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The Academy Awards presentation is always a must-watch for moviegoers --- for them it doesn't matter who the nominees are, what the stars are wearing, or how long the broadcast is. To celebrate the big event, Bookreporter.com has assembled the movies being recognized by the Academy this year that are based on critically acclaimed and bestselling books --- along with the categories in which they have been nominated.
In addition, Newmarket Press has published six books that tie-in to 19 Academy Award nominations. Five of them provide a wealth of information about the making of the movie, and one is a novel that helped inspire the film
THE 77TH ANNUAL ACADEMY
AWARDS NOMINEE LIST:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Music (Score)
Visual Effects
Right before Harry's third year at Hogwarts, a new adventure begins when he has to go on the run after an incident where he was unable to control his anger. While on a bus, he hears about Sirius Black, a dangerous renegade wizard who has escaped from the infamous Azkaban Prison. What Harry doesn't suspect is that Black escaped to look for…him!
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Music (Score)
Makeup
Art Direction
Costume Design
Fourteen-year-old Violet is brave and a fast-thinking leader. Klaus, who's twelve, is highly intelligent and obsessed with words. Sunny, an infant, speaks in a language only Violet and Klaus can understand, and she has a tendency to...bite. After their parents perish in a terrible fire, these three siblings are taken in by a series of odd relatives and other individuals, starting with Count Olaf, a demented evil genius who hatches one outrageous plot after another in order to get his hands on the children's vast inheritance.
Million Dollar Baby
Best Picture
Directing: Clint Eastwood
Actor in a Leading Role: Clint Eastwood
Actress in a Leading Role: Hilary Swank
Actor in a Supporting Role: Morgan Freeman
Film Editing
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, boxing trainer Frankie Dunn has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time --- but then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. Life has been a constant struggle for Maggie, but she has persevered thus far. Still, she wants someone to believe in her, and Frankie begrudgingly agrees to take her on. The two come to discover that they share a common spirit that transcends the pain and loss of their pasts, and they find in each other a sense of family they lost long ago. Yet they both face a battle that will demand more heart and courage than any they've ever known.
The Motorcycle Diaries
Music (Song): "Al Otro Lado Del Rio"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
In 1952, two young Argentines --- Ernesto Guevara and Alberto Granado --- set out on a road trip to discover the real Latin America. Ernesto is a medical student specializing in leprology, and Alberto is a biochemist. The film follows the young men as they unveil the rich and complex human and social topography of the Latin American continent. Based on the journals of both Alberto Granado and the man who would later become El Che, The Motorcycle Diaries follows a journey of self-discovery, tracing the origins of a revolutionary heart.
The Polar Express
Music (Song): "Believe"
Sound Editing
Sound Mixing
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary ride on a steam train to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. This delightful film is based on Chris Van Allsburg's 1986 Caldecott Medal-winning picture book.
Ray
Best Picture
Directing: Taylor Hackford
Actor in a Leading Role: Jamie Foxx
Film Editing
Sound Mixing
Costume Design
Ray Charles went blind at the age of seven shortly after witnessing his younger brother's accidental death. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered incorporating gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style. Ray provides a portrait of Charles's musical genius as he overcomes drug addiction while transforming into one of America's most beloved performers.
Sideways
Best Picture
Actress in a Supporting Role: Virginia Madsen
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Sideways is Alexander Payne's fourth feature film (following Citizen Ruth, Election, and About Schmidt). In this comedy/drama, Miles Faymond, a divorced middle school teacher and failed novelist, and his soon-to-be-married friend Jack, take a wine-tasting trip in California and ponder questions about their directions in life.
OSCAR TIE-IN BOOKS
FROM NEWMARKET PRESS:
In ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND: The Shooting Script, Charlie Kaufman shares the logistical challenges of writing Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. He also provides commentary on stills from the movie, revealing remarkable details about the editing process, set construction, and shooting techniques that were used to tell this unconventional story. Also included: a facsimile of the script, a Q&A with Kaufman, a selection of black-and-white movie stills with commentary, and the complete cast and crew credits.
HOTEL RWANDA: BRINGING THE TRUE STORY OF AN AFRICAN HERO TO FILM is the only official companion book to Hotel Rwanda. Divided into four parts and illustrated throughout with 40 black and white historical and contemporary photos and 33 color movie stills, this book gives readers and filmgoers a wealth of background material. It includes first-person accounts by director Terry George and co-screenwriter Keir Pearson on their personal experiences making the film, articles from journalists covering the events and their aftermath, a brief history and timeline of the real events of 1994's Rwandan genocide, and the complete screenplay.
KINSEY: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE captures the fascinating biopic on sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and includes a brief history of Kinsey by journalist Linda Wolfe, writer/director Bill Condon's complete shooting script, an exclusive Q&A with Condon, and extracts from books, articles, and archives about Kinsey's work and legacy.
RAY: A TRIBUTE TO THE MOVIE, THE MUSIC, AND THE MAN is the official full-color companion to the hit film on the life and times of musical legend Ray Charles. It includes the complete screenplay illustrated throughout with movie stills, historical photos, storyboards, and commentary by friends, musicians and historians --- along with complete cast and crew credits, and original introductions by director Taylor Hackford and actor Jamie Foxx. In addition, the book showcases a special 16-page tribute section on Ray Charles created after his death on June 10, 2004 with excerpts of articles and eulogies.
SIDEWAYS: THE SHOOTING SCRIPT features the complete screenplay with commentaries by Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers, author Rex Pickett (who wrote the novel SIDEWAYS), a humorous study guide by filmmakers Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, and a 24-page color section.
TRAVELING WITH CHE GUEVARA: THE MAKING OF A REVOLUTIONARY by Alberto Granado, published for the first time in the United States, is one of the two memoirs that inspired The Motorcycle Diaries. It is the moving and at times hilarious account of Che Guevara and Alberto Granado's eight-month tour of South America in 1952.
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