Hugh Jackman generates awards buzz for his role in Bad Education 

Hugh Jackman is winning praise from fans and critics alike for his role as a corrupt school superintendent in Bad Education.

The movie is set to air on Foxtel Now on May 17, but has already screened on HBO in the United States, with many calling it the 51-year-old actor’s best performance yet. 

‘Bad education is a great movie. That’s the tweet. @RealHughJackman should get nominated for an Oscar,’ raved one fan on Twitter. 

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Added another: ‘Just watched the HBO movie Bad Education. I feel like I’ve finally seen Hugh Jackman as a proper actor.’  

Others said the multi-talented star was ‘a joy to watch’, ‘spellbinding’ and described his acting in the film as one of his ‘finest works’. 

‘Words can’t begin to describe how good Allison Janney and Hugh Jackman are in Bad Education,’ tweeted another viewer.

Wrote another fan: ‘In an obvious slow start to movie releases in 2020, Hugh Jackman in Bad Education is in a clear lead for best performance.’ 

Even the normally hard to please critics couldn’t speak highly enough of Hugh’s performance, with USA TODAY branding it ‘great acting’, while Decider called it an ‘Oscar-worthy role’. 

In an interview with Variety on Saturday, Hugh described the opportunity to portray real-life school superintendent Frank Tassone as ‘fascinating’.  

‘The role itself was something different from what I’ve done. I liked the idea of someone who is super successful, very, very good at what he did, beloved by the community – and fell down this slippery path,’ he said.

And he described playing the villain as ‘delicious’ during an interview with Collider on Friday.

‘As an actor, it just had so much to play with, and so many things that I’ve never really had the opportunity to play with. He’s seemingly very charming, but also just a viper… Those things, I just found really exciting to play,’ he said.