Foxx Gets Oscar Buzz as Music Icon Ray Charles
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He wore prosthetics for a month to mimic blindness, lost a lot of weight, learned to lip sync and immersed himself in the music of icon Ray Charles.
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Celebrities were doing last minute primping as they prepared to walk the red carpet at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday. Jamie Foxx led the contenders with an unprecedented three acting nominations, including best musical or comedy actor for his uncanny portrayal of singer Ray Charles in "Ray."
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Soul is everywhere in &quot;Ray.&quot; However, the lengthy biopic profiling music legend Ray Charles takes too long to find its heart.
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The movie biography of Ray Charles, "Ray," captured seven nominations for NAACP Image Awards on Wednesday, including a best actor nomination for Golden Globe winner Jamie Foxx.
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The rapper received 10 Grammy nominations, while Alicia Keys and Usher received eight. Ray Charles, who died in June, has seven.
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Jamie Foxx has ambition, talent and acres of self-esteem. All that and the movie Ray may snag him an Oscar nod
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When the movie "Ray," about  legendary singer Ray Charles, hits U.S. theaters on Friday,  "Georgia on My Mind" won't be the only thing Hollywood is  thinking about. The battle for Oscars nominations will take  center stage as well.
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LOS ANGELES  - Oscar winners George Clooney and Cate Blanchett are eyeing lead roles in the stop-motion film "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," which marks director Wes Anderson's first foray into animation.
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Golden Globe judges love everything Jamie Foxx did this year, but an offbeat comedy about a dysfunctional oenophile leads the nominations, writes Jay Stone.
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Prior to his passing, Ray Charles played an integral part in the making of the movie about his life.
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - An eclectic lineup of musicians honored Ray Charles in a tribute concert, praising the late singer's rich life and his ability to transcend race and musical genres...
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Ray Charles might have hit the road, Jack, but he has come back.   Big time.
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Jamie Foxx isn&#39;t exactly a showbiz newcomer, but until Monday morning, he had never notched a Golden Globe nomination. But the comedian-turned-actor -- who
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The Golden Globes are shaping up as a reprise of &quot;The Jamie Foxx Show.&quot; Foxx, star of the sitcom that aired from 1996 to 2001, earned a record three Globe nominations Monday, including one for best musical or comedy actor for his uncanny portrayal of
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There's strong Oscar buzz for his film, Elizabeth.
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Ray Charles was an international  star for five decades, but in Hollywood the complicated piano  man was long considered box-office poison.
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Scares ruled theaters this Halloween weekend, but Hollywood fired its largest Oscar salvo yet with Ray, the biography of music legend Ray Charles.