In this composite image a comparison has been made between Ray Charles and Actor Jamie Foxx Oscar hype begins this week with the announcement of the...
{"Image ImageDescription": "(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Ray Charles (L) and Actor Jamie Foxx. Oscar hype begins this week with the announcement of the nominations for the 69th annual Golden Globes and the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Luise Rainer became the first actress to receive an Academy Award for her role in the 1936 biopic 'The Great Ziegfeld,' playing stage performer Anna Held. Over half of the last ten Oscars for best actor or actress have been for performances in a biopic. The trend continues this year with the nominations for actors Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep, Viggo Mortensen, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio for their roles in 'My Week With Marilyn.' 'The Iron Lady,' 'A Dangerous Method,' 'Moneyball' and 'J Edgar.'  ***LEFT IMAGE***1960s:  circa 1962's, Ray Charles,1930-2004, American blues, gospel and soul singer and musician, portrait in the 1960s.  (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)***RIGHT IMAGE***NEW YORK - JUNE 18:  Actor Jamie Foxx performs at the UJA Federation of New York's 2009 Music Visionary Award at The Pierre Hotel on June 18, 2009 in New York City.  (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Sony Music)", "Image Copyright": "2011 Popperfoto"}