In 1987, the Broadway musical Les Miserables garnered eight Tony awards. 25 years later, the film version of Les Miserables has been nominated for eight academy awards, including best picture. Nerris Nassiri, a second-year undeclared student who has worked on and acted in several musical productions with the Hooligan Theater Company, and Sara Saturnino, a first-year vocal performance major, debate whether or not Les Miserables was a theatrical success in terms of both singing and acting.