How many Oscar nominations did the 2012 Les Miserables movie receive?

The Les Miserables movie which stars Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried and Hugh Jackman received a total of eight Academy Award nominations. These are:

1 Best Picture

2 Best Actor – Hugh Jackman

3 Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Anne Hathaway

4 Best Costume Design – Paco Delgado

5 Best Makeup and Hair Styling – Lisa Westcott

6 Best Original Song – ‘Suddenly’

7 Best Production Design- Anne Lynch-Robinson and Eve Stewart

8 Best Sound Mixing – Simon Hayes, Mark Paterson and Andy Nelson

Like the stage version of the Les Mis musical, the movie features the actors singing live as opposed to miming like you’d usually expect for a film.

All of the actors who appear in the film, including the Hollywood A-listers had to audition for their roles.