The Oscars are this Sunday. Many of the nominated films are connected to books. Were the books better than the movies? Weigh in on the comments!
“American Sniper”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel”
“The Imitation Game”
“The Theory of Everything”
Actor
Steve Carell in “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper in “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Imitation Game”
Eddie Redmayne in “The Theory of Everything”
Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher”
Actress
Felicity Jones in “The Theory of Everything”
Julianne Moore in “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike in “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon in “Wild”
Supporting Actress
Laura Dern in “Wild”
Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game”
Animated Feature
“How to Train Your Dragon 2”
Adapted Screenplay
“American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall
“The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore
“Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson
“The Theory of Everything” Screenplay by Anthony McCarten
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman
“Unbroken” Roger Deakins
Costume Design
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Milena Canonero
“Inherent Vice” Mark Bridges
Director
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Wes Anderson
“The Imitation Game” Morten Tyldum
Film Editing
“American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling
“The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg
Makeup and Hairstyling
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier
Original Score
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alexandre Desplat
“The Imitation Game” Alexandre Desplat
Sound Editing
“American Sniper” Alan Robert Murray and Bub Asman
“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” Brent Burge and Jason Canovas
“Unbroken” Becky Sullivan and Andrew DeCristofaro
Sound Mixing
“American Sniper” John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Walt Martin
“Unbroken” Jon Taylor, Frank A. Montaño and David Lee
You can see the full list of nominees here. Be sure to visit your local independent bookstore this weekend to talk over your predictions– oh, and books, books, books, of course.