Feb 23 2015
Five of the eight best picture nominees at last night's Oscars were based on books or book related and a number were also winners, including:
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), which centers on a Broadway stage adaptation of Raymond Carver's story "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love": Won best picture, director, original screenplay and cinematography.
Still Alice, based on the novel by Lisa Genova: Won best actress (Julianne Moore)
The Theory of Everything, based on Jane Hawking's memoir, Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen: Won best actor (Eddie Redmayne)
The Imitation Game, based on Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges: Won best adapted screenplay
The Grand Budapest Hotel, inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig: Won best original score, production design, costume design, makeup & hairstyling
American Sniper, based on American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle and Scott McEwen: Won best sound editing
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 Stone Home
by Crystal Hana Kim
A moving family drama and coming-of-age story revealing a dark corner of South Korean history.
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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