Several adapted literary works are among nominees in film and screenplay categories for this year's Oscars. For the full list of nominees see the official website - The Oscars.
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Adapted from the book by Walter Kirn. He wrote this novel in 2001 about Career Transition Counsellor Ryan Bingham and the countdown to his millionth frequent-flyer mile. Nominated for Best PIcture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Directing, Best Actor - George Clooney and Supporting Actress - Anna Kendrick.
Journalist Lynn Barber's memoir about her career, marriage and coming-of-age from a suburban teenager to one of our most feared interviewers. Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress - Carey Mulligan.
The film Precious is based on this debut novel by American author and poet, Sapphire. Written in a stream-of-consciousness style, the novel tells the story of Precious Jones, a pregnant 16-year old who is helped by a school counsellor to escape her abusive home life. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Directing, Best Actress - Gabourey Sidibe and Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique.
Michael Lewis's book examines football strategy and tells the true story of National Football League star Michael Oher. The film focuses mainly on Oher's story. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress - Sandra Bullock.
America's equivalent to Delia Smith - Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
The adaptation of Alice Seobold's hugely popular book is directed by Peter Jackson and nominated for Supporting Actor - Stanley Tucci.
Based on the fantasy/horror novel by British author Neil Gaiman, the stop-motion film is directed by Henry Selick and nominated for Best Animated Feature.
Nominated for Best Animated Feature, the film is based on the Roald Dahl's children's book of the same name. The film features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray and is the first animated film directed by Wes Anderson.
The Princess and the Frog is an animated Disney film based loosely on E. D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess, which in turn was inspired by the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale, The Frog Prince. Tiana, the main character, is Disney's first African-American princess. It has been nominated for Best Animated Feature.
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