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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