Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
The actor won an Oscar for the role of "Bad" Blake, an alcoholic country singer (inspired by real-life honky-tonk artist Hank Thompson) who struggles to turn his life around after he falls for a single mom who needs him to clean up his act.
Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies
Duvall's Oscar-winning role as boozing country singer Mac Sledge, who finds religion and redemption after meeting a young widow and her son, was partially inspired by screenwriter Horton Foote's nephew, a struggling country artist.
David Carradine, Bound for Glory
The actor plays Woody Guthrie in this biopic about the revered folk and Americana artist who wrote "This Land Is Your Land."
George Hamilton, Your Cheatin' Heart
Before the tan, Hamilton played Hank Williams in the 1964 film about the tragic country icon, who only lived to 29.
Waylon Payne & Ali Larter, Crazy
The couple play guitarist Hank Garland—a Nashville star who over the years played with Johnny Cash, Elvis and Patsy Cline and is considered one of the best guitarists ever—and his wife Evelyn.
Michele Lee, Big Dreams and Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story
Lee played the titular trailblazer, long considered one of the most influential female country artists alongside Patsy Cline and Lorette Lynn.
Sissy Spacek & Tommy Lee Jones, Coal Miner's Daughter
The biopic about the rocky yet enduring relationship between Loretta Lynn and the husband who inspired so much of her music, Oliver "Doolittle" (or "Mooney") Lynn, earned Spacek an Oscar for Best Actress.
Jessica Lange, Sweet Dreams
The star of stage and screen was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of country legend Patsy Cline, who was only 30 when she died in a plane crash.
Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line
The actor channeled "The Man in Black," Johnny Cash, in this biopic about the country legend's battle with substance abuse and the early years of his relationship with June Carter Cash (Reese Witherspoon).
Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line
She won the Oscar for her role as the smitten yet no-nonsense June Carter opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Johnny Cash.
Tom Hiddleston, I Saw the Light
The British thesp did his own singing in the Hank Williams biopic.