from the Broadway musical Les Miserables. The unemployed church volunteer from Blackburn,Scotland, who lives alone with her cat, promptly became the unlikeliest star of the year.
Because of her heart-breaking rendition of the song I Dreamed A Dream in the Les Miserables movie, Hathaway practically has the Golden Globes, Oscar, SAG awards in the bag.
"Post-production on the Les Miserables film was extremely tight, with recording of the orchestra, final edit and sound mix having to be completed in only a few weeks, " said producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh.
Boyle, from West Lothian, became an international star after her performance of I Dreamed A Dream from the musical Les Miserables stunned the audience and judges on the ITV1 show.
