Now that the countdown to the 88th annual Academy Awards is on... it's time to get reading. The books highlighted here all inspired this year’s most outstanding films.
These are the books that inspired Leo's much-talked about performance in The Revenant, Eddie's stunning transformation in The Danish Girl and Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara's beautiful performances in Carol.
So get reading - there's not much time left until Hollywood glams up to walk the red carpet in hopes of scoring Oscar gold on Sunday February 28th.
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Trumbo by Bruce Cook
Nominated for 1 Oscar
Dalton Trumbo was the central figure in the “Hollywood Ten,” the blacklisted and jailed screenwriters during the Cold War. Bruce Cook’s novel Trumbo is the story of one of several hundred writers, directors, producers, and actors who were deprived of the opportunity to work in the motion picture industry from 1947 to 1960. Best Actor hopeful Bryan Cranston starred in the big screen adaptation.
