Fantine in Les Mis is one of award season's hottest tips.

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Les Mis is only now coming out in the UK and Europe but is still in theatres in key markets in the USA and parts of Asia, so this free publicity of nominations is priceless.

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One of Les Mis's student revolutionaries, Gavroche, takes refuge in the massive Elephant of the Bastille, the model for a never-built statue that stood in Place de la Bastille in the first half of the 19th century. (For the film, it was recreated at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, England.) Though the pachyderm is long gone, the July Column commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 now stands in its place.

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Le rapport indique que, jusqu'ici, seulement 15 gouvernements ont mis en ligne des services pour commentaires publics sur les questions d'ordre politique.

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