Step Aside, Timothée Chalamet: 5 Other Actors Who Were Really Good Singing on Screen

After starring in A Complete Unknown as Bob Dylan, Timothée Chalamet is just as close as he could ever get to his first Oscar win.

The actor’s devotion to the role which required his live musical performances pushed him to the status of a frontrunner for the Best Actor award, alongside Adrien Brody whose phenomenal performance in The Brutalist has now led to a fierce competition between the two actors.

Chalamet’s take on the most essential part of his movie is truly outstanding, but he’s not the first one to stun the audiences with singing live on screen. Before the actor went on to portray one of the greatest singers of all time, some of his colleagues already had a challenging multitasking role of combining their acting and music talents under their belt.

Bradley Cooper — A Star Is Born (2018)

Bradley Cooper missing out on an Oscar statuettes for Best Actor might have been a crime against humanity at the 2019 ceremony. Apart from directing, producing and acting in the movie, Cooper had to demonstrate his ability to masterfully play both piano and guitar while also singing multiple songs with confidence.

A massive hit that actually won a “musical” nomination for Best Original Song, A Star Is Born came as a new beginning for Cooper’s career that earlier was filled with all sorts of action movies and comedies.

Anne Hathaway — Les Misérables (2012)

Based on Victor Hugo’s epic classic, Les Misérables lets Anne Hathaway’s Fantine in for just several minutes, yet it was enough for the actress to give a powerful performance that received numerous accolades and brought her the Academy award for Best Supporting Actress.

Taking on a role that had the most tragic arc, Hathaway stunned viewers with her performance of “I Dreamed A Dream”, a song that brought and probably still brings many into tears.

Will Smith — Aladdin (2019)

A live-action remake of the 1992 Disney classic cartoon, Aladdin had a perfect cast of Will Smith as Genie, making it an amazing match between the renowned comedian and the worldwide famous goofy character.

Not only Smith gave one of the best performances of his career, but he also added some modern-ish elements to Genie’s portrayal, making it all even more compelling for the viewers thanks to all the reinvented songs that now sounded like recently dropped hip-hop hits.

Ewan McGregor — Moulin Rouge (2001)

In Baz Luhrmann ’s hit musical, both Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman performed all the songs on their own, which eventually had its own effect and made the audience fall in love with the on-screen couple even more.

While his co-star, portraying cabaret performer Satine, had to go with more extravagant musical pieces, McGregor was left with more serene songs, some of which he still managed to turn into powerful messages thanks to his singing talent.

Julie Andrews — The Sound Of Music (1965)

Based on Maria von Trapp’s 1949 memoir, The Sound of Music follows the real story of the Von Trapp Family singers and completely justifies its title, focusing on its characters’ life ups and downs through songs.

The movie is a charming cinematic experience brought to a new level by its lead Julie Andrews whose vocals are nothing but honey to the viewers’ soul. Whether Andrews’ Maria filled the whole screen with joy or was brought down by her life’s hardships, the audience could feel her sentiments as their own, connecting to the character through some memorable musical performances.