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Before they were Oscar-nominated films, they were great books!

The Academy Awards were given out on March 23, and several films based on books were nominees and winners of awards this year. Search here for the books that came before the films, and perhaps start your own collection of Oscar-nominated and winning books on film.

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Best Picture Winner: Chicago Other Nominees: The Hours (The Hours, Michael Cunningham) The Pianist (The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945, Wladyslaw Szpilman) Gangs of New York (The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld, Herbert Asbury) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien)	Best Actor Winner: Adrien Brody, The Pianist (The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945, Wladyslaw Szpilman) Other Nominees: Nicolas Cage, Adaptation (The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession, Susan Orlean) Michael Caine, The Quiet American (The Quiet American, Graham Greene) Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York (The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld, Herbert Asbury) Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt	Best Actress Winner: Nicole Kidman, The Hours (The Hours, Michael Cunningham) Other Nominees: Salma Hayek, Frida (Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo, Hayden Herrera) Diane Lane, Unfaithful Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven Renee Zellweger, Chicago


Best Supporting Actor Winner: Chris Cooper, Adaptation (The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession, Susan Orlean) Other Nominees: Ed Harris, The Hours (The Hours, Michael Cunningham) Paul Newman, The Road to Perdition (Road to Perdition, Max Allan Collins, Richard Rayner (ill.)) Christopher Walken, Catch Me If You Can (Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake, Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding) John C. Reilly, Chicago	Best Supporting Actress Winner: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago Other Nominees: Julianne Moore, The Hours (The Hours, Michael Cunningham) Meryl Streep, Adaptation (The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession, Susan Orlean) Kathy Bates, About Schmidt Queen Latifah, Chicago	Best Adapted Screenplay Winner: The Pianist (The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945, Wladyslaw Szpilman) Other Nominees: About A Boy (About A Boy, Nick Hornby) Adaptation (The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession, Susan Orlean) The Hours (The Hours, Michael Cunningham)

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Chicago Razzle Dazzle: The Life and Work of Bob Fosse, Kevin Boyd Grubb All His Jazz: The Life and Death of Bob Fosse, Martin Gottfried Broadway Musicals, Martin Gottfried More Chicago	Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Isabel Alcantara Frida Kahlo: The Paintings, Hayden Herrera Frida Kahlo, Salomon Grimberg Frida Kahlo: The Brush of Anguish, Martha Zamora More Frida Kahlo	Academy Award History History of the Oscars, Daniel & Susan Cohen Behind the Oscar: The Secret History of the Academy Awards, Anthony Holden The Academy Awards: A Pictorial History, Paul Michael More Academy Award History

Before they were Oscar-nominated films, they were great books!

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