Book-to-screen adaptations made their mark at last night's Golden Globe Awards, with TV miniseries The Night Manager and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, as well as the film Elle, garnering multiple honors. Winning productions that started as books or have book connections included:
Movies
Elle, based on the novel by Philippe Djian: Best motion picture, foreign language; Isabelle Huppert (actress in a motion picture, drama)
Nocturnal Animals, inspired by the novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright: Aaron Taylor-Johnson (supporting actor)
Fences, adapted from August Wilson's play: Viola Davis (supporting actress)
TV
The Night Manager, adapted from John le Carré's novel: Tom Hiddleston (actor in a limited series or motion picture made for TV); Olivia Colman (supporting actress); Hugh Laurie (supporting actor)
The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, based on Jeffrey Toobin's book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson: Best television limited series or motion picture made for TV; Sarah Paulson (actress)
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On the red carpet last night, Bryan Cranston, who was nominated for best actor in the HBO biopic All the Way, told People that during his tour last fall for his memoir, A Life in Parts (Scribner), he bought copies of his books in bookstores, put the receipts in them and left them as gifts to whomever browsed and opened them.
"I did that in every bookstore on my tour," he told People. "I did that and just put the receipt in there and put it back on the shelf. So if anyone was looking at my book, they'd see on the receipt it says 'open me.' But I left the receipt so they didn't feel like they were stealing."
At least one fan found a note from Cranston, reproduced on Twitter, which read, "Hi. Hey, thanks for taking a gander at my book. Take this book for yourself FREE! Really I just bought it--see the receipt. I hope you enjoy the read. Have a nice day. Bryan Cranston. Dallas Airport. Oct 19 2016. 9:45 AM."