First,
a disclaimer. I did not listen to every word of the Oscar broadcast and may have
missed some small mention of the authors of the books that served as the basis
for the Best Picture nominees. As Mr. Stacked-NYC correctly points out, the
publishing industry has its own awards to recognize the accomplishments of
authors. However, since the original ideas for many films first come to life in
novels and non-fiction, I’d like to think that those in the film industry would
take a moment to recognize the contribution of the following writers:
Kaui
Hart Hemmings, author of The Descendants
Brian
Selznick, author of The Invention of Hugo
Cabret
Kathryn
Stockett, author of The Help
Michael
Morpurgo author of War Horse
Michael
Lewis, author of Moneyball
Jonathan
Safran Foer, author of Extremely Loud and
Incredibly Close
The Artist, The Tree of Life and Midnight
in Paris were based on original screenplays.
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And congratulations to the winners of the Academy Award for the Best Animated Short Film, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is described as "a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor."
And congratulations to the winners of the Academy Award for the Best Animated Short Film, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is described as "a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor."
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