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Poll: Actors Who Sang in Their Oscar Winning Roles

A poll by Djesika
This is a list of actors* who won an Academy Award for a role** that also involved singing. Who do you feel performed the best mix of acting and singing?

*whose main credit on IMDb is acting. Singers who also act are not included (e.g. Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand, Bing Crosby)

**in a musical, musical biography or music film

Discuss here

Results of 956 votes:

  1. 1.

    Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins (1964)

     
    Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (1964)
  2. 2.

    Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)

     
    Emma Stone as Mia in La La Land (2016)
  3. 3.

    Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)

     
    Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles in Ray (2004) EDIT: Jamie Foxx did not sing in this film
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