Oscar Movies See Sales Increase – PW

Tracking Amazon: Oscar Movies See Sales Increase -Publisher’s Weekly

A number of books that inspired films nominated for an Academy Award this year are seeing a sharp uptick immediately following the Sunday night telecast of the show.

The biggest jump was The Descendants by Kaui Hart Hemmings. It jumped to #114 from #1,164 (a 921% sales spike). Which book were you rooting for during the Oscars?

Personally, I was very surprised about War Horse and disappointed about Harry Potter. However, I was extremely happy for The Help, Hugo, and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore. A big congratulations to The Artist – back to the basics (for film, sound, music, and screenplay!) for the movies!

Oscar’s Reading List: Adaptations Dominate Nominees – SA

Oscar’s Reading List: Adaptations Dominate Nominees – Shelf Awareness

Six of the nine best picture nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, which will be presented February 26, are based on books, comprising an impressive reading list in Oscar’s major categories.

Check it out! Read the summaries of the adaptations, such as the author of the book and what the adaptation is nominated for. A note is left at the end, regarding the Harry Potter snub.

 

Children’s Books Get 21 Oscar Nominations – PW

Children’s Books Get 21 Oscar Nominations – Publisher’s Weekly – Liz Hartman

Hugo, based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, leads the pack with the most – 11– nominations, including Best Picture. War Horse, based on Michael Murpurgo’s 1982 novel, is not far behind, with six nominations (also including Best Picture). Both books were published by Scholastic. Only The Artist garnered more nominations than War Horse, with 10, while Moneyball is tied with it at six.

In addition to the Best Picture category, Hugo and War Horse will compete head to hoof for awards in Art Direction, Cinematography, Music (Original Score), Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing. Hugo also nabbed nominations for Costume Design, Visual Effects, and Writing (adapted screenplay).

The Adventures of Tin Tin and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 also received nods, as many of you may already know, but none in categories most people pay attention to, such as Best Actor/Actress, Best Picture, Best Director, etc.  Even still, it’s extremely exciting to see how well books-turned-movies are doing.  I like to think of it as proof that books are especially valued for their stories. PW ends on a hopeful note: that since books-turned-movies are so big now, there should be an Oscar category for this as well. It’s in the Golden Globes, why not the Academy?