Athough there are always a handful of Oscar-nominated movies that begin as books, we’re gratified to see how many of this year’s nominees are adaptations of some of our favorites.
| Movie | Nomination | Book/Author |
|---|---|---|
| Brokeback Mountain | Best Picture/Director/Actor/Supporting Actor/Supporting Actress/Cinematography/Music/Adapted Screenplay | Brokeback Mountain (short story) by Annie Proulx |
| Capote | Best Picture/Director/Actor/Supporting Actress/Adapted Screenplay | In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences by Truman Capote and Capote: A Biography by Gerald Clarke |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Best Costume Design | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl |
| The Constant Gardener | Best Supporting Actress/Film Editing/Music/Adapted Screenplay | The Constant Gardener by John Le Carré |
| The Chronicles of Narnia | Best Achievement in Makeup/Sound Mixing/Visual Effects | The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis |
| Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room | Best Documentary | The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Best Art Direction | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling |
| A History of Violence | Best Supporting Actor/Adapted Screenplay | A History of Violence by John Wagner |
| Memoirs of a Geisha | Best Art Direction/Cinematography/Costume Design/Music/Sound Editing/Sound Mixing | Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden |
| Munich | Best Picture/Director/Film Editing/Music/Adapted Screenplay | Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team by George Jonas |
| North Country | Best Actress/Best Supporting Actress | Class Action: The Story of Lois Jensen and the Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law by Clara Bingham |
| Pride & Prejudice | Best Actress/Art Direction/Costume Design/Music | Price & Prejudice by Jane Austen |
| Syriana | Best Original Screenplay | See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism by Robert Baer |
| War of the Worlds | Best Visual Effects/Sound Mixing/Sound Editing | War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells |
They may not have been nominated for Oscars, but many other notable movies from 2005 were based on books. Here’s a selection of some of our favorites.
| Movie | Book/Author |
|---|---|
| Bee Season | Bee Season by Myla Goldberg |
| Breakfast on Pluto | Breakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabe |
| Derailed | Derailed by James Siegel |
| Everything is Illuminated | Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer |
| The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams |
| The Ice Harvest | The Ice Harvest by Scott Phillips |
| In Her Shoes | In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner |
| Must Love Dogs | Must Love Dogs by Claire Cook |
| Shopgirl | Shopgirl by Steve Martin |
| Sin City | Sin City by Frank Miller |
| The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares |
| Thumbsucker | Thumb Sucker by Walter Kirn |
And be sure to check out some of these coming attractions!
| Movie | Book/Author |
|---|---|
| The Da Vinci Code | The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown |
| Running with Scissors | Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen |
| The Namesake | The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri |
| Little Children | Little Children by Tom Perrotta |
| Freedomland | Freedomland by Richard Price |
| The Devil Wears Prada | The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger |
| Charlotte’s Web | Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White |