Books Score with Oscar
The Oscar nominees have been announced. You can make your picks on ballots from several sources, including the NYT ballot.
Book adaptations made a strong showing in the major categories (we’re including August: Osage County, which is adapted from a play).
Oscar Nominees Based on Books — Major Categories
Best Picture — 5 of 9
Director — 3 of 5
Actor in a Leading Role — 3 of 5
Actress in a Leading Role — 2 of 5
Actor in a Supporting Role — 4 of 5
Actress in a Supporting Role — 3 of 5Total — 20 of 34
The Leaders
The leading adaptations are American Hustle (10 nominations, based on The Sting Man), 12 Years a Slave (9), Captain Phillips (6), The Wolf of Wall Street (5) and Philomena (4). For more on the books, see our list of Books to Movies and TV — Released in 2013.
Trailing Behind
Meanwhile, several other adaptations came up short, only getting nominations in the more technical categories, despite early predictions:
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — Sound Editing, Visual Effects, Sounding Mixing
Lone Survivor — Sound Editing, Sound Mixing
The Great Gatsby — Production Design, Costume Design
Inside Llewyn Davis — Cinematography, Sound Mixing
The Book Thief — Original Score
Saving Mr. Banks — Original Score
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom — Original Song
Invisible Woman — Costume Design