Les Misérables (2012)

Ceremony Year: 2013Category: Best Original SongReleased: 2012

Nominated Talent & Credits

Claude-Michel Schönberg— Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Herbert Kretzmer— Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Alain Boublil— Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

Synopsis / Overview

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Historical Academy Record

MUSIC (Original Song) — 85th Academy Awards (2013)

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