Jan 16 2015
Six of the eight best picture nominations for this year's Academy Awards, which will be presented February 22, are based on books or are book-related; and there are number of other nominations for movies based on books. The information below is summarized from Shelf Awareness. Click the link at the bottom to see the full list of nominations each movie has received.
Birdman, which centers on a Broadway stage adaptation of Raymond Carver's story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love." Best Picture plus others.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig. Best picture plus others.
The Imitation Game, based on Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges. Best Picture plus others.
American Sniper, based on American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle and Scott McEwen. Best Picture plus others.
The Theory of Everything, based on Jane Hawking's memoir, Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen. Best Picture plus others.
Foxcatcher, based on events depicted in Foxcatcher: The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness and the Quest for Olympic Gold by Mark Schultz and David Thomas. Best Picture plus others.
Nominees in other categories include:
Gone Girl, based on the novel by Gillian Flynn
Still Alice, based on the novel by Lisa Genova
Wild, based on the book by Cheryl Strayed
Unbroken, based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand
Inherent Vice, based on Thomas Pynchon's novel
In addition, the best animated feature film category nominees include two book adaptations (The Boxtrolls, based on Alan Snow's Here Be Monsters!; and How to Train Your Dragon 2, based on Cressida Cowell's books).
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention.
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide.
The Funeral Cryer by Wenyan Lu
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China.
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