Books at the Oscars
Are you planning to watch the upcoming Academy Awards in a few weeks? Did you know that many of the nominees this year were adapted from books?
The King’s Speech
Although not technically based on a book, the movie draws on the same historical material as the tie-in The King’s Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarcy by Mark Logue, the grandson of the speech therapist who treated the king.
• Best Picture
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Colin Firth)
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Geoffrey Rush)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Helena Bonham Carter)
• Best Director (Tom Hooper)
• Best Art Direction
• Best Cinematography
• Best Costume Design
• Best Film Editing
• Best Original Score
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Sound Mixing
Based on the 1968 novel by Charles Portis
• Best Picture
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jeff Bridges)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Hailee Steinfeld)
• Best Director (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen)
• Best Adapted Screenplay
• Best Art Direction
• Best Cinematography
• Best Costume Design
• Best Sound Editing
• Best Sound Mixing
The Social Network
Based on The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal by Ben Mezrich
• Best Picture
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jesse Eisenberg)
• Best Director (David Fincher)
• Best Adapted Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Film Editing
• Best Original Score
• Best Sound Editing
127 Hours
Based on Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
• Best Picture
• Best Actor in a Leading Role (James Franco)
• Best Adapted Screenplay
• Best Film Editing
• Best Original Score
• Best Original Song (“If I Rise”)
Winter’s Bone
Based on the novel by Daniel Woodrell
• Best Picture
• Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Lawrence)
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Hawkes)
• Best Adapted Screenplay
Alice in Wonderland
Loosely based on both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll
• Best Art Direction
• Best Costume Design
• Best Visual Effects
How to Train Your Dragon
Based on the children’s book by Cressida Cowell
• Best Animated Feature Film
• Best Original Score
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
Based on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
• Best Visual Effects
Barney’s Version
Based on the novel by Mordecai Richler
• Best Makeup
We’ll leave it up to you to decide which one is better — the book or the movie. Let us know what you think!
Posted by: Sheri