Book-to-screen adaptations picked up a nice collection of hardware at last nights Golden Globe Awards. Winning films and TV series that started as books or have book connections were: Motion picture, comedy or musical: The Grand Budapest Hotel, inspired by the writings of Stefan Zweig. Actress in a motion picture, drama: Julianne Moore for Still Alice, based on the novel by Lisa Genova. Actor in a motion picture, drama: Eddie Redmayne for The Theory of Everything, based on Jane Hawkings memoir, Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen (also won for original film score). Actor in a motion picture, comedy or musical: Michael Keaton for Birdman, which centered on a Broadway stage adaptation of Raymond Carvers story What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (also won for best screenplay). Animated feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2, based on the books by Cressida Cowell. Supporting actor, series, miniseries or TV movie: Matt Bomer for The Normal Heart, based on Larry Kramers play. Supporting actress, series, miniseries or TV movie: Joanne Froggatt for Downton Abbey, which has inspired many companion books. Thanks to Beatties Book Blog for pointing this out...
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:58:45 +0000
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